Madison climate

Madison Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Somerset, 15 km from Madison

Average highs run from 52°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.62 in over about 10 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 Madison, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
3.62 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
89°FMar 23, 2026
Record low
4°FMar 4, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
7.4 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 152°F29°F77°F 197210°F 198031%5%
Mar 252°F29°F78°F 197611°F 196231%5%
Mar 352°F30°F76°F 19726°F 200931%4%
Mar 452°F30°F76°F 19744°F 201431%4%
Mar 553°F30°F81°F 19838°F 197831%4%
Mar 653°F30°F82°F 196110°F 201531%4%
Mar 753°F30°F80°F 19618°F 201531%4%
Mar 854°F31°F80°F 19617°F 196031%4%
Mar 954°F31°F85°F 20007°F 196031%4%
Mar 1054°F31°F81°F 201614°F 198431%3%
Mar 1155°F31°F86°F 202611°F 196032%3%
Mar 1255°F32°F88°F 202613°F 196032%3%
Mar 1355°F32°F86°F 199010°F 196032%3%
Mar 1456°F32°F86°F 199014°F 196032%3%
Mar 1556°F33°F86°F 199010°F 199332%3%
Mar 1656°F33°F82°F 201217°F 197933%2%
Mar 1757°F33°F79°F 201516°F 195033%2%
Mar 1857°F33°F79°F 198215°F 196733%2%
Mar 1957°F34°F82°F 198915°F 196733%2%
Mar 2058°F34°F81°F 194819°F 196734%2%
Mar 2158°F34°F87°F 19488°F 196534%2%
Mar 2258°F35°F84°F 194819°F 198634%2%
Mar 2359°F35°F89°F 202617°F 200434%1%
Mar 2459°F35°F85°F 202322°F 197134%1%
Mar 2560°F35°F82°F 195917°F 197135%1%
Mar 2660°F36°F80°F 195921°F 194735%1%
Mar 2760°F36°F83°F 202618°F 200135%1%
Mar 2861°F36°F83°F 199816°F 198235%1%
Mar 2961°F37°F85°F 198918°F 201535%1%
Mar 3062°F37°F86°F 199822°F 201536%1%
Mar 3162°F37°F88°F 199817°F 196436%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Madison, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00447904 (Somerset), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446712, 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.