🇺🇸 Weather in New York in March
This is what the weather in New York (USA) was like in March in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
7.7 °C
5.5 °C – 9.3 °C
Avg. night-time low
2.2 °C
-0.1 °C – 4.1 °C
Avg. rain days in period
11.1
36 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
141 mm
96.8 mm – 292 mm
Avg. cloud cover
61 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
5.4 °C
Sea point approx. 20 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 17.9 °C (26 Mar 2021) · Lowest temperature -8.0 °C (5 Mar 2017) · Avg. daily peak wind 31 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 60Sunny
- 95Partly cloudy
- 44Cloudy
- 45Light rain
- 66Rain
Summary
- On average 7.7 °C during the day and 2.2 °C at night.
- On average 11.1 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 141 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 5.4 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2020 (avg. 9.3 °C), coolest: 2018 (avg. 5.5 °C).
- Wettest year: 2024 (292 mm), driest: 2025 (96.8 mm).
- Extremes: 17.9 °C on 26 Mar 2021 and -8.0 °C on 5 Mar 2017.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max7.8°Avg. min2.3°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 98.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 3.1 °C
Max 15.5 °C · Min -3.3 °C
2025
Avg. max9.0°Avg. min2.7°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 96.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 57 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.2 °C
Max 17.5 °C · Min -3.7 °C
2024
Avg. max9.1°Avg. min3.8°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 292 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 60 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 6.7 °C
Max 14.8 °C · Min -1.1 °C
2023
Avg. max8.2°Avg. min2.4°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 102 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 6.0 °C
Max 12.1 °C · Min -1.2 °C
2022
Avg. max8.1°Avg. min2.5°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 99.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 69 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.6 °C
Max 15.2 °C · Min -4.0 °C
2021
Avg. max8.1°Avg. min2.2°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 117 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 47 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.6 °C
Max 17.9 °C · Min -3.9 °C
2020
Avg. max9.3°Avg. min4.1°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 120 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 66 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 7.2 °C
Max 15.0 °C · Min -2.5 °C
2019
Avg. max5.8°Avg. min0.9°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 140 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 62 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 4.6 °C
Max 11.6 °C · Min -7.2 °C
2018
Avg. max5.5°Avg. min1.0°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 140 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 4.6 °C
Max 11.0 °C · Min -1.7 °C
2017
Avg. max5.9°Avg. min-0.1°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 207 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 55 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 5.1 °C
Max 13.8 °C · Min -8.0 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in New York in March?
- Daytime highs averaged 7.7 °C, night-time lows 2.2 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 17.9 °C (26 Mar 2021), the lowest -8.0 °C (5 Mar 2017).
- How often does it rain in New York in March?
- On average there were 11.1 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 141 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in New York in March?
- The sea temperature averaged 5.4 °C (open-sea point approx. 20 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 20 km from the location (40.530, -74.010)
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