Danville weather in March: Danville, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Danville in March has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 66°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal March, 3.53 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 3°C, 90 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationDanville Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00013728
- Location36.57°N 79.34°W
- Elevation571 ft (174 m)
- Population41,993
- Jan 49° 28°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 61° 36°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Danville in March?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 49.0°F. March is 7.5°F warmer than February and 9.1°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Danville and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 56°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 45°F and 53°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 56°F | 33°F | 34% | 21% |
| March 8 | 58°F | 35°F | 34% | 21% |
| March 15 | 61°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% |
| March 22 | 63°F | 38°F | 35% | 21% |
| March 31 | 66°F | 41°F | 35% | 21% |
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 | 56°F | 33°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 57°F | 33°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 57°F | 33°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 57°F | 34°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 58°F | 34°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 58°F | 34°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 58°F | 34°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 58°F | 35°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 59°F | 35°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 59°F | 35°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 59°F | 35°F | 35% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 60°F | 36°F | 35% | 21% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 60°F | 36°F | 35% | 21% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 60°F | 36°F | 35% | 21% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 61°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 61°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 61°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 62°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 62°F | 38°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 62°F | 38°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 63°F | 38°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 63°F | 38°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 63°F | 39°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 64°F | 39°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 64°F | 39°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 65°F | 40°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 65°F | 40°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 65°F | 40°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 66°F | 40°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 66°F | 41°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 66°F | 41°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 61°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 37°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.53 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 8
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013728; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Danville in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around March 28 (35%). In all, 3.53 in falls on 11 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Danville, 12 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.5 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013728.
What are the records for March in Danville?
The warmest March temperature on Danville's official record (since 1916) is 91°F, on March 17, 1945; the coldest is 9°F, on March 4, 2014. The wettest March brought 10.44 in (1975); the snowiest, 14.3 inches (1960).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.0°F: 2021 50.9°F (+1.9), 2022 52.4°F (+3.4), 2023 50.3°F (+1.3), 2024 53.0°F (+4.0), 2025 53.8°F (+4.8), 2026 55.9°F (+6.9). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.9°F | +1.9°F | 4.16 in |
| 2022 | 52.4°F | +3.4°F | 4.39 in |
| 2023 | 50.3°F | +1.3°F | 1.90 in |
| 2024 | 53.0°F | +4.0°F | 4.91 in |
| 2025 | 53.8°F | +4.8°F | 2.97 in |
| 2026 | 55.9°F | +6.9°F | 1.72 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record DANthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013728. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Danville 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; Danville's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.