Athens weather in March: Athens, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Athens in March has a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 44°F, a daily mean of 54°F, rising from 60°F on the 1st to 69°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 5.59 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 6°C, 142 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationAthens
- Station IDUSC00010390
- Location34.78°N 86.95°W
- Elevation689 ft (210 m)
- Population32,587
- Jan 51° 34°
- Feb 56° 37°
- Mar 65° 44°
- Apr 73° 51°
- May 80° 60°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 90° 72°
- Aug 90° 71°
- Sep 85° 65°
- Oct 75° 53°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Athens in March?
The normal high is 65°F and the normal low 44°F, for a daily mean of 54.0°F. March is 7.7°F warmer than February and 8.3°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Athens and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 60°F on March 1 to 69°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 50°F and 58°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 60°F | 40°F | 39% | 26% |
| March 8 | 62°F | 42°F | 38% | 26% |
| March 15 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 25% |
| March 22 | 66°F | 45°F | 36% | 24% |
| March 31 | 69°F | 47°F | 36% | 24% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 60°F | 40°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 60°F | 40°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 61°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 61°F | 41°F | 39% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 61°F | 41°F | 38% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 61°F | 41°F | 38% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 62°F | 42°F | 38% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 62°F | 42°F | 38% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 62°F | 42°F | 38% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 63°F | 42°F | 38% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 63°F | 42°F | 38% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 63°F | 43°F | 38% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 65°F | 44°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 65°F | 44°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 65°F | 44°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 65°F | 44°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 66°F | 44°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 66°F | 45°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 66°F | 45°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 67°F | 45°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 67°F | 45°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 67°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 68°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 68°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 68°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 69°F | 46°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 69°F | 47°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 69°F | 47°F | 36% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 65°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 44°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 5.59 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 7
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 10
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00010390; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Athens in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around March 1 (39%). In all, 5.59 in falls on 12 days of a normal March, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Athens, 7 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00010390.
What are the records for March in Athens?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1991) is 87°F, on March 27, 2020; the coldest is 12°F, on March 14, 1993. The wettest March brought 10.64 in (2020); the snowiest, 7.0 inches (1993).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 54.0°F: 2021 57.5°F (+3.5), 2022 53.8°F (−0.2), 2023 53.9°F (−0.1), 2024 55.8°F (+1.8), 2025 55.5°F (+1.5), 2026 60.6°F (+6.6). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.5°F | +3.5°F | 9.34 in |
| 2022 | 53.8°F | −0.2°F | 7.76 in |
| 2023 | 53.9°F | −0.1°F | 7.92 in |
| 2024 | 55.8°F | +1.8°F | 6.70 in |
| 2025 | 55.5°F | +1.5°F | 6.50 in |
| 2026 | 60.6°F | +6.6°F | 4.17 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00010390; recent months: ACIS, station USC00010390. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Athens compare across Alabama?
Across the 80 places PlainClimate covers in Alabama, March normal highs run from 62°F in Bridgeport to 75°F in Eufaula; Athens's is 65°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.