Sussex County climate

Sussex County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stony Creek 2 N, 13.9 km from Sussex County

Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.27 in over about 9 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 Sussex County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
4.27 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
88°FMar 11, 2026
Record low
14°FMar 4, 2009
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
5.4 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 156°F31°F81°F 201719°F 200225%2%
Mar 257°F31°F79°F 200621°F 200925%2%
Mar 357°F32°F75°F 202215°F 200925%2%
Mar 457°F32°F83°F 200414°F 200926%2%
Mar 557°F32°F81°F 202617°F 200226%2%
Mar 658°F32°F80°F 202219°F 201526%2%
Mar 758°F32°F84°F 202217°F 201526%2%
Mar 858°F33°F86°F 200021°F 200626%2%
Mar 958°F33°F83°F 200019°F 200526%1%
Mar 1059°F33°F84°F 202625°F 200526%1%
Mar 1159°F33°F88°F 202625°F 200226%1%
Mar 1259°F34°F83°F 200623°F 199827%1%
Mar 1360°F34°F83°F 200618°F 199827%1%
Mar 1460°F34°F83°F 201221°F 201427%1%
Mar 1560°F34°F84°F 201223°F 201727%1%
Mar 1661°F35°F86°F 201622°F 201728%1%
Mar 1761°F35°F79°F 201521°F 201728%1%
Mar 1861°F35°F83°F 201125°F 200728%1%
Mar 1961°F35°F83°F 202022°F 200728%1%
Mar 2062°F36°F87°F 202023°F 202329%1%
Mar 2162°F36°F78°F 201224°F 202329%1%
Mar 2263°F36°F83°F 202622°F 201329%1%
Mar 2363°F37°F84°F 201218°F 200429%1%
Mar 2463°F37°F83°F 202328°F 200429%1%
Mar 2564°F37°F80°F 201626°F 202629%1%
Mar 2664°F38°F85°F 202124°F 201429%1%
Mar 2764°F38°F87°F 200720°F 201429%1%
Mar 2865°F38°F83°F 200821°F 200129%1%
Mar 2965°F39°F87°F 202022°F 201529%1%
Mar 3065°F39°F87°F 199830°F 200729%1%
Mar 3166°F39°F82°F 199831°F 200329%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sussex County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448129 (Stony Creek 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093773, 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.