Washington climate

Washington Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sperryville, 8.8 km from Washington

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.01 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
4.01 in
Snowfall
1.9 in
Record high
88°FMar 23, 2026
Record low
3°FMar 4, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
5.6 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 150°F27°F73°F 20117°F 201432%9%
Mar 250°F28°F75°F 201710°F 200332%9%
Mar 350°F28°F70°F 20089°F 199632%8%
Mar 451°F28°F68°F 20083°F 201432%8%
Mar 551°F28°F76°F 20043°F 201432%8%
Mar 651°F28°F67°F 20007°F 201533%8%
Mar 751°F29°F78°F 20224°F 201533%7%
Mar 852°F29°F85°F 200010°F 201533%7%
Mar 952°F29°F78°F 200010°F 199633%7%
Mar 1052°F29°F83°F 201610°F 199633%7%
Mar 1152°F30°F81°F 201612°F 200333%7%
Mar 1253°F30°F86°F 202616°F 199833%6%
Mar 1353°F30°F83°F 200616°F 199834%6%
Mar 1453°F30°F80°F 201217°F 201434%6%
Mar 1554°F31°F80°F 200223°F 201734%6%
Mar 1654°F31°F82°F 201221°F 201734%5%
Mar 1754°F31°F77°F 201521°F 201735%5%
Mar 1855°F31°F75°F 201220°F 200035%5%
Mar 1955°F32°F79°F 201120°F 201635%5%
Mar 2055°F32°F75°F 201223°F 202336%5%
Mar 2156°F32°F82°F 202021°F 200236%4%
Mar 2256°F33°F76°F 200718°F 200436%4%
Mar 2356°F33°F88°F 202619°F 200436%4%
Mar 2457°F33°F81°F 201219°F 201436%4%
Mar 2557°F34°F77°F 200014°F 202436%4%
Mar 2657°F34°F78°F 201719°F 200137%3%
Mar 2758°F34°F85°F 199819°F 201437%3%
Mar 2858°F35°F82°F 199819°F 201437%3%
Mar 2959°F35°F85°F 199820°F 201538%3%
Mar 3059°F35°F88°F 199819°F 201538%3%
Mar 3160°F36°F84°F 199826°F 200338%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, 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 USC00447985 (Sperryville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443229, 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.