Pittsfield climate

Pittsfield Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rochester, 9.6 km from Pittsfield

Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.38 in over about 9 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Pittsfield, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
3.38 in
Snowfall
15.5 in
Record high
86°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
-20°FMar 4, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
6.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 136°F12°F64°F 1972-11°F 199329%21%
Mar 236°F12°F67°F 2017-12°F 192029%21%
Mar 336°F13°F64°F 2002-11°F 195029%20%
Mar 437°F13°F62°F 2002-20°F 195029%20%
Mar 537°F13°F67°F 1976-11°F 194429%20%
Mar 637°F14°F59°F 1964-17°F 194829%19%
Mar 738°F14°F65°F 2022-19°F 200729%19%
Mar 838°F14°F66°F 1987-14°F 192329%19%
Mar 938°F15°F71°F 2000-15°F 200729%19%
Mar 1038°F15°F74°F 2016-13°F 200729%18%
Mar 1139°F15°F71°F 2026-11°F 191829%18%
Mar 1239°F16°F68°F 1977-16°F 194829%18%
Mar 1339°F16°F66°F 1990-7°F 194829%17%
Mar 1440°F16°F70°F 1946-11°F 201429%17%
Mar 1540°F17°F76°F 1990-17°F 199329%17%
Mar 1640°F17°F83°F 1990-2°F 198029%16%
Mar 1741°F18°F77°F 1990-5°F 201429%16%
Mar 1841°F18°F72°F 2025-7°F 201429%15%
Mar 1941°F18°F77°F 2012-17°F 199329%15%
Mar 2042°F19°F78°F 2012-4°F 201829%15%
Mar 2142°F19°F78°F 2012-1°F 195629%14%
Mar 2243°F20°F79°F 20123°F 198829%14%
Mar 2343°F20°F80°F 1938-2°F 201729%13%
Mar 2443°F20°F72°F 1938-2°F 201429%13%
Mar 2544°F21°F72°F 1986-2°F 201429%12%
Mar 2644°F21°F74°F 1945-4°F 196030%12%
Mar 2745°F22°F73°F 19451°F 201430%11%
Mar 2845°F22°F83°F 1998-7°F 192330%11%
Mar 2945°F22°F81°F 19453°F 197431%11%
Mar 3046°F23°F83°F 19775°F 200831%10%
Mar 3146°F23°F86°F 19983°F 195431%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pittsfield, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:17 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00436893 (Rochester), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00436995, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.