Front Royal weather in March: Front Royal, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Front Royal in March has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 43°F, rising from 50°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal March, 3.77 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 96 mm of precipitation and 6 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationFront Royal
- Station IDUSC00443229
- Location38.90°N 78.18°W
- Elevation930 ft (284 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population15,628
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 54° 33°
- Apr 67° 43°
- May 74° 51°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 87° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 47° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Front Royal in March?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 43.4°F. March is 7.3°F warmer than February and 11.1°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Front Royal and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 50°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 40°F and 47°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 | 50°F | 28°F | 30% | 18% |
| March 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 31% | 19% |
| March 15 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% |
| March 22 | 56°F | 34°F | 33% | 21% |
| March 31 | 60°F | 37°F | 35% | 22% |
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 | 50°F | 28°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 50°F | 29°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 50°F | 29°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 50°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 51°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 51°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 51°F | 30°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 52°F | 30°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 52°F | 31°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 52°F | 31°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 53°F | 31°F | 31% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 53°F | 31°F | 31% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 53°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 54°F | 32°F | 32% | 20% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 55°F | 33°F | 32% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 55°F | 33°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 55°F | 34°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 56°F | 34°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 56°F | 34°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 57°F | 35°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 57°F | 35°F | 33% | 21% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 57°F | 35°F | 34% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 58°F | 36°F | 34% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 58°F | 36°F | 34% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 59°F | 36°F | 34% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 59°F | 37°F | 34% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 60°F | 37°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 60°F | 37°F | 35% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 54°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 33°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.77 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.2 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
- 4
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00443229; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Front Royal in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around March 31 (35%). In all, 3.77 in falls on 10 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Front Royal, 16 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.2 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day 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 USC00443229.
What are the records for March in Front Royal?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1995) is 88°F, on March 30, 1998; the coldest is 3°F, on March 5, 2014. The wettest March brought 7.27 in (2010); the snowiest, 15.5 inches (1999).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 43.4°F: 2021 46.3°F (+2.9), 2023 45.5°F (+2.1), 2024 45.7°F (+2.3), 2026 50.9°F (+7.5). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.3°F | +2.9°F | 1.64 in |
| 2023 | 45.5°F | +2.1°F | 1.81 in |
| 2024 | 45.7°F | +2.3°F | 3.30 in |
| 2026 | 50.9°F | +7.5°F | 3.30 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00443229; recent months: ACIS, station USC00443229. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Front Royal 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; Front Royal's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.