Cape Girardeau weather in March: Cape Girardeau, Missouri: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Cape Girardeau in March has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 48°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 4.69 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 3°C, 119 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationCape Girardeau Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00003935
- Location37.23°N 89.57°W
- Elevation336 ft (102 m)
- Population40,818
- Jan 43° 26°
- Feb 48° 30°
- Mar 58° 37°
- Apr 69° 47°
- May 78° 58°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 82° 58°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 57° 37°
- Dec 46° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cape Girardeau in March?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 47.7°F. March is 8.8°F warmer than February and 10.2°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Cape Girardeau and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 53°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 43°F and 52°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 53°F | 33°F | 33% | 21% |
| March 8 | 55°F | 35°F | 34% | 22% |
| March 15 | 58°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% |
| March 22 | 60°F | 39°F | 37% | 22% |
| March 31 | 64°F | 41°F | 37% | 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 | 53°F | 33°F | 33% | 21% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 53°F | 34°F | 33% | 21% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 53°F | 34°F | 33% | 21% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 54°F | 34°F | 33% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 54°F | 35°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 54°F | 35°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 55°F | 35°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 55°F | 35°F | 34% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 56°F | 36°F | 35% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 56°F | 36°F | 35% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 56°F | 36°F | 35% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 57°F | 36°F | 35% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 57°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 57°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 58°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 58°F | 37°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 58°F | 38°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 59°F | 38°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 59°F | 38°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 60°F | 38°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 60°F | 39°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 60°F | 39°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 61°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 61°F | 39°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 63°F | 41°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 63°F | 41°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 63°F | 41°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 64°F | 41°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 58°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 37°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.69 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003935; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Cape Girardeau in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around March 28 (37%). In all, 4.69 in falls on 12 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Cape Girardeau, 11 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003935.
What are the records for March in Cape Girardeau?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1960) is 85°F, on March 26, 2026; the coldest is −8°F, on March 6, 2015. The wettest March brought 17.84 in (2008); the snowiest, 14.0 inches (1970).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 47.7°F: 2021 52.3°F (+4.6), 2022 49.9°F (+2.2), 2023 47.5°F (−0.2), 2024 52.3°F (+4.6), 2025 53.0°F (+5.3), 2026 56.5°F (+8.8). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.3°F | +4.6°F | 5.80 in |
| 2022 | 49.9°F | +2.2°F | 6.06 in |
| 2023 | 47.5°F | −0.2°F | 7.65 in |
| 2024 | 52.3°F | +4.6°F | 2.38 in |
| 2025 | 53.0°F | +5.3°F | 2.05 in |
| 2026 | 56.5°F | +8.8°F | 5.21 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003935; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003935. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Cape Girardeau compare across Missouri?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Missouri, March normal highs run from 50°F in Memphis to 61°F in Eminence; Cape Girardeau's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Cape Girardeau in February48°F by day, 30°F at night
- Cape Girardeau in April69°F by day, 47°F at night
- Cape Girardeau through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Missouri in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Eminence: Missouri's warmest Marchnormal high 61°F