Summit Weather in March
Summit in March
The short of it: Summit in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 62° · low 37° · rain 4.8 in. · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Summit an average March high of 62°, a low of 37° and some 4.8 in. of rain. Highs rise 9° against February, to near 62°; nights run about 37°. Wet spells are common — about 4.8 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 63 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Summit runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Yellville, 2 mi to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Summit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 9° warmer, 2.0 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 25°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YellvilleArkansas | 2 mi S | 63° | 37° | 4.8 in. |
| FlippinArkansas | 6 mi ENE | 63° | 37° | 4.8 in. |
| CotterArkansas | 9 mi E | 63° | 37° | 4.8 in. |
| Bull ShoalsArkansas | 11 mi NNE | 62° | 37° | 4.6 in. |
| GassvilleArkansas | 11 mi E | 63° | 38° | 4.9 in. |
| LakeviewArkansas | 11 mi NE | 62° | 37° | 4.6 in. |
| MidwayArkansas | 16 mi NE | 62° | 37° | 4.6 in. |
| Mountain HomeArkansas | 18 mi ENE | 62° | 37° | 4.8 in. |