Hopkinsville weather in March: Hopkinsville, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Hopkinsville in March has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 38°F, a daily mean of 48°F, rising from 53°F on the 1st to 64°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 4.76 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 3°C, 121 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationHopkinsville
- Station IDUSC00153994
- Location36.85°N 87.52°W
- Elevation520 ft (159 m)
- Population30,800
- Jan 44° 27°
- Feb 48° 31°
- Mar 58° 38°
- Apr 69° 47°
- May 77° 58°
- Jun 85° 66°
- Jul 88° 70°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 82° 61°
- Oct 71° 49°
- Nov 58° 38°
- Dec 47° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hopkinsville in March?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 38°F, for a daily mean of 48.0°F. March is 8.4°F warmer than February and 10.1°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Hopkinsville and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 53°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 44°F and 52°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 53°F | 34°F | 37% | 25% |
| March 8 | 55°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% |
| March 15 | 58°F | 38°F | 37% | 24% |
| March 22 | 60°F | 39°F | 37% | 25% |
| March 31 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 26% |
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 | 53°F | 34°F | 37% | 25% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 53°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 53°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 54°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 54°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 54°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 55°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 55°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 55°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 56°F | 36°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 56°F | 37°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 57°F | 37°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 57°F | 37°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 57°F | 37°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 58°F | 38°F | 37% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 58°F | 38°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 58°F | 38°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 59°F | 38°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 59°F | 38°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 60°F | 39°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 60°F | 39°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 60°F | 39°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 61°F | 39°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 61°F | 40°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 62°F | 40°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 63°F | 41°F | 37% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 63°F | 41°F | 37% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 63°F | 41°F | 37% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 58°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 38°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.76 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00153994; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Hopkinsville in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around March 29 (37%). In all, 4.76 in falls on 12 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Hopkinsville, 11 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00153994.
What are the records for March in Hopkinsville?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1896) is 94°F, on March 24, 1929; the coldest is −3°F, on March 5, 1960. The wettest March brought 16.43 in (1997); the snowiest, 25.7 inches (1960).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.0°F: 2021 52.8°F (+4.8), 2022 50.9°F (+2.9), 2023 48.8°F (+0.8), 2025 53.9°F (+5.9), 2026 57.5°F (+9.5). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.8°F | +4.8°F | 5.12 in |
| 2022 | 50.9°F | +2.9°F | 5.30 in |
| 2023 | 48.8°F | +0.8°F | 6.96 in |
| 2025 | 53.9°F | +5.9°F | 4.79 in |
| 2026 | 57.5°F | +9.5°F | 2.17 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00153994; recent months: ACIS, station USC00153994. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Hopkinsville compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, March normal highs run from 54°F in Olive Hill to 62°F in Eddyville; Hopkinsville's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.