Alto climate

Alto Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Markesan, 16.6 km from Alto

Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.00 in over about 8 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 Alto, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
2.00 in
Snowfall
5.6 in
Record high
83°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-17°FMar 3, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
12.1 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 135°F15°F53°F 20044°F 201429%14%
Mar 235°F15°F60°F 2024-7°F 201429%14%
Mar 336°F16°F68°F 2024-17°F 201429%14%
Mar 436°F16°F61°F 2024-12°F 200229%13%
Mar 537°F17°F64°F 2000-6°F 201428%13%
Mar 637°F17°F70°F 2000-11°F 201428%13%
Mar 738°F17°F78°F 2000-7°F 201928%13%
Mar 838°F18°F73°F 2000-4°F 201928%12%
Mar 939°F18°F69°F 2026-2°F 200328%12%
Mar 1039°F19°F64°F 2025-4°F 200328%12%
Mar 1140°F19°F65°F 20244°F 199828%11%
Mar 1240°F20°F71°F 20243°F 202228%11%
Mar 1341°F20°F68°F 20242°F 200528%11%
Mar 1441°F21°F76°F 20125°F 202328%10%
Mar 1542°F21°F68°F 20122°F 199728%10%
Mar 1642°F22°F76°F 2012-2°F 199728%10%
Mar 1742°F22°F79°F 20123°F 202628%10%
Mar 1843°F22°F80°F 201211°F 202328%9%
Mar 1943°F23°F73°F 201214°F 201328%9%
Mar 2044°F23°F81°F 20127°F 201328%9%
Mar 2144°F24°F83°F 20127°F 201329%8%
Mar 2245°F24°F78°F 20122°F 201329%8%
Mar 2345°F25°F69°F 20218°F 201329%8%
Mar 2446°F25°F64°F 200314°F 200229%7%
Mar 2546°F25°F78°F 200712°F 201429%7%
Mar 2647°F26°F80°F 200711°F 201429%7%
Mar 2747°F26°F71°F 199814°F 201129%7%
Mar 2847°F27°F72°F 202512°F 201530%6%
Mar 2948°F27°F73°F 199818°F 201130%6%
Mar 3048°F27°F72°F 199918°F 202330%6%
Mar 3149°F28°F76°F 201019°F 200330%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alto, 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 (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:44 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:21 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00475096 (Markesan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004840, 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.