Cottage Grove weather in March: Cottage Grove, Oregon: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Cottage Grove in March has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 54°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 20 days in a normal March, 5.24 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 2°C, 133 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationCottage Grove (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00351897
- Location43.79°N 123.03°W
- Elevation595 ft (181 m)
- Population10,690
- Jan 48° 33°
- Feb 52° 34°
- Mar 56° 35°
- Apr 61° 38°
- May 68° 44°
- Jun 73° 48°
- Jul 82° 51°
- Aug 83° 50°
- Sep 77° 46°
- Oct 64° 41°
- Nov 53° 37°
- Dec 47° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cottage Grove in March?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 45.8°F. March is 3.1°F warmer than February and 3.9°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Cottage Grove and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 54°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 43°F and 48°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 66%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 54°F | 34°F | 65% | 40% |
| March 8 | 55°F | 35°F | 65% | 40% |
| March 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 65% | 41% |
| March 22 | 57°F | 36°F | 66% | 41% |
| March 31 | 58°F | 37°F | 65% | 42% |
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 | 54°F | 34°F | 65% | 40% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 2 | 54°F | 34°F | 65% | 40% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 3 | 54°F | 34°F | 65% | 40% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 4 | 55°F | 34°F | 65% | 40% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 55°F | 35°F | 65% | 40% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 6 | 55°F | 35°F | 65% | 40% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 7 | 55°F | 35°F | 65% | 40% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 55°F | 35°F | 65% | 40% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 55°F | 35°F | 65% | 41% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 10 | 56°F | 35°F | 65% | 41% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 56°F | 35°F | 65% | 41% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 56°F | 35°F | 65% | 41% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 56°F | 35°F | 65% | 41% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 14 | 56°F | 35°F | 65% | 41% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 65% | 41% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 56°F | 35°F | 66% | 41% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 17 | 57°F | 35°F | 66% | 41% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 57°F | 35°F | 66% | 41% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 57°F | 36°F | 66% | 41% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 57°F | 36°F | 66% | 41% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 57°F | 36°F | 66% | 41% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 57°F | 36°F | 66% | 41% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 57°F | 36°F | 66% | 42% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 57°F | 36°F | 66% | 42% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 58°F | 36°F | 66% | 42% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 58°F | 36°F | 66% | 42% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 58°F | 36°F | 66% | 42% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 28 | 58°F | 36°F | 66% | 42% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 58°F | 36°F | 66% | 42% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 58°F | 36°F | 65% | 42% | 12 h 40 min |
| March 31 | 58°F | 37°F | 65% | 42% | 12 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 35°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 5.24 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 200.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 11 h 10 min to 12 h 40 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 63%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00351897; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cottage Grove in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 65% on average, highest around March 20 (66%). In all, 5.24 in falls on 20 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Cottage Grove, 9 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00351897.
What are the records for March in Cottage Grove?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1916) is 83°F, on March 22, 1926; the coldest is 14°F, on March 6, 1956. The wettest March brought 10.81 in (2012); the snowiest, 18.5 inches (1951).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.8°F: 2021 44.3°F (−1.5), 2022 48.6°F (+2.8), 2023 41.6°F (−4.2), 2024 45.9°F (+0.1), 2025 47.4°F (+1.6). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.3°F | −1.5°F | 3.18 in |
| 2022 | 48.6°F | +2.8°F | 2.92 in |
| 2023 | 41.6°F | −4.2°F | 5.05 in |
| 2024 | 45.9°F | +0.1°F | 5.70 in |
| 2025 | 47.4°F | +1.6°F | 8.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00351897; recent months: ACIS, station USC00351897. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Cottage Grove compare across Oregon?
Across the 105 places PlainClimate covers in Oregon, March normal highs run from 41°F in Government Camp to 62°F in Riddle; Cottage Grove's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.