Kettering Weather in March
Kettering in March
The short of it: Kettering in March averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 56° · low 35° · rain 3.9 in. · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Kettering an average March high of 56°, a low of 35° and some 3.9 in. of rain. Highs rise 9° against February, to near 56°; nights run about 35°. Wet spells are common — about 3.9 in., the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 69 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Kettering runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Bowie, 6 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
March in Kettering, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 9° warmer, 1.1 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 12° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BowieMaryland | 6 mi NE | 56° | 35° | 3.9 in. |
| Suitland-Silver HillMaryland | 7 mi WSW | 56° | 36° | 3.8 in. |
| College ParkMaryland | 9 mi NW | 56° | 35° | 3.9 in. |
| ClintonMaryland | 9 mi SSW | 56° | 35° | 3.7 in. |
| Oxon Hill-GlassmanorMaryland | 11 mi SW | 56° | 36° | 3.7 in. |
| ChillumMaryland | 11 mi WNW | 56° | 35° | 3.8 in. |
| Downtown DCDistrict of Columbia | 11 mi W | 57° | 36° | 3.7 in. |
| Columbia HeightsDistrict of Columbia | 12 mi WNW | 57° | 35° | 3.8 in. |