Athens Weather in March
Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 45°F on March 31, and lows from 11°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.67 in over about 8 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 38°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 1.67 in
- Snowfall
- 6.0 in
- Record high
- 78°FMar 29, 1910
- Record low
- -40°FMar 1, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 10 min to 12 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 32°F | 11°F | 50°F 2004 | -40°F 1962 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 2 | 32°F | 12°F | 52°F 1923 | -22°F 1913 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 3 | 32°F | 12°F | 58°F 1894 | -27°F 2014 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 4 | 33°F | 13°F | 54°F 1894 | -22°F 2019 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 5 | 33°F | 13°F | 59°F 2000 | -24°F 1917 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 6 | 34°F | 14°F | 60°F 2000 | -21°F 1920 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 7 | 34°F | 14°F | 64°F 2000 | -24°F 1913 | 26% | 13% |
| Mar 8 | 35°F | 14°F | 74°F 2000 | -25°F 1920 | 26% | 13% |
| Mar 9 | 35°F | 15°F | 67°F 2000 | -18°F 1943 | 26% | 13% |
| Mar 10 | 36°F | 15°F | 59°F 2021 | -20°F 1972 | 27% | 12% |
| Mar 11 | 36°F | 16°F | 58°F 1908 | -22°F 1948 | 27% | 12% |
| Mar 12 | 36°F | 16°F | 60°F 2012 | -14°F 1896 | 27% | 12% |
| Mar 13 | 37°F | 17°F | 66°F 2016 | -20°F 1897 | 27% | 11% |
| Mar 14 | 37°F | 17°F | 62°F 1995 | -18°F 1895 | 27% | 11% |
| Mar 15 | 38°F | 18°F | 71°F 2012 | -15°F 1893 | 27% | 11% |
| Mar 16 | 38°F | 18°F | 68°F 1930 | -22°F 1900 | 27% | 11% |
| Mar 17 | 39°F | 18°F | 72°F 2012 | -18°F 1900 | 27% | 10% |
| Mar 18 | 39°F | 19°F | 77°F 2012 | -18°F 1941 | 27% | 10% |
| Mar 19 | 39°F | 19°F | 76°F 2012 | -21°F 1923 | 27% | 10% |
| Mar 20 | 40°F | 20°F | 72°F 2012 | -13°F 1965 | 28% | 10% |
| Mar 21 | 40°F | 20°F | 70°F 1911 | -12°F 1965 | 28% | 10% |
| Mar 22 | 41°F | 21°F | 69°F 2012 | -10°F 1989 | 28% | 9% |
| Mar 23 | 41°F | 21°F | 75°F 1910 | -12°F 1906 | 28% | 9% |
| Mar 24 | 42°F | 21°F | 70°F 1910 | -16°F 1974 | 29% | 9% |
| Mar 25 | 42°F | 22°F | 69°F 1907 | -8°F 1971 | 29% | 9% |
| Mar 26 | 43°F | 22°F | 74°F 2007 | -12°F 1996 | 29% | 9% |
| Mar 27 | 43°F | 23°F | 76°F 2007 | -12°F 1996 | 30% | 8% |
| Mar 28 | 43°F | 23°F | 76°F 1946 | -10°F 1923 | 30% | 8% |
| Mar 29 | 44°F | 23°F | 78°F 1910 | -5°F 1969 | 30% | 8% |
| Mar 30 | 44°F | 24°F | 74°F 1986 | -10°F 1899 | 31% | 8% |
| Mar 31 | 45°F | 24°F | 70°F 2010 | -13°F 1923 | 31% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 5:48 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00475255 (Medford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475255, 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.