Auburn weather in March: Auburn, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Auburn in March has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 32°F, rising from 37°F on the 1st to 47°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal March, 3.23 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −5°C, 82 mm of precipitation and 44 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationAuburn
- Station IDUSC00300321
- Location42.93°N 76.54°W
- Elevation770 ft (235 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population25,963
- Jan 31° 15°
- Feb 33° 16°
- Mar 42° 23°
- Apr 55° 34°
- May 69° 45°
- Jun 77° 55°
- Jul 81° 60°
- Aug 80° 59°
- Sep 72° 52°
- Oct 59° 41°
- Nov 48° 32°
- Dec 37° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Auburn in March?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 32.1°F. March is 7.4°F warmer than February and 12.5°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Auburn and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 37°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 27°F and 37°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 52%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 37°F | 19°F | 52% | 24% |
| March 8 | 39°F | 20°F | 50% | 25% |
| March 15 | 41°F | 22°F | 49% | 25% |
| March 22 | 44°F | 24°F | 48% | 26% |
| March 31 | 47°F | 28°F | 49% | 28% |
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 | 37°F | 19°F | 52% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 2 | 37°F | 19°F | 52% | 24% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 3 | 37°F | 19°F | 52% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 38°F | 19°F | 51% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 38°F | 20°F | 51% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 6 | 38°F | 20°F | 51% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 7 | 39°F | 20°F | 51% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 39°F | 20°F | 50% | 25% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 39°F | 21°F | 50% | 25% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 10 | 39°F | 21°F | 50% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 40°F | 21°F | 50% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 40°F | 21°F | 50% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 40°F | 22°F | 50% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 41°F | 22°F | 49% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 41°F | 22°F | 49% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 41°F | 22°F | 49% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 17 | 42°F | 23°F | 49% | 25% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 42°F | 23°F | 49% | 26% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 42°F | 23°F | 49% | 26% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 43°F | 24°F | 48% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 43°F | 24°F | 48% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 44°F | 24°F | 48% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 44°F | 25°F | 48% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 44°F | 25°F | 48% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 45°F | 25°F | 48% | 27% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 45°F | 26°F | 48% | 27% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 46°F | 26°F | 48% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 28 | 46°F | 27°F | 48% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 46°F | 27°F | 48% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 47°F | 27°F | 48% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 47°F | 28°F | 49% | 28% | 12 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 23°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.23 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 17.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 11 h 10 min to 12 h 40 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 61%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00300321; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Auburn in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 49% on average, highest around March 1 (52%). In all, 3.23 in falls on 15 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Auburn, 25 nights fall to freezing, 6 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 17.2 inches.
Snow falls on 7 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 17 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00300321.
What are the records for March in Auburn?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 85°F, on March 30, 1986; the coldest is −16°F, on March 18, 1916. The wettest March brought 5.93 in (1936); the snowiest, 50.8 inches (1993).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 32.1°F: 2021 36.9°F (+4.8), 2022 34.8°F (+2.7), 2023 33.1°F (+1.0), 2024 38.0°F (+5.9), 2025 38.3°F (+6.2), 2026 36.6°F (+4.5). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36.9°F | +4.8°F | 1.60 in |
| 2022 | 34.8°F | +2.7°F | 3.93 in |
| 2023 | 33.1°F | +1.0°F | 4.86 in |
| 2024 | 38.0°F | +5.9°F | 4.38 in |
| 2025 | 38.3°F | +6.2°F | 1.74 in |
| 2026 | 36.6°F | +4.5°F | 5.58 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00300321; recent months: ACIS, station USC00300321. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Auburn compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, March normal highs run from 35°F in Cooperstown to 51°F in Mineola; Auburn's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.