Washington climate

Washington Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Parkersburg, 10.1 km from Washington

Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.00 in over about 13 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.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
4.00 in
Snowfall
1.0 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
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 148°F29°F77°F 20236°F 198040%5%
Mar 249°F29°F78°F 19911°F 198040%5%
Mar 349°F29°F76°F 1976-5°F 198040%4%
Mar 449°F29°F80°F 19765°F 199640%4%
Mar 550°F30°F81°F 19830°F 197840%4%
Mar 650°F30°F77°F 2026-3°F 201540%4%
Mar 750°F30°F82°F 20269°F 196040%4%
Mar 851°F30°F79°F 19743°F 196041%4%
Mar 951°F31°F76°F 20169°F 198441%3%
Mar 1051°F31°F79°F 20097°F 199641%3%
Mar 1152°F31°F81°F 202612°F 196041%3%
Mar 1252°F31°F81°F 199013°F 196941%3%
Mar 1352°F32°F80°F 19905°F 196041%3%
Mar 1453°F32°F82°F 199010°F 199341%3%
Mar 1553°F32°F81°F 19904°F 199341%3%
Mar 1654°F32°F74°F 199514°F 199241%2%
Mar 1754°F33°F79°F 201215°F 196741%2%
Mar 1854°F33°F75°F 200912°F 199341%2%
Mar 1955°F33°F82°F 202515°F 196742%2%
Mar 2055°F33°F84°F 201211°F 196542%2%
Mar 2156°F34°F85°F 201210°F 196542%2%
Mar 2256°F34°F86°F 202615°F 198642%2%
Mar 2357°F34°F83°F 201218°F 200442%2%
Mar 2457°F35°F78°F 200716°F 201442%1%
Mar 2557°F35°F82°F 195413°F 197442%1%
Mar 2658°F35°F82°F 200716°F 195542%1%
Mar 2758°F36°F86°F 195016°F 200142%1%
Mar 2859°F36°F86°F 202015°F 198242%1%
Mar 2959°F36°F82°F 197714°F 201542%1%
Mar 3060°F37°F84°F 197620°F 196442%1%
Mar 3160°F37°F83°F 198618°F 196942%1%

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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:50 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013867 (Parkersburg), 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.