Washington D.C. March Weather

Averages and records for weather in Washington D.C., District of Columbia in the month of March.
Typical Washington D.C. March Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 56.2 °F
Average daily low 38.2 °F
Average monthly precipitation 3.5 inches
Average monthly snow 2.0 inches
Washington D.C. March Weather Records
1851–2023
Highest temperature 93 °F March 23, 1907
Lowest temperature 4 °F March 4, 1873
Highest daily low 66 °F March 22, 1948
Lowest daily high 20 °F March 4, 1873
Hottest average temperature 9.4 °F
above average
2012
Coldest average temperature -12.5 °F
below average
1885
Most daily precipitation 2.8 inches March 9, 1881
Most monthly precipitation 8.8 inches 1891
Most daily snow 11.5 inches March 29, 1942
Most monthly snow 19.4 inches 1914
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 52.0 34.4 80 13
March 2 52.3 34.7 77 13
March 3 52.6 34.9 79 11
March 4 53.0 35.2 82 4
March 5 53.2 35.5 83 6
March 6 53.4 35.7 81 10
March 7 53.5 35.9 80 13
March 8 53.6 36.1 85 14
March 9 53.8 36.2 80 16
March 10 54.1 36.3 79 14
March 11 54.4 36.6 79 15
March 12 54.7 36.8 89 11
March 13 55.0 37.1 87 14
March 14 55.4 37.5 86 13
March 15 55.8 37.8 82 15
March 16 56.1 38.1 87 14
March 17 56.4 38.3 88 13
March 18 56.8 38.7 81 13
March 19 57.3 39.1 87 12
March 20 57.8 39.5 83 12
March 21 58.2 39.8 89 10
March 22 58.4 40.0 90 17
March 23 58.6 40.3 93 16
March 24 59.0 40.6 85 17
March 25 59.4 40.9 84 19
March 26 59.6 41.2 87 23
March 27 60.0 41.5 86 20
March 28 60.4 41.9 85 21
March 29 60.8 42.2 92 18
March 30 61.1 42.5 87 21
March 31 61.5 42.9 85 21
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2023 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location