Martinsville weather in March: Martinsville, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Martinsville in March has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 66°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal March, 4.08 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 0°C, 104 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationMartinsville Filter Plant
- Station IDUSC00445300
- Location36.70°N 79.87°W
- Elevation780 ft (238 m)
- Population13,834
- Jan 48° 24°
- Feb 52° 26°
- Mar 60° 32°
- Apr 71° 40°
- May 78° 50°
- Jun 85° 59°
- Jul 88° 64°
- Aug 86° 63°
- Sep 80° 56°
- Oct 71° 43°
- Nov 60° 32°
- Dec 51° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Martinsville in March?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 45.9°F. March is 7.0°F warmer than February and 9.7°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Martinsville 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 3.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 42°F and 50°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 56°F | 28°F | 33% | 22% |
| March 8 | 58°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% |
| March 15 | 60°F | 31°F | 33% | 22% |
| March 22 | 62°F | 33°F | 33% | 22% |
| March 31 | 66°F | 36°F | 33% | 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 | 56°F | 28°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 56°F | 28°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 56°F | 29°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 57°F | 29°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 57°F | 29°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 57°F | 29°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 57°F | 29°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 58°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 58°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 58°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 59°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 59°F | 31°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 59°F | 31°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 60°F | 31°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 60°F | 31°F | 33% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 60°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 61°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 61°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 61°F | 32°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 62°F | 33°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 62°F | 33°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 62°F | 33°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 63°F | 33°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 63°F | 34°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 63°F | 34°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 64°F | 34°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 64°F | 34°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 64°F | 35°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 65°F | 35°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 65°F | 35°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 66°F | 36°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 60°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 32°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.08 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17
- 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
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00445300; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Martinsville in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around March 14 (33%). In all, 4.08 in falls on 11 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Martinsville, 17 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.7 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00445300.
What are the records for March in Martinsville?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1937) is 89°F, on March 17, 1945; the coldest is −3°F, on March 15, 1993. The wettest March brought 9.46 in (1993); the snowiest, 27.0 inches (1960).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.9°F: 2021 47.5°F (+1.6), 2022 49.0°F (+3.1), 2023 47.4°F (+1.5), 2024 49.8°F (+3.9), 2025 50.0°F (+4.1), 2026 52.0°F (+6.1). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.5°F | +1.6°F | 3.63 in |
| 2022 | 49.0°F | +3.1°F | 3.89 in |
| 2023 | 47.4°F | +1.5°F | 2.35 in |
| 2024 | 49.8°F | +3.9°F | 4.78 in |
| 2025 | 50.0°F | +4.1°F | 0.90 in |
| 2026 | 52.0°F | +6.1°F | 2.10 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00445300; recent months: ACIS, station USC00445300. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Martinsville 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; Martinsville's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Martinsville in February52°F by day, 26°F at night
- Martinsville in April71°F by day, 40°F at night
- Martinsville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Virginia in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Chesapeake: Virginia's warmest Marchnormal high 63°F