Cedar Rapids March Weather

Averages and records for weather in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the month of March.
Typical Cedar Rapids March Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 48.6 °F
Average daily low 28.4 °F
Average monthly precipitation 2.0 inches
Average monthly snow 4.0 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 30.7%
Daily chance of snow 9.4%
Cedar Rapids March Weather Records
1892–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F March 29, 1986
Lowest temperature -17 °F March 1, 1962
Highest daily low 63 °F March 27, 1998
Lowest daily high 5 °F March 2, 2014
Hottest average high temperature 65.5 °F 2012
Coldest average high temperature 32.7 °F 1960
Most daily precipitation 2.6 inches March 31, 1998
Most monthly precipitation 6.4 inches 1951
Most daily snow 12.0 inches March 28, 1931
Most monthly snow 30.9 inches 1951
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
March 1 40.7 22.0 71 -17
March 2 41.3 22.5 73 -13
March 3 41.9 23.1 71 -13
March 4 42.4 23.5 73 -9
March 5 42.8 23.8 72 -9
March 6 43.2 24.3 73 -10
March 7 43.7 24.5 79 -5
March 8 44.1 24.8 76 -10
March 9 44.6 25.1 70 -8
March 10 45.1 25.5 72 -1
March 11 45.6 26.0 74 -12
March 12 46.1 26.4 79 -7
March 13 46.8 26.9 77 -5
March 14 47.4 27.4 75 -1
March 15 48.0 27.9 81 3
March 16 48.6 28.3 82 -3
March 17 49.2 28.9 83 -2
March 18 50.0 29.4 82 2
March 19 50.6 29.9 81 -10
March 20 51.3 30.4 79 6
March 21 51.8 30.7 85 2
March 22 52.3 31.0 85 1
March 23 52.9 31.3 83 1
March 24 53.5 31.8 87 -4
March 25 54.0 32.1 80 5
March 26 54.4 32.5 84 6
March 27 54.9 32.9 85 9
March 28 55.4 33.3 80 7
March 29 55.7 33.6 88 7
March 30 56.1 34.0 86 7
March 31 56.5 34.3 81 9
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1892–2024 Cedar Rapids #1 location