Altavista Weather in March
Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.76 in over about 11 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 58°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 3.76 in
- Snowfall
- 2.4 in
- Record high
- 88°FMar 30, 1985
- Record low
- 8°FMar 1, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 53°F | 31°F | 78°F 1976 | 8°F 2002 | 34% | 6% |
| Mar 2 | 54°F | 31°F | 79°F 1976 | 9°F 2002 | 34% | 5% |
| Mar 3 | 54°F | 31°F | 81°F 1976 | 13°F 1980 | 34% | 5% |
| Mar 4 | 54°F | 32°F | 84°F 1976 | 10°F 2014 | 34% | 5% |
| Mar 5 | 55°F | 32°F | 80°F 1976 | 10°F 2002 | 34% | 5% |
| Mar 6 | 55°F | 32°F | 80°F 1976 | 10°F 2002 | 34% | 5% |
| Mar 7 | 55°F | 32°F | 83°F 2026 | 16°F 2015 | 34% | 5% |
| Mar 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 79°F 2026 | 11°F 1999 | 34% | 5% |
| Mar 9 | 56°F | 33°F | 81°F 2000 | 11°F 1999 | 34% | 5% |
| Mar 10 | 56°F | 33°F | 78°F 2016 | 13°F 2001 | 34% | 4% |
| Mar 11 | 56°F | 33°F | 84°F 2026 | 12°F 2001 | 35% | 4% |
| Mar 12 | 57°F | 34°F | 86°F 2026 | 16°F 1998 | 35% | 4% |
| Mar 13 | 57°F | 34°F | 79°F 2025 | 13°F 1998 | 35% | 4% |
| Mar 14 | 57°F | 34°F | 79°F 2012 | 13°F 1998 | 35% | 4% |
| Mar 15 | 58°F | 34°F | 83°F 2012 | 19°F 2003 | 35% | 4% |
| Mar 16 | 58°F | 35°F | 80°F 2007 | 18°F 2017 | 35% | 4% |
| Mar 17 | 58°F | 35°F | 86°F 2016 | 19°F 2017 | 35% | 4% |
| Mar 18 | 59°F | 35°F | 84°F 1982 | 20°F 1976 | 35% | 3% |
| Mar 19 | 59°F | 35°F | 76°F 2022 | 15°F 1985 | 35% | 3% |
| Mar 20 | 60°F | 36°F | 81°F 2022 | 16°F 1985 | 35% | 3% |
| Mar 21 | 60°F | 36°F | 85°F 2020 | 18°F 2023 | 35% | 3% |
| Mar 22 | 60°F | 36°F | 78°F 2012 | 20°F 2013 | 35% | 3% |
| Mar 23 | 61°F | 36°F | 86°F 2026 | 12°F 2004 | 35% | 3% |
| Mar 24 | 61°F | 37°F | 86°F 2012 | 12°F 2004 | 35% | 3% |
| Mar 25 | 61°F | 37°F | 84°F 2023 | 19°F 2004 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 26 | 62°F | 37°F | 78°F 2007 | 21°F 1983 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 27 | 62°F | 38°F | 83°F 2021 | 13°F 2001 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 62°F | 38°F | 86°F 2007 | 14°F 2001 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 63°F | 38°F | 85°F 2007 | 18°F 2015 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 63°F | 38°F | 88°F 1985 | 19°F 2015 | 35% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 64°F | 39°F | 88°F 1998 | 22°F 2003 | 35% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013733 (Lynchburg Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00441082, 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.