Dane County climate

Dane County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charmany Farm, 5.3 km from Dane County

Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.35 in over about 9 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 Dane County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.35 in
Snowfall
5.5 in
Record high
83°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-29°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
28°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 136°F18°F61°F 1992-29°F 196228%16%
Mar 236°F18°F67°F 1964-12°F 196228%15%
Mar 337°F19°F73°F 2024-8°F 201428%15%
Mar 437°F19°F69°F 1983-10°F 201928%15%
Mar 538°F20°F68°F 2000-8°F 196028%14%
Mar 638°F20°F69°F 2000-14°F 196028%14%
Mar 739°F20°F77°F 2000-6°F 195528%13%
Mar 839°F21°F73°F 2000-10°F 196028%13%
Mar 939°F21°F70°F 2026-8°F 197528%12%
Mar 1040°F22°F67°F 2025-5°F 200328%12%
Mar 1140°F22°F65°F 1977-9°F 194828%11%
Mar 1241°F22°F75°F 1990-7°F 194828%11%
Mar 1341°F23°F71°F 1990-6°F 197528%11%
Mar 1442°F23°F78°F 2012-4°F 196028%10%
Mar 1542°F23°F82°F 20120°F 199328%10%
Mar 1643°F24°F79°F 20122°F 194129%9%
Mar 1743°F24°F80°F 2012-7°F 194129%9%
Mar 1844°F24°F81°F 2012-2°F 195929%9%
Mar 1944°F25°F76°F 19761°F 196029%8%
Mar 2044°F25°F81°F 2012-7°F 196530%8%
Mar 2145°F25°F83°F 2012-1°F 196530%8%
Mar 2245°F26°F79°F 20126°F 194030%8%
Mar 2346°F26°F68°F 19454°F 194031%7%
Mar 2446°F27°F70°F 1976-4°F 197431%7%
Mar 2547°F27°F77°F 2007-4°F 196032%7%
Mar 2647°F27°F79°F 2007-9°F 196032%6%
Mar 2748°F28°F81°F 19452°F 196533%6%
Mar 2848°F28°F78°F 20257°F 194833%6%
Mar 2949°F28°F82°F 19864°F 196934%5%
Mar 3049°F29°F78°F 19672°F 196934%5%
Mar 3149°F29°F82°F 19815°F 196935%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dane County, 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 6:33 AM, sunset 5:47 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471416 (Charmany Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014837, 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.