Iowa City March Weather

Averages and records for weather in Iowa City, Iowa in the month of March.
Typical Iowa City March Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 48.9 °F
Average daily low 29.1 °F
Average monthly precipitation 2.2 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 29.0%
Iowa City March Weather Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F March 29, 1986
Lowest temperature -17 °F March 1, 1962
Highest daily low 62 °F March 30, 1998
Lowest daily high 3 °F March 2, 2014
Hottest average high temperature 63.7 °F 2012
Coldest average high temperature 32.2 °F 1960
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches March 27, 1916
Most monthly precipitation 6.1 inches 1991
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 41.0 22.7 74 -17
March 2 41.7 23.2 73 -14
March 3 42.3 23.7 80 -10
March 4 42.8 24.1 74 -7
March 5 43.2 24.5 72 -8
March 6 43.6 24.9 73 -12
March 7 44.0 25.3 77 -8
March 8 44.4 25.6 76 -7
March 9 44.9 25.9 73 -3
March 10 45.4 26.3 76 -6
March 11 45.9 26.8 77 4
March 12 46.5 27.2 79 2
March 13 47.1 27.7 77 0
March 14 47.7 28.2 77 -1
March 15 48.3 28.7 79 6
March 16 48.8 29.1 82 -3
March 17 49.6 29.6 83 0
March 18 50.3 30.1 82 0
March 19 50.9 30.6 81 -14
March 20 51.5 31.0 78 3
March 21 51.9 31.3 84 7
March 22 52.5 31.6 86 -4
March 23 53.0 32.1 83 4
March 24 53.6 32.4 87 2
March 25 54.0 32.9 80 4
March 26 54.5 33.2 86 8
March 27 55.0 33.6 85 7
March 28 55.4 34.0 82 11
March 29 55.7 34.3 88 10
March 30 56.0 34.6 84 9
March 31 56.4 34.9 80 9
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 Iowa City Municipal Airport location
1893–1998 Iowa City location