Average March Temperature in Washington D.C. by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Washington D.C. for the month of March each year between 1872 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest March Ever in Washington D.C.?

2012 was the warmest March in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 66.3 °F, and the average low was 47.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest March Ever in Washington D.C.?

1885 was the coolest March in the history of Washington D.C.. The average daily high temperature was 43.2 °F, and the average low was 26.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	8	61.2	42.6
2023	26	58.3	39.9
2022	16	60.5	40.4
2021	13	61.0	41.4
2020	5	62.1	44.3
2019	59	55.4	38.1
2018	97	51.9	35.3
2017	55	56.5	37.9
2016	4	63.1	44.0
2015	79	54.5	36.1
2014	108	52.2	33.6
2013	95	51.5	36.1
2012	1	66.3	47.2
2011	69	54.0	37.2
2010	12	59.8	42.6
2009	80	53.6	36.7
2008	29	58.3	39.7
2007	42	58.0	37.4
2006	40	57.4	38.3
2005	104	51.1	34.9
2004	32	58.0	39.5
2003	57	57.0	37.2
2002	44	57.3	38.0
2001	96	52.3	35.2
2000	9	61.6	41.7
1999	89	53.4	35.5
1998	58	55.1	38.6
1997	35	57.9	39.4
1996	107	51.8	34.0
1995	25	59.1	39.2
1994	76	54.5	36.2
1993	112	49.9	34.5
1992	84	53.6	36.4
1991	33	57.2	40.3
1990	19	60.1	40.3
1989	66	54.9	37.3
1988	54	57.5	36.9
1987	41	57.8	37.6
1986	52	58.2	36.6
1985	43	56.9	38.5
1984	119	49.7	33.9
1983	34	57.1	40.4
1982	70	54.4	36.8
1981	45	57.2	38.1
1980	65	55.2	37.2
1979	10	61.7	41.3
1978	90	52.3	36.4
1977	7	62.4	42.9
1976	11	61.6	41.1
1975	81	53.4	36.9
1974	27	59.0	39.3
1973	15	59.6	42.6
1972	72	54.6	36.5
1971	101	52.1	34.3
1970	118	50.6	33.1
1969	103	52.6	33.4
1968	23	61.5	37.8
1967	86	55.2	34.7
1966	48	58.4	36.5
1965	124	50.2	32.6
1964	49	58.5	36.4
1963	37	58.9	38.1
1962	92	52.5	35.8
1961	47	56.8	38.3
1960	152	42.9	28.2
1959	74	55.8	35.0
1958	125	47.3	35.4
1957	68	53.7	37.9
1956	102	51.9	34.4
1955	56	56.3	38.0
1954	88	53.6	35.3
1953	50	55.9	39.1
1952	100	51.7	34.9
1951	71	54.4	36.7
1950	121	50.9	32.4
1949	61	55.5	37.8
1948	39	58.1	37.9
1947	136	48.5	31.6
1946	6	63.1	43.0
1945	2	67.6	44.9
1944	105	51.4	34.5
1943	75	55.5	35.2
1942	53	56.1	38.6
1941	137	49.1	30.6
1940	132	48.7	32.7
1939	63	55.6	37.2
1938	22	60.4	39.2
1937	116	50.9	33.3
1936	18	59.8	40.8
1935	20	60.1	40.3
1934	127	51.0	31.4
1933	106	50.7	35.2
1932	134	48.9	31.2
1931	126	47.5	35.1
1930	85	55.2	34.7
1929	17	60.4	40.1
1928	93	52.7	35.5
1927	46	56.4	38.7
1926	135	49.1	31.1
1925	64	56.2	36.6
1924	109	50.6	34.7
1923	77	56.9	33.8
1922	78	53.6	37.1
1921	3	66.7	44.3
1920	73	56.3	34.7
1919	62	56.1	36.8
1918	38	59.4	37.4
1917	98	52.4	34.5
1916	148	46.7	29.1
1915	143	47.2	30.3
1914	139	47.8	31.0
1913	28	59.0	39.1
1912	131	49.7	32.2
1911	130	50.7	31.3
1910	14	61.8	40.5
1909	115	50.7	33.5
1908	51	56.8	38.0
1907	31	60.1	37.4
1906	150	44.0	31.2
1905	83	54.7	35.3
1904	113	50.6	33.8
1903	21	59.3	40.8
1902	60	56.4	37.0
1901	82	54.9	35.2
1900	141	48.0	29.7
1899	114	50.1	34.3
1898	30	57.3	40.4
1897	67	55.7	36.2
1896	145	47.6	29.4
1895	120	50.5	33.1
1894	36	58.7	38.4
1893	129	49.9	32.3
1892	149	45.3	30.1
1891	144	44.9	32.2
1890	123	50.5	32.4
1889	99	51.7	35.1
1888	147	47.2	29.0
1887	142	46.7	30.8
1886	110	50.6	34.3
1885	153	43.2	26.6
1884	111	49.8	34.8
1883	146	48.4	28.5
1882	87	52.8	36.3
1881	133	47.5	33.3
1880	117	49.9	33.9
1879	94	53.4	34.6
1878	24	59.3	39.9
1877	128	50.1	32.3
1876	138	48.1	31.3
1875	140	46.8	31.5
1874	91	54.0	34.5
1873	122	51.7	31.5
1872	151	45.9	27.1

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2024	Washington Reagan Airport	location
1851–1945	Washington D.C.	location