Average March Temperature in Columbus by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Columbus, Ohio for the month of March each year between 1894 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest March Ever in Columbus?

2012 was the warmest March in the history of Columbus, Ohio. The average daily high temperature was 63.9 °F, and the average low was 43.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest March Ever in Columbus?

1960 was the coolest March in the history of Columbus, Ohio. The average daily high temperature was 36.8 °F, and the average low was 19.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	15	56.6	36.4
2023	54	52.6	32.1
2022	21	56.9	33.8
2021	14	59.0	34.7
2020	16	55.4	37.6
2019	93	47.5	28.7
2018	91	47.4	29.6
2017	44	52.1	34.1
2016	7	57.8	39.1
2015	95	47.6	28.1
2014	97	48.3	27.1
2013	101	44.6	30.0
2012	1	63.9	43.8
2011	64	49.9	32.3
2010	30	54.3	34.0
2009	18	57.6	34.4
2008	83	47.3	31.5
2007	12	56.4	38.2
2006	71	48.5	31.9
2005	105	45.2	29.1
2004	39	51.9	35.0
2003	43	53.9	32.5
2002	61	50.5	32.1
2001	94	46.6	29.6
2000	19	56.0	35.8
1999	100	47.5	27.4
1998	37	51.4	35.7
1997	50	52.1	33.1
1996	115	44.8	26.4
1995	38	55.0	32.1
1994	79	49.4	29.5
1993	89	46.4	30.7
1992	68	50.3	31.1
1991	34	53.1	34.6
1990	23	55.6	35.0
1989	55	53.1	30.8
1988	72	50.4	30.0
1987	29	56.1	32.4
1986	52	53.1	31.9
1985	35	54.0	33.4
1984	128	40.4	24.1
1983	42	53.1	33.4
1982	70	50.5	30.3
1981	73	49.7	30.6
1980	104	46.0	28.4
1979	28	54.6	33.9
1978	124	42.5	26.4
1977	20	56.2	34.9
1976	17	56.3	36.6
1975	102	45.8	28.8
1974	27	54.7	34.5
1973	5	60.1	40.7
1972	106	46.6	27.4
1971	112	45.4	27.8
1970	107	44.6	29.2
1969	118	45.6	24.9
1968	40	55.0	31.6
1967	69	49.6	31.3
1966	57	52.7	30.9
1965	122	42.9	26.6
1964	65	50.8	31.3
1963	49	52.2	33.3
1962	109	45.4	28.3
1961	22	53.6	37.0
1960	130	36.8	19.9
1959	87	49.5	28.0
1958	98	44.3	30.9
1957	67	50.8	30.7
1956	81	49.4	29.5
1955	60	52.4	30.3
1954	96	47.7	27.9
1953	53	52.1	32.8
1952	74	49.2	30.6
1951	76	49.3	30.4
1950	114	45.8	26.8
1949	66	50.2	31.6
1948	41	54.0	32.6
1947	116	43.2	27.9
1946	2	63.0	42.0
1945	3	61.8	42.6
1944	77	48.8	30.2
1943	85	48.4	29.2
1942	33	53.6	34.2
1941	120	44.1	25.5
1940	92	46.6	30.1
1939	48	52.8	32.7
1938	10	57.4	37.9
1937	111	44.7	28.5
1936	31	53.6	34.7
1935	9	58.2	38.1
1934	103	47.9	26.5
1933	78	47.5	31.5
1932	119	44.5	25.8
1931	99	44.3	30.7
1930	75	49.6	30.2
1929	8	58.5	38.3
1928	82	48.1	30.7
1927	32	52.8	35.2
1926	123	43.6	25.4
1925	36	55.5	31.9
1924	108	43.9	29.7
1923	86	50.0	27.5
1922	45	51.8	34.3
1921	4	61.5	39.4
1920	46	53.9	31.7
1919	59	50.8	32.2
1918	24	58.4	32.1
1917	63	50.3	32.0
1916	117	44.8	25.8
1915	127	41.3	26.3
1914	110	44.8	28.7
1913	56	51.6	32.1
1912	125	41.9	26.0
1911	90	48.4	28.7
1910	6	62.0	35.4
1909	88	47.2	30.0
1908	26	54.4	35.9
1907	11	57.1	38.0
1906	129	37.8	24.1
1905	47	52.5	33.1
1904	80	47.9	31.0
1903	13	56.7	37.7
1902	58	51.0	32.3
1901	62	50.9	31.6
1900	121	43.4	26.2
1899	84	49.7	28.6
1897	51	52.0	33.1
1896	126	43.3	24.4
1895	113	48.0	25.3
1894	25	56.7	33.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Colombus International Airport	location
1893–1947	Ohio State University	location