Dayton, OH: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 49°F in Dayton, OH, the warmest March since 2012, 7th warmest of 132.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 49°F; Warmest since 2012; 7th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 5.96 in; Wettest since 2023; 15th wettest of 131

A normal March in Dayton, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 40.9°F, between 35.9°F and 46.2°F in eight years of ten and 3.58 in of precipitation, between 1.85 in and 5.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Dayton, OH since 1895: 49°F in 2026; the highest is 53.6°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 35.9 to 46.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Dayton, OH from 1895 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	49	7	60	6	38	10	5.96	15	0
2025	47.7	10	59.2	7	36.2	19	3.85	47	0
2024	47.3	15	57.3	14	37.3	14	3.06	68	0
2023	42.6	46	52.6	40	32.6	49	6.72	9	0
2022	45.6	23	56.6	18	34.6	30	4.50	33	0
2021	46.6	17	58.8	9	34.5	31	3.30	63	0
2020	46.5	18	55	28	37.9	11	5.75	18	0
2019	38.1	92	47.7	87	28.5	102	3.59	54	0
2018	36.7	106	45.4	105	28	108	3.56	56	0
2017	41.2	62	50.3	67	32.2	55	4.95	28	0
2016	47.4	14	56.9	17	37.9	11	5.50	21	0
2015	38.7	85	48.3	81	29.2	94	3.91	44	0
2014	36.4	110	47.4	90	25.5	124	2.62	86	0
2013	35.3	119	42.3	126	28.3	105	3.16	66	0
2012	53.6	1	63.7	1	43.4	1	2.66	83	0
2011	40.8	67	49.6	71	32	58	4.17	37	0
2010	42.8	43	52.7	39	32.8	45	4.12	38	0
2009	44.7	29	56.5	21	32.8	45	1.48	121	0
2008	37.2	100	45.3	106	29.2	94	6.98	7	0
2007	46.2	21	55.7	24	36.7	16	4.87	29	0
2006	39.3	80	47.7	87	30.9	72	3.70	50	0
2005	35.9	113	44.4	115	27.3	112	2.31	100	0
2004	42.9	40	51.4	56	34.5	31	2.48	91	0
2003	42.1	53	52.2	48	32	58	2.65	84	0
2002	39.3	80	48.2	84	30.5	81	3.89	45	0
2001	37.1	103	45.8	100	28.5	102	1.35	124	0
2000	45.2	25	55.4	25	35.3	24	2.21	104	2
1999	35.6	115	45.7	101	25.5	124	1.61	118	0
1998	41.6	59	49.6	71	33.7	38	2.98	72	0
1997	41.8	57	51.2	58	32.3	53	3.96	42	0
1996	34	128	43.4	118	24.6	130	3.88	46	0
1995	42.9	40	53.4	34	32.5	51	2.62	86	0
1994	39.3	80	48.9	75	29.7	88	1.88	113	0
1993	37.7	95	45.1	110	30.2	82	3.85	47	0
1992	41	64	50.6	65	31.3	65	2.99	71	0
1991	42.9	40	51.8	52	34	36	5.34	24	0
1990	44.8	27	54.1	32	35.6	22	3.70	50	0
1989	42.3	51	52.8	38	31.9	60	5.99	13	0
1988	40.3	69	49.9	70	30.7	75	3.04	69	0
1987	43.3	37	55.1	26	31.5	63	2.22	102	0
1986	42.4	50	52.6	40	32.2	55	4.02	41	0
1985	43.6	34	53.2	35	34	36	4.85	30	0
1984	30.8	131	38.5	131	23.2	131	3.63	53	0
1983	42	55	51.3	57	32.7	48	2.67	81	0
1982	40	72	50	69	30	84	5.54	20	0
1981	39.3	80	49.3	73	29.3	93	1.18	128	0
1980	35.7	114	44.7	114	26.7	118	4.43	34	0
1979	44.3	32	54.4	31	34.2	35	1.35	124	0
1978	34.8	122	43.1	119	26.5	120	2.45	93	0
1977	45.6	23	56.6	18	34.5	31	3.50	58	0
1976	46.4	19	57	16	35.7	20	2.97	75	0
1975	37.8	93	46.2	98	29.5	89	3.34	61	0
1974	42.5	49	52.4	47	32.5	51	3.59	54	0
1973	48.6	8	57.9	10	39.2	6	4.64	31	0
1972	36.7	106	46.4	97	27	114	2.46	92	0
1971	37.8	93	46.6	95	29	96	1.84	114	0
1970	37.6	97	45.2	109	30	84	2.08	107	0
1969	35.5	118	45.7	101	25.3	127	1.41	123	0
1968	41.9	56	52.6	40	31.2	67	2.22	102	0
1967	40.2	70	49.2	74	31.1	69	3.77	49	0
1966	42.2	52	52.5	44	31.9	60	1.07	129	0
1965	34.7	123	42.7	121	26.7	118	2.33	99	0
1964	41	64	51.2	58	30.7	75	7.65	5	0
1963	42.6	46	51.5	54	33.6	39	6.80	8	0
1962	36.9	105	44.8	113	29	96	2.34	98	0
1961	43.6	34	52.1	49	35.2	25	5.39	23	0
1960	26.7	132	35.4	132	18	132	1.21	126	0
1959	38.3	91	48.5	79	28.2	107	2.60	88	0
1958	36	111	41.8	128	30.1	83	1.50	120	0
1957	39.8	75	48.7	77	30.9	72	1.42	122	0
1956	38.5	87	48.1	85	28.9	99	3.36	60	0
1955	40.7	68	50.8	62	30.7	75	3.22	64	0
1954	37.4	99	46.7	94	28	108	2.13	106	0
1953	42.1	53	51.1	61	33.1	42	2.98	72	0
1952	39.5	78	48	86	30.9	72	5.08	27	0
1951	38.5	87	46.9	93	30	84	3.17	65	0
1950	36	111	45	111	27	114	1.96	112	0
1949	40.2	70	48.8	76	31.6	62	3.31	62	0
1948	41.2	62	51.2	58	31.3	65	4.60	32	0
1947	35.3	119	42.9	120	27.7	110	1.73	117	0
1946	52.8	2	62.3	3	43.3	2	4.31	35	0
1945	52.4	3	61.5	4	43.3	2	8.65	2	0
1944	38.4	90	47.3	91	29.5	89	5.41	22	0
1943	37.7	95	46.5	96	28.9	99	5.69	19	0
1942	43.8	33	52.5	44	35.1	26	2.75	79	0
1941	35.1	121	43.6	117	26.5	120	0.66	130	0
1940	37.6	97	45.3	106	29.9	87	2.64	85	0
1939	42.8	43	52.6	40	32.9	44	2.79	77	0
1938	47.5	13	57.5	12	37.5	13	6.28	11	0
1937	37.2	100	45.5	103	28.9	99	1.60	119	0
1936	44.9	26	55	28	34.7	28	2.94	76	0
1935	47.9	9	56.6	18	39.2	6	3.47	59	0
1934	34.6	125	45.5	103	24.7	129	2.98	72	2
1933	40	72	47.2	92	32.8	45	5.98	14	0
1932	34.3	127	42.4	124	26.2	122	3.02	70	0
1931	37.1	103	42.7	121	31.5	63	2.51	90	0
1930	39.6	77	48.5	79	30.7	75	1.97	110	0
1929	47.7	10	56.4	22	39	8	2.45	93	0
1928	39.1	84	47.5	89	30.6	80	2.04	109	0
1927	44.7	29	52.9	36	36.6	17	4.05	40	0
1926	33.9	129	42.4	124	25.4	126	2.71	80	0
1925	43.1	38	53.6	33	32.6	49	2.37	97	0
1924	36.6	109	42.5	123	30.7	75	4.31	35	0
1923	38.5	87	48.6	78	28.3	105	2.42	95	0
1922	43.5	36	51.6	53	35.5	23	5.81	16	0
1921	50.4	4	60.5	5	40.2	4	7.41	6	0
1920	42.6	46	51.9	51	33.3	40	2.78	78	0
1919	42.8	43	52.5	44	33.2	41	5.16	26	0
1918	46.3	20	57.5	12	35.1	26	2.17	105	0
1917	41.3	61	50.3	67	32.3	53	3.95	43	0
1916	36.7	106	46.1	99	27.3	112	3.51	57	0
1915	34.7	123	41.7	129	27.7	110	1.19	127	0
1914	37.2	100	45	111	29.5	89	1.80	115	0
1913	40.9	66	50.8	62	31	71	8.89	1	0
1912	34.4	126	41.9	127	26.8	117	5.21	25	0
1911	40	72	50.7	64	29.4	92	2.67	81	0
1910	50.4	4	63.6	2	37.2	15	0.05	131	0
1909	39.8	75	48.3	81	31.2	67	2.23	101	0
1908	44.7	29	55.1	26	34.4	34	5.78	17	0
1907	49.4	6	59.2	7	39.6	5	6.00	12	1
1906	32.3	130	39.4	130	25.2	128			0
1905	45.9	22	56	23	35.7	20	2.05	108	0
1904	41.8	57	51.5	54	32.1	57	7.90	4	0
1903	47.6	12	57.1	15	38.1	9	3.69	52	0
1902	43	39	52.9	36	33.1	42	2.55	89	0
1901	41.4	60	52	50	31.1	69	2.42	95	2
1900	35.6	115	45.3	106	25.8	123	1.97	110	1
1899	39.5	78	50.6	65	28.4	104	4.10	39	0
1898	47.1	16	57.7	11	36.5	18	8.00	3	0
1897	44.8	27	54.9	30	34.7	28	6.61	10	0
1896	35.6	115	44.1	116	27	114	3.12	67	0
1895	38.6	86	48.3	81	29	96	1.78	116	3

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	53.6
1946	52.8
1945	52.4
1921	50.4
1910	50.4
1907	49.4
2026	49
1973	48.6
1935	47.9
2025	47.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	26.7
1984	30.8
1906	32.3
1926	33.9
1996	34
1932	34.3
1912	34.4
1934	34.6
1965	34.7
1915	34.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1913	8.89
1945	8.65
1898	8.00
1904	7.90
1964	7.65
1921	7.41
2008	6.98
1963	6.80
2023	6.72
1897	6.61

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.05
1941	0.66
1966	1.07
1981	1.18
1915	1.19
1960	1.21
2001	1.35
1979	1.35
1969	1.41
1957	1.42

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 22 March 2026
Coldest night: 18°F; 18 March 2026, 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.06 in; 3 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 5.96 in of precipitation in Dayton, OH, the wettest March since 2023, 15th wettest of 131.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Dayton, OH: 86°F on Sunday 22 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Dayton, OH: a low of 18°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026 and Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Dayton, OH: 1.06 in on Tuesday 3 March 2026.