Is Chicago hot in March?
Days are typically cold at 8.7°C, while nights average -0.1°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Chicago in
March.
Typical March weather in Chicago: 8.7°C by day, -0.1°C at night, 52 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high8.7°C
Typical low-0.1°C
Rain52 mm
Wet days7.3
In the year-round weather comparison, March scores 16 out of 100 (September leads the year at 89). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 48 from latitude 41.85°. Open-water sea temperature is 2.0°C (4 km from the place centre).
March at a glance
What is Chicago like in March?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 52 mm across about 7 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 11 h 48 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is March a good time to visit?
March ranks 9 of 12 in our weather comparison; September ranks first.
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Frost-level nights in March
The measured night-time normal is -0.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4887398
- NOAA station
- USW00014819 · CHICAGO MIDWAY AP
- Station distance
- 11.4 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 22 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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