Erie weather in March

In March, Erie sees average daytime highs of 37°F and overnight lows near 28°F, with 3.7 in of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°F in the first days to 41°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Erie's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erie's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 37°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 28°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 3.7 in; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:41 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Erie is city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Density: 1,992/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1795

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°F in the first days to 41°F by the end.

A typical March day in Erie reaches about 37°F in the afternoon and slips back to 28°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 48°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°F warmer than February and about 10°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41
Avg low (°F)	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	34	24
2	34	24
3	34	24
4	34	24
5	34	25
6	35	25
7	35	25
8	35	25
9	35	26
10	35	26
11	36	26
12	36	26
13	36	27
14	36	27
15	37	27
16	37	28
17	37	28
18	37	28
19	37	29
20	38	29
21	38	29
22	38	30
23	39	30
24	39	31
25	39	31
26	40	31
27	40	32
28	40	32
29	41	32
30	41	33
31	41	33

How March really feels in Erie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

7 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Erie weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 24°	4.4	16.6	13.3	9.3	0.0
Feb	32° / 22°	3.0	11.9	8.9	10.3	0.0
Mar	37° / 28°	3.7	12.2	6	11.6	0.0
Apr	47° / 39°	4.3	13.1	2	13.1	1.3
May	59° / 51°	3.9	12.6	0	14.4	4.3
Jun	71° / 64°	4.5	13.1	0	15	6.3
Jul	76° / 69°	4.8	13.5	0	14.8	6.6
Aug	75° / 68°	4.4	12.6	0	13.7	6.8
Sep	69° / 62°	4.2	11.1	0	12.3	6.3
Oct	58° / 51°	4.9	14.5	0.1	10.8	3.9
Nov	47° / 40°	4.9	15.5	4.4	9.6	1.2
Dec	38° / 31°	5.1	17.8	11.2	9	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	32	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	71	71	70	69	69	68	67	68	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	62	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Erie gets around 3.7 in of rain and snow over 12.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43
Snow chance (%)	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	28
2	43	28
3	43	27
4	42	27
5	42	26
6	42	26
7	41	25
8	41	25
9	41	24
10	40	23
11	40	23
12	40	22
13	39	21
14	39	21
15	39	20
16	38	19
17	38	18
18	38	18
19	38	17
20	37	16
21	37	16
22	38	15
23	38	14
24	38	14
25	39	14
26	39	13
27	40	13
28	41	13
29	41	13
30	42	13
31	43	13

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 mph on the calmest days to 13 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	13	breezy
2	13	breezy
3	13	breezy
4	13	breezy
5	12	breezy
6	12	breezy
7	12	breezy
8	12	breezy
9	12	breezy
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:14
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:06	6:02
2	11.0	7:04	6:03
3	11.0	7:02	6:04
4	11.1	7:01	6:05
5	11.1	6:59	6:06
6	11.2	6:58	6:08
7	11.2	6:56	6:09
8	11.3	6:54	6:10
9	11.3	6:53	6:11
10	11.4	6:51	6:12
11	11.4	6:49	6:14
12	11.5	6:47	6:15
13	11.5	6:46	6:16
14	11.6	6:44	6:17
15	11.6	6:42	6:18
16	11.6	6:41	6:19
17	11.7	6:39	6:21
18	11.7	6:37	6:22
19	11.8	6:35	6:23
20	11.8	6:34	6:24
21	11.9	6:32	6:25
22	11.9	6:30	6:26
23	12.0	6:28	6:28
24	12.0	6:26	6:29
25	12.1	6:25	6:30
26	12.1	6:23	6:31
27	12.2	6:21	6:32
28	12.2	6:19	6:33
29	12.3	6:18	6:34
30	12.3	6:16	6:35
31	12.4	6:14	6:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Erie?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Erie.

What to pack for Erie in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Erie sees daytime highs around 37°F and nights near 28°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Erie in March

The nearest coast averages about 34°F in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 mi away) is warmest in August at about 74°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 4 to Sep 21 — about 2.6 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	36	33	34	39	49	63	72	74	70	61	51	43
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	36	Bracing
Feb	33	Bracing
Mar	34	Bracing
Apr	39	Bracing
May	49	Bracing
Jun	63	Cool
Jul	72	Refreshing
Aug	74	Refreshing
Sep	70	Refreshing
Oct	61	Cool
Nov	51	Bracing
Dec	43	Bracing

UV index in Erie in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Erie peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	6	8	9	9	7	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Erie?

Erie sits at 42.1°N, 80.1°W, 653 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ashtabula, 40 mi away.

Topography around Erie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Erie.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Erie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft around an average of 650 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 981 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,611 ft.

The land around Erie is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and water (29%) within 2 miles, water (45%) and trees (33%) within 10 miles, and water (44%) and trees (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

276 ft

artificial surfaces 47%

10 miles

981 ft

water 45%

50 miles

1,611 ft

water 44%

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← February Erie year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Ashtabula 40 mi · Jamestown 43 mi · Norfolk County 51 mi · Tillsonburg 60 mi · Hermitage 65 mi · Painesville 66 mi · Port Colborne 69 mi · Brantford 70 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
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Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Erie (42.1292°, -80.0851°, elevation 653 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	34	24
2	34	24
3	34	24
4	34	24
5	34	25
6	35	25
7	35	25
8	35	25
9	35	26
10	35	26
11	36	26
12	36	26
13	36	27
14	36	27
15	37	27
16	37	28
17	37	28
18	37	28
19	37	29
20	38	29
21	38	29
22	38	30
23	39	30
24	39	31
25	39	31
26	40	31
27	40	32
28	40	32
29	41	32
30	41	33
31	41	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	28
2	43	28
3	43	27
4	42	27
5	42	26
6	42	26
7	41	25
8	41	25
9	41	24
10	40	23
11	40	23
12	40	22
13	39	21
14	39	21
15	39	20
16	38	19
17	38	18
18	38	18
19	38	17
20	37	16
21	37	16
22	38	15
23	38	14
24	38	14
25	39	14
26	39	13
27	40	13
28	41	13
29	41	13
30	42	13
31	43	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	34	24
2	34	24
3	34	24
4	34	24
5	34	25
6	35	25
7	35	25
8	35	25
9	35	26
10	35	26
11	36	26
12	36	26
13	36	27
14	36	27
15	37	27
16	37	28
17	37	28
18	37	28
19	37	29
20	38	29
21	38	29
22	38	30
23	39	30
24	39	31
25	39	31
26	40	31
27	40	32
28	40	32
29	41	32
30	41	33
31	41	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	28
2	43	28
3	43	27
4	42	27
5	42	26
6	42	26
7	41	25
8	41	25
9	41	24
10	40	23
11	40	23
12	40	22
13	39	21
14	39	21
15	39	20
16	38	19
17	38	18
18	38	18
19	38	17
20	37	16
21	37	16
22	38	15
23	38	14
24	38	14
25	39	14
26	39	13
27	40	13
28	41	13
29	41	13
30	42	13
31	43	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	34	24
2	34	24
3	34	24
4	34	24
5	34	25
6	35	25
7	35	25
8	35	25
9	35	26
10	35	26
11	36	26
12	36	26
13	36	27
14	36	27
15	37	27
16	37	28
17	37	28
18	37	28
19	37	29
20	38	29
21	38	29
22	38	30
23	39	30
24	39	31
25	39	31
26	40	31
27	40	32
28	40	32
29	41	32
30	41	33
31	41	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	28
2	43	28
3	43	27
4	42	27
5	42	26
6	42	26
7	41	25
8	41	25
9	41	24
10	40	23
11	40	23
12	40	22
13	39	21
14	39	21
15	39	20
16	38	19
17	38	18
18	38	18
19	38	17
20	37	16
21	37	16
22	38	15
23	38	14
24	38	14
25	39	14
26	39	13
27	40	13
28	41	13
29	41	13
30	42	13
31	43	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100