Hackensack Weather in March
Hackensack in March
The short of it: Hackensack in March averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 51° · low 33° · rain 4.2 in. · daylight 11 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Hackensack an average March high of 51°, a low of 33° and some 4.2 in. of rain. Highs rise 9° against February, to near 51°; nights run about 33°. Wet spells are common — about 4.2 in., the 5th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 49 min in mid-March, 74 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Hackensack runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Passaic, 5 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Hackensack, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 9° warmer, 1.3 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 12° colder
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PassaicNew Jersey | 5 mi WSW | 51° | 32° | 4.2 in. |
| North BergenNew Jersey | 6 mi SSE | 50° | 33° | 4.2 in. |
| Washington HeightsNew York | 6 mi ESE | 50° | 32° | 4.2 in. |
| CliftonNew Jersey | 7 mi WSW | 51° | 32° | 4.2 in. |
| PatersonNew Jersey | 7 mi WNW | 50° | 31° | 4.2 in. |
| Kings BridgeNew York | 7 mi E | 50° | 31° | 4.1 in. |
| Union CityNew Jersey | 7 mi S | 50° | 33° | 4.3 in. |
| HarlemNew York | 7 mi SE | 50° | 33° | 4.2 in. |