Syracuse weather in March

In March, Syracuse sees average daytime highs of 41°F and overnight lows near 26°F, with 3.7 in of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°F in the first days to 47°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Syracuse's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Syracuse's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 41°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 3.7 in; 13.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:25 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 8th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.4; out of 10

Syracuse is city in and county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States.

Density: 2,173/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1848

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 37°F in the first days to 47°F by the end.

A typical March day in Syracuse reaches about 41°F in the afternoon and slips back to 26°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 57°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°F warmer than February and about 14°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)	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48
Avg low (°F)	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	36	22
2	36	22
3	37	22
4	37	22
5	37	23
6	38	23
7	38	23
8	38	24
9	38	24
10	39	24
11	39	24
12	40	25
13	40	25
14	40	25
15	41	26
16	41	26
17	41	26
18	42	27
19	42	27
20	42	28
21	43	28
22	43	28
23	44	29
24	44	29
25	45	30
26	45	30
27	46	31
28	46	31
29	47	32
30	47	32
31	48	32

How March really feels in Syracuse

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

6 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Syracuse weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	3.3	14.1	13.5	9.2	0.0
Feb	33° / 19°	2.9	12	10.7	10.2	0.0
Mar	41° / 26°	3.7	13.3	7.7	11.6	0.4
Apr	55° / 38°	4.2	13.8	2.7	13.1	3.2
May	67° / 49°	3.9	13.3	0.1	14.4	5.6
Jun	75° / 58°	4.5	13.3	0	15.1	6.3
Jul	79° / 63°	4.4	13.2	0	14.8	6.2
Aug	78° / 62°	4.0	12.6	0	13.8	6.5
Sep	71° / 54°	3.9	10.7	0	12.3	6.4
Oct	58° / 44°	4.5	13.3	0.3	10.8	4.1
Nov	46° / 34°	3.7	13.9	4.6	9.5	1.2
Dec	36° / 25°	3.8	14.8	10.9	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Syracuse gets around 3.7 in of rain and snow over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 8 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 (%)	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44
Snow chance (%)	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	14

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	34
2	44	34
3	44	33
4	44	33
5	44	33
6	44	32
7	43	32
8	43	32
9	43	31
10	43	31
11	43	30
12	43	30
13	43	29
14	43	29
15	43	28
16	43	27
17	42	26
18	42	25
19	42	24
20	42	23
21	42	21
22	42	20
23	42	19
24	43	18
25	43	17
26	43	17
27	44	16
28	44	15
29	44	15
30	44	14
31	44	14

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 8 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	8	light breeze
2	8	light breeze
3	8	light breeze
4	8	light breeze
5	8	light breeze
6	8	light breeze
7	8	light breeze
8	8	light breeze
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25	8	light breeze
26	8	light breeze
27	8	light breeze
28	8	light breeze
29	8	light breeze
30	8	light breeze
31	8	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 6:51 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:21 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	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	11.7	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)	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:58
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:51	5:45
2	10.9	6:49	5:46
3	11.0	6:48	5:47
4	11.0	6:46	5:49
5	11.1	6:44	5:50
6	11.1	6:43	5:51
7	11.2	6:41	5:52
8	11.2	6:39	5:54
9	11.3	6:37	5:55
10	11.3	6:36	5:56
11	11.4	6:34	5:57
12	11.4	6:32	5:58
13	11.5	6:31	6:00
14	11.5	6:29	6:01
15	11.6	6:27	6:02
16	11.6	6:25	6:03
17	11.7	6:23	6:05
18	11.7	6:22	6:06
19	11.8	6:20	6:07
20	11.8	6:18	6:08
21	11.9	6:16	6:09
22	11.9	6:14	6:11
23	12.0	6:12	6:12
24	12.0	6:11	6:13
25	12.1	6:09	6:14
26	12.1	6:07	6:15
27	12.2	6:05	6:16
28	12.2	6:03	6:18
29	12.3	6:02	6:19
30	12.3	6:00	6:20
31	12.4	5:58	6:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.65 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)	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	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
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Syracuse?

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

0.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Syracuse.

What to pack for Syracuse in March

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

In March, Syracuse sees daytime highs around 41°F and nights near 26°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Syracuse in March

The nearest coast averages about 37°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 25 mi away) is warmest in August at about 73°F and coldest in March near 37°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 14 to Sep 13 — about 2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	40	37	37	38	44	57	69	73	68	59	50	44
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	40	Bracing
Feb	37	Bracing
Mar	37	Bracing
Apr	38	Bracing
May	44	Bracing
Jun	57	Bracing
Jul	69	Refreshing
Aug	73	Refreshing
Sep	68	Cool
Oct	59	Bracing
Nov	50	Bracing
Dec	44	Bracing

UV index in Syracuse 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 Syracuse peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (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)	1	2	4	5	8	8	8	6	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Syracuse?

Syracuse sits at 43.0°N, 76.1°W, 397 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cicero, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Syracuse

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Syracuse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 ft around an average of 466 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,283 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,909 ft.

The land around Syracuse is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (37%) within 2 miles, trees (61%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

348 ft

artificial surfaces 53%

10 miles

1,283 ft

trees 61%

50 miles

1,909 ft

trees 60%

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

March weather nearby: Cicero 8.7 mi · Clay 9.3 mi · Auburn 22 mi · Cortland 31 mi · Oswego 34 mi · Rome 37 mi · Ithaca 45 mi · Utica 47 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 Syracuse (43.0481°, -76.1474°, elevation 397 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	36	22
2	36	22
3	37	22
4	37	22
5	37	23
6	38	23
7	38	23
8	38	24
9	38	24
10	39	24
11	39	24
12	40	25
13	40	25
14	40	25
15	41	26
16	41	26
17	41	26
18	42	27
19	42	27
20	42	28
21	43	28
22	43	28
23	44	29
24	44	29
25	45	30
26	45	30
27	46	31
28	46	31
29	47	32
30	47	32
31	48	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	34
2	44	34
3	44	33
4	44	33
5	44	33
6	44	32
7	43	32
8	43	32
9	43	31
10	43	31
11	43	30
12	43	30
13	43	29
14	43	29
15	43	28
16	43	27
17	42	26
18	42	25
19	42	24
20	42	23
21	42	21
22	42	20
23	42	19
24	43	18
25	43	17
26	43	17
27	44	16
28	44	15
29	44	15
30	44	14
31	44	14

	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	36	22
2	36	22
3	37	22
4	37	22
5	37	23
6	38	23
7	38	23
8	38	24
9	38	24
10	39	24
11	39	24
12	40	25
13	40	25
14	40	25
15	41	26
16	41	26
17	41	26
18	42	27
19	42	27
20	42	28
21	43	28
22	43	28
23	44	29
24	44	29
25	45	30
26	45	30
27	46	31
28	46	31
29	47	32
30	47	32
31	48	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	34
2	44	34
3	44	33
4	44	33
5	44	33
6	44	32
7	43	32
8	43	32
9	43	31
10	43	31
11	43	30
12	43	30
13	43	29
14	43	29
15	43	28
16	43	27
17	42	26
18	42	25
19	42	24
20	42	23
21	42	21
22	42	20
23	42	19
24	43	18
25	43	17
26	43	17
27	44	16
28	44	15
29	44	15
30	44	14
31	44	14

	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	36	22
2	36	22
3	37	22
4	37	22
5	37	23
6	38	23
7	38	23
8	38	24
9	38	24
10	39	24
11	39	24
12	40	25
13	40	25
14	40	25
15	41	26
16	41	26
17	41	26
18	42	27
19	42	27
20	42	28
21	43	28
22	43	28
23	44	29
24	44	29
25	45	30
26	45	30
27	46	31
28	46	31
29	47	32
30	47	32
31	48	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	34
2	44	34
3	44	33
4	44	33
5	44	33
6	44	32
7	43	32
8	43	32
9	43	31
10	43	31
11	43	30
12	43	30
13	43	29
14	43	29
15	43	28
16	43	27
17	42	26
18	42	25
19	42	24
20	42	23
21	42	21
22	42	20
23	42	19
24	43	18
25	43	17
26	43	17
27	44	16
28	44	15
29	44	15
30	44	14
31	44	14

	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