Ruston Weather in March
Ruston in March
The short of it: Ruston in March averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 69° · low 46° · rain 5.0 in. · daylight 11 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
March in Ruston brings afternoons near 69° and nights around 46°, with about 5.0 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 8° against February, to near 69°; nights run about 46°. Wet spells are common — about 5.0 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 54 min in mid-March, 55 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, Ruston runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Grambling, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Ruston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 8° warmer, 0.4 in. less rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GramblingLouisiana | 4 mi W | 69° | 45° | 4.9 in. |
| ChoudrantLouisiana | 7 mi E | 69° | 45° | 5.1 in. |
| SimsboroLouisiana | 9 mi W | 69° | 45° | 4.9 in. |
| DubachLouisiana | 12 mi N | 69° | 45° | 5.1 in. |
| CalhounLouisiana | 16 mi E | 69° | 46° | 5.3 in. |
| ArcadiaLouisiana | 17 mi W | 69° | 45° | 5.0 in. |
| ChathamLouisiana | 19 mi SE | 69° | 46° | 5.2 in. |
| JonesboroLouisiana | 20 mi SSW | 70° | 46° | 5.2 in. |