Ashburn climate

Ashburn Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for WFO Sterling, 7.5 km from Ashburn

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.79 in over about 11 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 Ashburn, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
3.79 in
Snowfall
3.9 in
Record high
90°FMar 13, 1990
Record low
-2°FMar 15, 1993
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
9.2 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 149°F29°F67°F 20049°F 201434%9%
Mar 249°F29°F75°F 20177°F 197834%8%
Mar 349°F30°F75°F 199212°F 198034%8%
Mar 450°F30°F69°F 19990°F 201434%8%
Mar 550°F30°F78°F 19832°F 197834%8%
Mar 650°F30°F78°F 20228°F 200234%8%
Mar 751°F31°F76°F 202214°F 198534%7%
Mar 851°F31°F74°F 19877°F 200735%7%
Mar 951°F31°F85°F 20008°F 200735%7%
Mar 1052°F31°F84°F 20266°F 198435%7%
Mar 1152°F32°F86°F 202611°F 199635%7%
Mar 1252°F32°F75°F 202616°F 199635%6%
Mar 1353°F32°F90°F 199012°F 199835%6%
Mar 1453°F32°F87°F 199012°F 199835%6%
Mar 1553°F33°F88°F 1990-2°F 199335%6%
Mar 1654°F33°F84°F 201214°F 197936%5%
Mar 1754°F33°F82°F 199014°F 199236%5%
Mar 1854°F34°F76°F 201218°F 199336%5%
Mar 1955°F34°F80°F 198910°F 199336%5%
Mar 2055°F34°F80°F 202016°F 198136%5%
Mar 2156°F34°F74°F 201016°F 198637%4%
Mar 2256°F35°F87°F 202612°F 198837%4%
Mar 2356°F35°F81°F 202314°F 200237%4%
Mar 2457°F35°F83°F 199418°F 200437%4%
Mar 2557°F36°F79°F 198818°F 199837%4%
Mar 2658°F36°F81°F 202112°F 199837%3%
Mar 2758°F36°F79°F 200412°F 200137%3%
Mar 2858°F37°F86°F 199815°F 200138%3%
Mar 2959°F37°F87°F 198917°F 198238%3%
Mar 3059°F37°F87°F 199822°F 201538%3%
Mar 3160°F38°F90°F 199823°F 199138%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ashburn, 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 6:42 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448084 (WFO Sterling), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00448084, 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.