Riner climate

Riner Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Christiansburg, 7.5 km from Riner

Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 28°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.69 in over about 12 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 Riner, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.69 in
Snowfall
3.7 in
Record high
86°FMar 29, 2020
Record low
2°FMar 11, 1969
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 34 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
5.8 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 148°F28°F72°F 197210°F 200237%8%
Mar 248°F29°F72°F 19767°F 198037%8%
Mar 349°F29°F74°F 19923°F 198037%8%
Mar 449°F29°F75°F 19744°F 198037%8%
Mar 549°F29°F79°F 19768°F 200237%8%
Mar 650°F29°F76°F 19764°F 201538%7%
Mar 750°F30°F79°F 20265°F 201538%7%
Mar 850°F30°F77°F 20263°F 196038%7%
Mar 950°F30°F79°F 20006°F 199638%7%
Mar 1051°F30°F75°F 19744°F 199638%7%
Mar 1151°F31°F77°F 20262°F 196938%6%
Mar 1251°F31°F81°F 20264°F 196938%6%
Mar 1352°F31°F78°F 19908°F 196038%6%
Mar 1452°F31°F78°F 20068°F 199839%6%
Mar 1552°F32°F82°F 19734°F 199339%6%
Mar 1653°F32°F75°F 20029°F 199339%5%
Mar 1753°F32°F77°F 201610°F 197039%5%
Mar 1853°F32°F74°F 198210°F 196739%5%
Mar 1954°F33°F74°F 19829°F 196739%5%
Mar 2054°F33°F80°F 202513°F 202339%5%
Mar 2154°F33°F78°F 196813°F 202339%5%
Mar 2255°F33°F80°F 196815°F 198639%4%
Mar 2355°F34°F80°F 196612°F 200439%4%
Mar 2455°F34°F78°F 196616°F 197139%4%
Mar 2556°F34°F80°F 202314°F 196039%4%
Mar 2656°F35°F79°F 195418°F 196040%4%
Mar 2756°F35°F76°F 196712°F 195540%4%
Mar 2857°F35°F79°F 200710°F 198240%3%
Mar 2957°F35°F86°F 202017°F 200140%3%
Mar 3058°F36°F78°F 196314°F 196440%3%
Mar 3158°F36°F85°F 198516°F 196440%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riner, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:16 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 7:43 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441692 (Christiansburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00440766, 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.