Washington Weather in March
Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 41°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.73 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
- 36°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 1.73 in
- Snowfall
- 9.5 in
- Record high
- 71°FMar 27, 1946
- Record low
- -26°FMar 1, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 09 min to 12 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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 | 31°F | 15°F | 48°F 1964 | -26°F 1962 | 27% | 22% |
| Mar 2 | 32°F | 15°F | 48°F 1964 | -19°F 1962 | 27% | 21% |
| Mar 3 | 32°F | 15°F | 57°F 1974 | -12°F 1972 | 27% | 21% |
| Mar 4 | 32°F | 16°F | 54°F 2000 | -12°F 2014 | 27% | 21% |
| Mar 5 | 33°F | 16°F | 56°F 2024 | -11°F 1948 | 27% | 20% |
| Mar 6 | 33°F | 16°F | 48°F 1983 | -15°F 1972 | 27% | 20% |
| Mar 7 | 33°F | 17°F | 65°F 2000 | -10°F 1945 | 27% | 20% |
| Mar 8 | 34°F | 17°F | 60°F 1987 | -12°F 1986 | 27% | 19% |
| Mar 9 | 34°F | 17°F | 53°F 2010 | -8°F 1963 | 27% | 19% |
| Mar 10 | 34°F | 18°F | 54°F 2016 | -14°F 1972 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 11 | 35°F | 18°F | 52°F 1973 | -4°F 2003 | 27% | 18% |
| Mar 12 | 35°F | 18°F | 53°F 2012 | -6°F 1980 | 26% | 18% |
| Mar 13 | 35°F | 19°F | 61°F 2024 | -4°F 2014 | 26% | 17% |
| Mar 14 | 36°F | 19°F | 57°F 2012 | -3°F 1963 | 26% | 17% |
| Mar 15 | 36°F | 19°F | 59°F 1995 | -4°F 1956 | 26% | 16% |
| Mar 16 | 36°F | 20°F | 62°F 2012 | -7°F 1997 | 26% | 16% |
| Mar 17 | 37°F | 20°F | 56°F 2015 | 0°F 1967 | 26% | 16% |
| Mar 18 | 37°F | 20°F | 56°F 2010 | -2°F 1967 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 19 | 37°F | 21°F | 55°F 2010 | -12°F 1989 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 20 | 38°F | 21°F | 54°F 1987 | 2°F 1986 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 21 | 38°F | 21°F | 56°F 2012 | 0°F 1989 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 22 | 38°F | 22°F | 63°F 2012 | -5°F 1989 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 23 | 39°F | 22°F | 58°F 1987 | 4°F 1974 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 24 | 39°F | 22°F | 60°F 1987 | -7°F 1974 | 27% | 14% |
| Mar 25 | 39°F | 23°F | 55°F 1988 | -2°F 1971 | 27% | 13% |
| Mar 26 | 40°F | 23°F | 56°F 1998 | 4°F 2014 | 27% | 13% |
| Mar 27 | 40°F | 23°F | 71°F 1946 | 0°F 1996 | 27% | 13% |
| Mar 28 | 40°F | 24°F | 71°F 1946 | 8°F 1970 | 27% | 13% |
| Mar 29 | 41°F | 24°F | 65°F 1946 | 10°F 1969 | 27% | 12% |
| Mar 30 | 41°F | 24°F | 63°F 1963 | 7°F 1969 | 28% | 12% |
| Mar 31 | 41°F | 25°F | 65°F 1968 | 8°F 1969 | 28% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:15 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00478905 (Washington Is), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478905, 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.