Pendleton Weather in March
Pendleton in March
The short of it: Pendleton in March averages a high of 10 °C (49 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 49° · low 31° · rain 3.3 in. · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Pendleton an average March high of 49°, a low of 31° and some 3.3 in. of rain. Highs rise 11° against February, to near 49°; nights run about 31°. Wet spells are common — about 3.3 in., the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 72 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Pendleton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Fortville, 7 mi to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Pendleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 11° warmer, 0.9 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 13° colder
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortvilleIndiana | 7 mi SW | 50° | 31° | 3.3 in. |
| AndersonIndiana | 8 mi NNE | 50° | 31° | 3.3 in. |
| McCordsvilleIndiana | 11 mi WSW | 50° | 31° | 3.3 in. |
| NoblesvilleIndiana | 14 mi WNW | 50° | 31° | 3.2 in. |
| FishersIndiana | 14 mi WSW | 51° | 32° | 3.3 in. |
| GreenfieldIndiana | 15 mi S | 50° | 31° | 3.5 in. |
| CiceroIndiana | 17 mi WNW | 49° | 30° | 3.2 in. |
| YorktownIndiana | 18 mi NE | 49° | 30° | 3.4 in. |