State College weather in March

In March, State College sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 29°F, with 3.7 in of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 42°F in the first days to 51°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is State College's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see State College's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 46°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 29°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 3.7 in; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:31 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.2; out of 10

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 42°F in the first days to 51°F by the end.

A typical March day in State College reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 29°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°F and 62°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°F warmer than February and about 13°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)	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52
Avg low (°F)	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	41	25
2	41	25
3	42	25
4	42	25
5	42	26
6	43	26
7	43	26
8	43	26
9	44	27
10	44	27
11	44	27
12	45	28
13	45	28
14	45	28
15	46	29
16	46	29
17	46	29
18	46	30
19	47	30
20	47	30
21	47	31
22	48	31
23	48	32
24	49	32
25	49	32
26	50	33
27	50	33
28	51	34
29	51	34
30	52	34
31	52	35

How March really feels in State College

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

wind chill below the day's low

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

State College weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	3.0	9.9	6.2	9.4	0.0
Feb	37° / 22°	2.7	8.6	5	10.4	0.0
Mar	46° / 29°	3.7	10.7	3.9	11.7	1.2
Apr	59° / 40°	3.8	12.1	0.9	13.1	4.2
May	69° / 49°	3.9	12.8	0	14.2	5.9
Jun	77° / 59°	3.6	11.4	0	14.9	6.4
Jul	82° / 63°	3.1	10.8	0	14.6	6.3
Aug	80° / 62°	2.9	9.9	0	13.6	6.5
Sep	73° / 54°	4.1	9.4	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	61° / 43°	3.4	9	0.3	10.9	5.1
Nov	49° / 34°	3.2	8.8	1.4	9.7	1.9
Dec	38° / 26°	3.3	9.9	4	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

	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 (%)	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	35	35	36
Cloudier (%)	67	67	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	65	65	64

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

State College gets around 3.7 in of rain and snow over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39
Snow chance (%)	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	17
2	35	17
3	35	16
4	35	16
5	34	16
6	34	15
7	34	15
8	34	15
9	34	14
10	34	14
11	33	14
12	33	14
13	33	13
14	33	13
15	33	13
16	33	12
17	33	12
18	33	12
19	33	12
20	33	11
21	34	11
22	34	11
23	35	10
24	35	10
25	36	10
26	37	9
27	37	9
28	38	8
29	38	8
30	39	7
31	39	7

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	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	99	1

Wind in March

Winds average 7 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:27 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)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	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)	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:06
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:55	5:54
2	11.0	6:54	5:55
3	11.1	6:52	5:56
4	11.1	6:51	5:58
5	11.2	6:49	5:59
6	11.2	6:48	6:00
7	11.3	6:46	6:01
8	11.3	6:44	6:02
9	11.3	6:43	6:03
10	11.4	6:41	6:04
11	11.4	6:39	6:05
12	11.5	6:38	6:07
13	11.5	6:36	6:08
14	11.6	6:35	6:09
15	11.6	6:33	6:10
16	11.7	6:31	6:11
17	11.7	6:30	6:12
18	11.8	6:28	6:13
19	11.8	6:26	6:14
20	11.8	6:24	6:15
21	11.9	6:23	6:16
22	11.9	6:21	6:18
23	12.0	6:19	6:19
24	12.0	6:18	6:20
25	12.1	6:16	6:21
26	12.1	6:14	6:22
27	12.2	6:12	6:23
28	12.2	6:11	6:24
29	12.3	6:09	6:25
30	12.3	6:07	6:26
31	12.4	6:06	6:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.92 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)	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.7	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	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit State College?

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

1.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in State College.

What to pack for State College in March

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

In March, State College sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 29°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in State College in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in State College peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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	3	5	6	8	9	9	7	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in State College in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in State College is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	11	12	12	14	15	16	14	11	8	7	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	12	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is State College?

State College sits at 40.8°N, 77.9°W, 1,165 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Altoona, 34 mi away.

Topography around State College

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around State College has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 ft around an average of 1,142 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,598 ft.

The land around State College is covered by trees (44%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, trees (72%) within 10 miles, and trees (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

364 ft

trees 44%

10 miles

1,713 ft

trees 72%

50 miles

2,598 ft

trees 82%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

March weather nearby: Altoona 34 mi · Carlisle 54 mi · Williamsport 55 mi · Chambersburg 60 mi · Harrisburg 63 mi · Johnstown 65 mi · Hagerstown 80 mi · Lebanon 82 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
Religion

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 State College (40.7934°, -77.86°, elevation 1,165 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	41	25
2	41	25
3	42	25
4	42	25
5	42	26
6	43	26
7	43	26
8	43	26
9	44	27
10	44	27
11	44	27
12	45	28
13	45	28
14	45	28
15	46	29
16	46	29
17	46	29
18	46	30
19	47	30
20	47	30
21	47	31
22	48	31
23	48	32
24	49	32
25	49	32
26	50	33
27	50	33
28	51	34
29	51	34
30	52	34
31	52	35

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	17
2	35	17
3	35	16
4	35	16
5	34	16
6	34	15
7	34	15
8	34	15
9	34	14
10	34	14
11	33	14
12	33	14
13	33	13
14	33	13
15	33	13
16	33	12
17	33	12
18	33	12
19	33	12
20	33	11
21	34	11
22	34	11
23	35	10
24	35	10
25	36	10
26	37	9
27	37	9
28	38	8
29	38	8
30	39	7
31	39	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	41	25
2	41	25
3	42	25
4	42	25
5	42	26
6	43	26
7	43	26
8	43	26
9	44	27
10	44	27
11	44	27
12	45	28
13	45	28
14	45	28
15	46	29
16	46	29
17	46	29
18	46	30
19	47	30
20	47	30
21	47	31
22	48	31
23	48	32
24	49	32
25	49	32
26	50	33
27	50	33
28	51	34
29	51	34
30	52	34
31	52	35

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	17
2	35	17
3	35	16
4	35	16
5	34	16
6	34	15
7	34	15
8	34	15
9	34	14
10	34	14
11	33	14
12	33	14
13	33	13
14	33	13
15	33	13
16	33	12
17	33	12
18	33	12
19	33	12
20	33	11
21	34	11
22	34	11
23	35	10
24	35	10
25	36	10
26	37	9
27	37	9
28	38	8
29	38	8
30	39	7
31	39	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	41	25
2	41	25
3	42	25
4	42	25
5	42	26
6	43	26
7	43	26
8	43	26
9	44	27
10	44	27
11	44	27
12	45	28
13	45	28
14	45	28
15	46	29
16	46	29
17	46	29
18	46	30
19	47	30
20	47	30
21	47	31
22	48	31
23	48	32
24	49	32
25	49	32
26	50	33
27	50	33
28	51	34
29	51	34
30	52	34
31	52	35

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	17
2	35	17
3	35	16
4	35	16
5	34	16
6	34	15
7	34	15
8	34	15
9	34	14
10	34	14
11	33	14
12	33	14
13	33	13
14	33	13
15	33	13
16	33	12
17	33	12
18	33	12
19	33	12
20	33	11
21	34	11
22	34	11
23	35	10
24	35	10
25	36	10
26	37	9
27	37	9
28	38	8
29	38	8
30	39	7
31	39	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	99	1