Winchester weather in March: Winchester, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Winchester in March has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 43°F, rising from 48°F on the 1st to 59°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal March, 3.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 88 mm of precipitation and 10 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationWinchester
- Station IDUSC00449181
- Location39.19°N 78.15°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population27,800
- Jan 41° 24°
- Feb 45° 26°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 65° 42°
- May 73° 52°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 86° 66°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 77° 57°
- Oct 66° 45°
- Nov 55° 35°
- Dec 45° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Winchester in March?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 42.6°F. March is 7.3°F warmer than February and 11.0°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Winchester and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 48°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 39°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 48°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% |
| March 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% |
| March 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 20% |
| March 22 | 55°F | 34°F | 36% | 21% |
| March 31 | 59°F | 37°F | 39% | 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 | 48°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 48°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 49°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 49°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 49°F | 29°F | 32% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 51°F | 31°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 51°F | 31°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 51°F | 31°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 52°F | 31°F | 34% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 34% | 20% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 53°F | 32°F | 34% | 20% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 53°F | 32°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 53°F | 33°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 54°F | 33°F | 35% | 21% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 54°F | 33°F | 36% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 55°F | 34°F | 36% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 55°F | 34°F | 37% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 56°F | 34°F | 37% | 21% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 56°F | 35°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 57°F | 35°F | 37% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 57°F | 35°F | 38% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 57°F | 36°F | 38% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 58°F | 36°F | 38% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 58°F | 36°F | 39% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 59°F | 37°F | 39% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 32°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.8 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
- 3
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 66%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00449181; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Winchester in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around March 31 (39%). In all, 3.46 in falls on 11 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Winchester, 17 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.8 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 3 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00449181.
What are the records for March in Winchester?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1982) is 88°F, on March 31, 1998; the coldest is 3°F, on March 6, 2015. The wettest March brought 6.75 in (1984); the snowiest, 17.5 inches (1999).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00449181. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Winchester 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; Winchester's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.