Normal Weather in March
Normal in March
The short of it: Normal in March averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 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 31° · rain 2.8 in. · daylight 11 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Normal an average March high of 51°, a low of 31° and some 2.8 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 12° from February to about 51°, with nights near 31°. Wet spells are common — about 2.8 in., the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 49 min in mid-March, 73 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, Normal runs about middling and about as wet in March. Bloomington, 2 mi to the S, sees much the same highs.
March in Normal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 12° warmer, 1.2 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 13° colder
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 11 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BloomingtonIllinois | 2 mi S | 51° | 31° | 2.8 in. |
| HudsonIllinois | 6 mi N | 50° | 31° | 2.8 in. |
| HeyworthIllinois | 14 mi S | 51° | 31° | 2.9 in. |
| LexingtonIllinois | 14 mi NE | 50° | 30° | 2.8 in. |
| El PasoIllinois | 16 mi N | 50° | 30° | 2.8 in. |
| Le RoyIllinois | 16 mi SE | 51° | 31° | 2.9 in. |
| MackinawIllinois | 19 mi W | 51° | 31° | 2.8 in. |
| EurekaIllinois | 21 mi NW | 50° | 30° | 2.8 in. |