Christiansburg weather in March: Christiansburg, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Christiansburg in March has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 42°F, rising from 48°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 3.69 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 94 mm of precipitation and 9 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationChristiansburg
- Station IDUSC00441692
- Location37.13°N 80.40°W
- Elevation2,100 ft (640 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population22,632
- Jan 42° 23°
- Feb 45° 26°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 64° 41°
- May 71° 50°
- Jun 78° 58°
- Jul 82° 62°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 75° 54°
- Oct 65° 43°
- Nov 55° 33°
- Dec 45° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Christiansburg in March?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 42.3°F. March is 7.0°F warmer than February and 10.0°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Christiansburg and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 48°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 38°F and 46°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 48°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% |
| March 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 38% | 23% |
| March 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 39% | 24% |
| March 22 | 55°F | 33°F | 39% | 24% |
| March 31 | 58°F | 36°F | 40% | 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 | 48°F | 28°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 48°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 49°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 49°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 49°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 50°F | 29°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 50°F | 30°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 50°F | 30°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 51°F | 30°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 51°F | 31°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 51°F | 31°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 52°F | 31°F | 38% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 52°F | 31°F | 39% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 39% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 53°F | 32°F | 39% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 53°F | 32°F | 39% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 53°F | 32°F | 39% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 54°F | 33°F | 39% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 54°F | 33°F | 39% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 54°F | 33°F | 39% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 55°F | 33°F | 39% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 55°F | 34°F | 39% | 23% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 55°F | 34°F | 39% | 23% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 56°F | 34°F | 39% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 56°F | 35°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 56°F | 35°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 57°F | 35°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 57°F | 35°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 58°F | 36°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 58°F | 36°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 32°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.69 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00441692; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Christiansburg in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around March 31 (40%). In all, 3.69 in falls on 12 days of a normal March.
In a normal March in Christiansburg, 16 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.7 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00441692.
What are the records for March in Christiansburg?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1995) is 84°F, on March 29, 2020; the coldest is 6°F, on March 9, 1996. The wettest March brought 6.51 in (2011); the snowiest, 22.8 inches (2018).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.3°F: 2021 46.3°F (+4.0), 2022 46.4°F (+4.1), 2024 47.4°F (+5.1), 2025 48.2°F (+5.9), 2026 50.0°F (+7.7). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.3°F | +4.0°F | 3.26 in |
| 2022 | 46.4°F | +4.1°F | 2.49 in |
| 2024 | 47.4°F | +5.1°F | 2.58 in |
| 2025 | 48.2°F | +5.9°F | 0.87 in |
| 2026 | 50.0°F | +7.7°F | 2.37 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00441692; recent months: ACIS, station USC00441692. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Christiansburg compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, March normal highs run from 52°F in Hot Springs to 63°F in Chesapeake; Christiansburg's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Christiansburg in February45°F by day, 26°F at night
- Christiansburg in April64°F by day, 41°F at night
- Christiansburg through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Virginia in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Chesapeake: Virginia's warmest Marchnormal high 63°F