Houma weather in March: Houma, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Houma in March has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 64°F, rising from 70°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal March, 4.48 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 12°C, 114 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationHouma
- Station IDUSC00164407
- Location29.64°N 90.82°W
- Elevation8 ft (2 m)
- Population31,671
- Jan 64° 44°
- Feb 67° 48°
- Mar 73° 54°
- Apr 78° 60°
- May 85° 67°
- Jun 90° 73°
- Jul 91° 74°
- Aug 91° 75°
- Sep 89° 71°
- Oct 82° 61°
- Nov 72° 52°
- Dec 66° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Houma in March?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 63.6°F. March is 6.1°F warmer than February and 5.3°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Houma and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 70°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 60°F and 67°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 26%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 70°F | 51°F | 26% | 20% |
| March 8 | 72°F | 53°F | 25% | 19% |
| March 15 | 73°F | 54°F | 24% | 17% |
| March 22 | 74°F | 55°F | 22% | 16% |
| March 31 | 75°F | 57°F | 20% | 14% |
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 | 70°F | 51°F | 26% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 2 | 70°F | 52°F | 26% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 71°F | 52°F | 26% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 4 | 71°F | 52°F | 26% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 5 | 71°F | 52°F | 25% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 6 | 71°F | 53°F | 25% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 7 | 71°F | 53°F | 25% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 72°F | 53°F | 25% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 72°F | 53°F | 25% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 10 | 72°F | 53°F | 25% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 11 | 72°F | 54°F | 25% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 72°F | 54°F | 24% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 73°F | 54°F | 24% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 73°F | 54°F | 24% | 17% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 73°F | 54°F | 24% | 17% | 12 h |
| March 16 | 73°F | 55°F | 24% | 17% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 73°F | 55°F | 23% | 17% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 73°F | 55°F | 23% | 17% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 74°F | 55°F | 23% | 17% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 74°F | 55°F | 23% | 16% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 74°F | 55°F | 22% | 16% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 74°F | 55°F | 22% | 16% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 74°F | 56°F | 22% | 15% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 74°F | 56°F | 21% | 15% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 74°F | 56°F | 21% | 15% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 26 | 75°F | 56°F | 21% | 15% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 75°F | 56°F | 21% | 15% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 75°F | 56°F | 21% | 15% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 75°F | 56°F | 21% | 15% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 30 | 75°F | 57°F | 20% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 31 | 75°F | 57°F | 20% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 54°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.48 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 20
- Days at 80°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00164407; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Houma in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around March 1 (26%). In all, 4.48 in falls on 7 days of a normal March, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Houma, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00164407.
What are the records for March in Houma?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 90°F, on March 21, 1921; the coldest is 23°F, on March 3, 1980. The wettest March brought 16.49 in (1948).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00164407. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Houma compare across Louisiana?
Across the 65 places PlainClimate covers in Louisiana, March normal highs run from 66°F in Lake Providence to 74°F in Thibodaux; Houma's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.