Ritchie County climate

Ritchie County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Harrisville, 4.7 km from Ritchie County

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.06 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ritchie County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
4.06 in
Snowfall
3.9 in
Record high
86°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-5°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
36°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 149°F26°F77°F 20236°F 198010%
Mar 249°F26°F78°F 19911°F 198010%
Mar 349°F26°F76°F 1976-5°F 19809%
Mar 450°F27°F80°F 19765°F 19969%
Mar 550°F27°F81°F 19830°F 19788%
Mar 650°F27°F77°F 2026-3°F 20158%
Mar 751°F27°F82°F 20269°F 19608%
Mar 851°F28°F79°F 19743°F 19607%
Mar 951°F28°F76°F 20169°F 19847%
Mar 1052°F28°F79°F 20097°F 19967%
Mar 1152°F28°F81°F 202612°F 19606%
Mar 1253°F29°F81°F 199013°F 19696%
Mar 1353°F29°F80°F 19905°F 19606%
Mar 1453°F29°F82°F 199010°F 19935%
Mar 1554°F29°F81°F 19904°F 19935%
Mar 1654°F30°F74°F 199514°F 19925%
Mar 1754°F30°F79°F 201215°F 19675%
Mar 1855°F30°F75°F 200912°F 19934%
Mar 1955°F30°F82°F 202515°F 19674%
Mar 2056°F31°F84°F 201211°F 19654%
Mar 2156°F31°F85°F 201210°F 19654%
Mar 2256°F31°F86°F 202615°F 19864%
Mar 2357°F31°F83°F 201218°F 20043%
Mar 2457°F32°F78°F 200716°F 20143%
Mar 2558°F32°F82°F 195413°F 19743%
Mar 2658°F32°F82°F 200716°F 19553%
Mar 2758°F32°F86°F 195016°F 20013%
Mar 2859°F33°F86°F 202015°F 19822%
Mar 2959°F33°F82°F 197714°F 20152%
Mar 3060°F33°F84°F 197620°F 19642%
Mar 3160°F34°F83°F 198618°F 19692%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ritchie County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:17 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00463940 (Harrisville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003804, 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.