Cold Bay weather in March: Cold Bay, Alaska: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Cold Bay in March has a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 30°F, holding near 35°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 19 days in a normal March, 2.98 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 2°C and low of −4°C, 76 mm of precipitation and 33 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationCold Bay Airport
- Station IDUSW00025624
- Location55.22°N 162.73°W
- Elevation78 ft (24 m)
- Population60
- Jan 33° 24°
- Feb 35° 26°
- Mar 35° 24°
- Apr 40° 30°
- May 47° 36°
- Jun 52° 42°
- Jul 56° 47°
- Aug 57° 48°
- Sep 53° 43°
- Oct 47° 36°
- Nov 40° 31°
- Dec 36° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cold Bay in March?
The normal high is 35°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 29.9°F. March is 0.3°F cooler than February and 5.1°F cooler than April. March is the 11th warmest month of the year in Cold Bay and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 35°F on March 1 to 37°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 25°F and 35°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 65%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 35°F | 25°F | 65% | 29% |
| March 8 | 35°F | 24°F | 64% | 28% |
| March 15 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 27% |
| March 22 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 26% |
| March 31 | 37°F | 26°F | 63% | 25% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 35°F | 25°F | 65% | 29% | 10 h 40 min |
| March 2 | 35°F | 25°F | 65% | 29% | 10 h 40 min |
| March 3 | 35°F | 25°F | 65% | 29% | 10 h 50 min |
| March 4 | 35°F | 24°F | 65% | 29% | 10 h 50 min |
| March 5 | 35°F | 24°F | 65% | 29% | 11 h |
| March 6 | 35°F | 24°F | 64% | 29% | 11 h |
| March 7 | 35°F | 24°F | 64% | 29% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 8 | 35°F | 24°F | 64% | 28% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 9 | 35°F | 24°F | 64% | 28% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 10 | 35°F | 24°F | 64% | 28% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 11 | 35°F | 24°F | 64% | 28% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 12 | 35°F | 24°F | 64% | 28% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 13 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 28% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 14 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 15 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 16 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 17 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 27% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 18 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 26% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 26% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 35°F | 24°F | 63% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 23 | 36°F | 24°F | 63% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 24 | 36°F | 25°F | 63% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 36°F | 25°F | 63% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 26 | 36°F | 25°F | 63% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 27 | 36°F | 25°F | 63% | 25% | 12 h 40 min |
| March 28 | 36°F | 25°F | 63% | 25% | 12 h 40 min |
| March 29 | 36°F | 25°F | 63% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| March 30 | 37°F | 26°F | 63% | 25% | 12 h 50 min |
| March 31 | 37°F | 26°F | 63% | 25% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 35°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 24°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 2.98 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 190.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 12.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 10 h 40 min to 13 hMarch 1 to March 31
- Sunshine
- 58%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00025624; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cold Bay in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 64% on average, highest around March 1 (65%). In all, 2.98 in falls on 19 days of a normal March.
In a normal March in Cold Bay, 25 nights fall to freezing, 8 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 12.8 inches.
Snow falls on 13 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 12 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00025624.
How humid and windy is Cold Bay in March?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 35°F with 74% relative humidity and a dew point of 28°F; at 6 a.m. it is 30°F with 86% humidity. The wind averages 16.7 mph, most often from the west-northwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 30°F | 26°F | 86% | 15.9 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 31°F | 26°F | 84% | 15.6 mph | 8% |
| noon | 34°F | 28°F | 77% | 17.6 mph | 10% |
| 3 p.m. | 35°F | 28°F | 74% | 18.4 mph | 8% |
| 6 p.m. | 34°F | 27°F | 76% | 18.4 mph | 15% |
| 9 p.m. | 31°F | 27°F | 83% | 16.1 mph | 12% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00025624. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for March in Cold Bay?
The warmest March temperature on Cold Bay's official record (since 1942) is 56°F, on March 2, 1974; the coldest is −13°F, on March 12, 1971. The wettest March brought 7.13 in (2012); the snowiest, 44.6 inches (1999).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 29.9°F: 2021 32.8°F (+2.9), 2022 30.0°F (+0.1), 2023 33.7°F (+3.8), 2024 29.1°F (−0.8), 2025 30.8°F (+0.9), 2026 17.2°F (−12.7). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32.8°F | +2.9°F | 2.73 in |
| 2022 | 30.0°F | +0.1°F | 3.06 in |
| 2023 | 33.7°F | +3.8°F | 4.22 in |
| 2024 | 29.1°F | −0.8°F | 3.14 in |
| 2025 | 30.8°F | +0.9°F | 1.02 in |
| 2026 | 17.2°F | −12.7°F | 0.57 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CDBthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00025624. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Cold Bay compare across Alaska?
Across the 85 places PlainClimate covers in Alaska, March normal highs run from −7°F in Nuiqsut to 44°F in Klawock; Cold Bay's is 35°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.