Port Townsend weather in March: Port Townsend, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Port Townsend in March has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 50°F on the 1st to 55°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal March, 1.85 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 5°C, 47 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationPort Townsend
- Station IDUSC00456678
- Location48.12°N 122.76°W
- Elevation100 ft (31 m)
- Population10,649
- Jan 46° 38°
- Feb 49° 38°
- Mar 52° 40°
- Apr 58° 43°
- May 63° 47°
- Jun 68° 51°
- Jul 73° 53°
- Aug 73° 54°
- Sep 68° 51°
- Oct 58° 46°
- Nov 50° 41°
- Dec 45° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Port Townsend in March?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 46.2°F. March is 2.8°F warmer than February and 4.2°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Port Townsend and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 50°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 44°F and 48°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 47%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 50°F | 39°F | 46% | 17% |
| March 8 | 51°F | 40°F | 47% | 17% |
| March 15 | 52°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% |
| March 22 | 53°F | 41°F | 47% | 19% |
| March 31 | 55°F | 42°F | 45% | 19% |
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 | 39°F | 46% | 17% | 11 h |
| March 2 | 50°F | 39°F | 46% | 17% | 11 h |
| March 3 | 50°F | 39°F | 46% | 17% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 4 | 50°F | 39°F | 47% | 17% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 5 | 50°F | 39°F | 47% | 17% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 6 | 50°F | 39°F | 47% | 17% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 7 | 51°F | 39°F | 47% | 17% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 8 | 51°F | 40°F | 47% | 17% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 9 | 51°F | 40°F | 47% | 17% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 10 | 51°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 11 | 51°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 12 | 51°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 52°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 14 | 52°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 15 | 52°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 52°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 17 | 52°F | 40°F | 47% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 52°F | 41°F | 47% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 53°F | 41°F | 47% | 19% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 53°F | 41°F | 47% | 19% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 53°F | 41°F | 47% | 19% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 53°F | 41°F | 47% | 19% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 53°F | 41°F | 46% | 19% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 24 | 53°F | 41°F | 46% | 19% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 54°F | 41°F | 46% | 19% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 54°F | 41°F | 46% | 19% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 27 | 54°F | 41°F | 46% | 19% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 28 | 54°F | 42°F | 46% | 19% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 54°F | 42°F | 45% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
| March 30 | 55°F | 42°F | 45% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
| March 31 | 55°F | 42°F | 45% | 19% | 12 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 40°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 1.85 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 11 h to 12 h 40 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Sunshine
- 61%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00456678; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Port Townsend in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 46% on average, highest around March 10 (47%). In all, 1.85 in falls on 15 days of a normal March.
In a normal March in Port Townsend, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00456678.
What are the records for March in Port Townsend?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1891) is 74°F, on March 29, 2004; the coldest is 19°F, on March 10, 1951. The wettest March brought 3.84 in (1904); the snowiest, 8.3 inches (1962).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00456678. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Port Townsend compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, March normal highs run from 46°F in Bickleton to 59°F in Pasco; Port Townsend's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Port Townsend in February49°F by day, 38°F at night
- Port Townsend in April58°F by day, 43°F at night
- Port Townsend through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Washington in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Pasco: Washington's warmest Marchnormal high 59°F