Stafford climate

Stafford Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quantico Mcas, 12.8 km from Stafford

Average highs run from 52°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 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 Stafford, 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
37°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
90°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
5°FMar 4, 2014
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.7 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°F33°F73°F 201114°F 201434%5%
Mar 252°F33°F79°F 201717°F 201434%5%
Mar 352°F34°F76°F 20069°F 200934%5%
Mar 452°F34°F76°F 20065°F 201434%5%
Mar 553°F34°F73°F 200810°F 200934%5%
Mar 653°F34°F79°F 200414°F 201534%5%
Mar 753°F35°F74°F 200419°F 201934%4%
Mar 854°F35°F77°F 200919°F 199934%4%
Mar 954°F35°F85°F 200014°F 199634%4%
Mar 1054°F35°F83°F 201614°F 199634%4%
Mar 1154°F36°F87°F 202618°F 199634%4%
Mar 1255°F36°F88°F 202618°F 199634%4%
Mar 1355°F36°F80°F 200619°F 199834%3%
Mar 1455°F36°F85°F 200620°F 199834%3%
Mar 1556°F37°F88°F 202616°F 201334%3%
Mar 1656°F37°F85°F 201222°F 201734%3%
Mar 1756°F37°F81°F 201622°F 201734%3%
Mar 1857°F38°F79°F 199525°F 201434%2%
Mar 1957°F38°F78°F 201124°F 200734%2%
Mar 2058°F38°F81°F 202024°F 201834%2%
Mar 2158°F38°F82°F 202023°F 202334%2%
Mar 2258°F39°F76°F 201125°F 200234%2%
Mar 2359°F39°F87°F 202621°F 200434%2%
Mar 2459°F39°F84°F 202321°F 200434%2%
Mar 2559°F40°F87°F 202627°F 199634%1%
Mar 2660°F40°F87°F 202627°F 201834%1%
Mar 2760°F40°F80°F 200320°F 201434%1%
Mar 2861°F41°F87°F 202622°F 200134%1%
Mar 2961°F41°F80°F 199824°F 201534%1%
Mar 3062°F41°F87°F 199825°F 201534%1%
Mar 3162°F42°F90°F 199821°F 200134%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stafford, 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 7:32 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013773 (Quantico Mcas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443204, 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.