Rock County climate

Rock County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Afton - Janesville Wwtp, 3.8 km from Rock County

Average highs run from 38°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.06 in over about 10 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 Rock County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.06 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
83°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-12°FMar 1, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
66%
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 138°F20°F62°F 2000-12°F 201531%15%
Mar 238°F20°F64°F 19921°F 201431%14%
Mar 339°F21°F61°F 2024-7°F 201431%14%
Mar 439°F21°F73°F 2024-11°F 200231%14%
Mar 540°F21°F65°F 1992-10°F 200231%13%
Mar 640°F22°F70°F 2000-6°F 201531%13%
Mar 741°F22°F70°F 2000-2°F 199631%13%
Mar 841°F23°F78°F 2000-3°F 199631%12%
Mar 941°F23°F75°F 20000°F 199631%12%
Mar 1042°F23°F71°F 2026-5°F 200331%11%
Mar 1142°F24°F68°F 2025-2°F 200331%11%
Mar 1243°F24°F76°F 19906°F 199331%11%
Mar 1343°F25°F71°F 19907°F 202231%10%
Mar 1444°F25°F72°F 19952°F 199331%10%
Mar 1544°F25°F78°F 20124°F 199331%10%
Mar 1645°F26°F80°F 20127°F 199731%9%
Mar 1745°F26°F79°F 20125°F 202632%9%
Mar 1846°F26°F79°F 20125°F 202632%9%
Mar 1946°F27°F80°F 201210°F 202332%8%
Mar 2047°F27°F74°F 20129°F 201332%8%
Mar 2147°F27°F82°F 20129°F 201333%8%
Mar 2247°F28°F83°F 20129°F 201333%7%
Mar 2348°F28°F80°F 201210°F 199233%7%
Mar 2448°F28°F67°F 198810°F 201533%7%
Mar 2549°F29°F74°F 201711°F 201534%6%
Mar 2649°F29°F77°F 200710°F 199634%6%
Mar 2750°F29°F79°F 200710°F 199634%6%
Mar 2850°F30°F76°F 199814°F 201535%5%
Mar 2951°F30°F78°F 202515°F 201535%5%
Mar 3051°F30°F80°F 199819°F 199136%5%
Mar 3151°F31°F80°F 202621°F 201136%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rock 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 6:32 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:40 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 USC00470045 (Afton - Janesville Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00470045, 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.