Sun Prairie climate

Sun Prairie Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Dane Rgnl AP, 11.7 km from Sun Prairie

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.26 in over about 11 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 Sun Prairie, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.26 in
Snowfall
7.0 in
Record high
83°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-29°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
65%
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 137°F20°F61°F 1992-29°F 196234%25%
Mar 237°F20°F67°F 1964-12°F 196234%24%
Mar 338°F21°F73°F 2024-8°F 201434%24%
Mar 438°F21°F69°F 1983-10°F 201934%23%
Mar 539°F21°F68°F 2000-8°F 196034%23%
Mar 639°F22°F69°F 2000-14°F 196034%22%
Mar 740°F22°F77°F 2000-6°F 195534%22%
Mar 840°F22°F73°F 2000-10°F 196034%21%
Mar 940°F23°F70°F 2026-8°F 197534%21%
Mar 1041°F23°F67°F 2025-5°F 200334%20%
Mar 1141°F23°F65°F 1977-9°F 194834%20%
Mar 1242°F24°F75°F 1990-7°F 194834%19%
Mar 1342°F24°F71°F 1990-6°F 197534%19%
Mar 1443°F25°F78°F 2012-4°F 196034%18%
Mar 1543°F25°F82°F 20120°F 199334%18%
Mar 1644°F25°F79°F 20122°F 194134%17%
Mar 1744°F26°F80°F 2012-7°F 194134%17%
Mar 1845°F26°F81°F 2012-2°F 195934%17%
Mar 1945°F26°F76°F 19761°F 196035%16%
Mar 2046°F27°F81°F 2012-7°F 196535%16%
Mar 2146°F27°F83°F 2012-1°F 196535%15%
Mar 2246°F27°F79°F 20126°F 194035%15%
Mar 2347°F28°F68°F 19454°F 194035%14%
Mar 2447°F28°F70°F 1976-4°F 197435%14%
Mar 2548°F28°F77°F 2007-4°F 196036%13%
Mar 2648°F29°F79°F 2007-9°F 196036%13%
Mar 2749°F29°F81°F 19452°F 196536%13%
Mar 2849°F29°F78°F 20257°F 194836%12%
Mar 2949°F30°F82°F 19864°F 196937%12%
Mar 3050°F30°F78°F 19672°F 196937%11%
Mar 3150°F30°F82°F 19815°F 196937%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sun Prairie, 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 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014837 (Madison Dane Rgnl AP), 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.