Grand Rapids, MI: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 40°F in Grand Rapids, MI, the warmest March since 2025, tied 16th warmest of 132 (with 1977).

March 2026

Mean temperature: 40°F; Warmest since 2025; 16th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 4.73 in; Wettest since 2023; 11th wettest of 130

A normal March in Grand Rapids, MI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 34.2°F, between 30.8°F and 40.7°F in eight years of ten and 2.27 in of precipitation, between 0.96 in and 4.09 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Grand Rapids, MI since 1894: 40°F in 2026; the highest is 50.7°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 30.8 to 40.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Grand Rapids, MI from 1894 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	40	16	50.9	9	29.2	27	4.73	11	0
2025	40.5	14	51.6	8	29.5	22	3.87	17	0
2024	40.9	12	49.9	15	31.8	11	3.74	19	0
2023	35.4	51	43.2	60	27.6	41	5.42	2	0
2022	36.2	43	45.2	42	27.3	44	3.50	27	0
2021	41.2	8	52.5	5	30	17	1.51	102	0
2020	38.6	23	47.5	26	29.7	20	3.27	36	0
2019	32.2	91	40.8	82	23.6	93	2.23	68	0
2018	34.3	63	43.3	58	25.4	73	1.16	116	0
2017	35	58	43	61	27.1	50	3.27	36	0
2016	40.6	13	49.7	16	31.4	13	4.94	5	0
2015	32.4	87	42.1	70	22.6	101	1.05	122	0
2014	26.6	129	35.9	124	17.3	131	1.54	100	0
2013	31.5	97	38.8	102	24.3	88	0.94	125	0
2012	50.7	1	60.6	1	40.8	1	3.14	41	0
2011	33.8	69	41.9	75	25.6	69	4.01	16	0
2010	41.2	8	51.8	7	30.6	16	1.17	115	0
2009	37.3	31	47.7	24	27	52	2.66	48	0
2008	32.8	80	40.5	85	25	78	2.47	54	0
2007	39.6	20	49.1	19	30	17	3.50	27	0
2006	36.5	41	45.4	41	27.5	42	3.31	34	0
2005	29.9	105	38.6	104	21.1	113	1.41	106	0
2004	39.3	21	46.5	33	32.1	10	4.79	9	0
2003	33.3	76	43.3	58	23.2	96	1.58	99	0
2002	30.9	102	39.2	97	22.7	99	2.65	49	0
2001	32.5	84	40.5	85	24.5	85	0.54	129	0
2000	42.1	5	52.1	6	32.2	8	1.31	110	0
1999	32.9	79	42.7	65	23.1	97	0.96	123	0
1998	36.1	45	42.9	63	29.3	26	4.93	6	0
1997	34.5	61	41.8	76	27.3	44	1.40	107	0
1996	28.4	121	38.5	105	18.3	130	0.96	123	0
1995	37	36	47.1	30	26.9	53	1.49	103	0
1994	34.1	65	43.5	55	24.7	83	1.46	104	0
1993	32.4	87	39.6	93	25.1	77	2.31	65	0
1992	33.6	72	42.5	66	24.8	79	3.51	26	0
1991	37.9	28	47.5	26	28.3	33	3.58	23	0
1990	37.1	34	45.6	38	28.6	32	1.96	84	0
1989	31.8	96	41.2	80	22.3	104	2.47	54	0
1988	34.1	65	43.7	54	24.5	85	2.12	73	0
1987	37.3	31	47.8	22	26.8	55	1.15	117	0
1986	36.7	39	46.8	31	26.6	57	2.35	63	0
1985	36.2	43	44.1	49	28.3	33	4.20	15	0
1984	28.9	112	36.7	117	21.1	113	2.77	46	0
1983	36.8	38	46.5	33	27.2	46	3.30	35	0
1982	32.5	84	40.2	88	24.8	79	3.36	31	0
1981	35.1	54	45	43	25.2	76	1.29	111	0
1980	32.4	87	40.9	81	24	90	1.74	93	0
1979	36.9	37	45	43	28.8	30	3.72	20	0
1978	27.9	123	36.8	114	19	126	2.01	82	0
1977	40	16	49.2	18	30.8	15	3.81	18	0
1976	37.8	29	47.8	22	27.9	39	4.99	4	0
1975	28.8	113	36.8	114	20.8	116	2.28	66	0
1974	33.6	72	40.7	83	26.5	58	5.12	3	0
1973	41.9	7	50.1	14	33.7	4	3.34	33	0
1972	29.6	106	37.4	110	21.9	108	2.11	74	0
1971	29	109	36.8	114	21.2	111	1.77	92	0
1970	28.7	119	37.4	110	20.1	121	2.43	57	0
1969	29.2	108	39.3	96	19.2	123	1.29	111	0
1968	38	27	48.3	20	27.7	40	1.08	121	0
1967	34.1	65	42.4	67	25.8	67	2.49	52	0
1966	37.1	34	46.1	36	28	38	2.65	49	0
1965	26.1	130	33.3	132	19	126	3.11	42	0
1964	34.5	61	43	61	25.9	65	3.54	25	0
1963	35.4	51	44.5	47	26.2	61	3.45	29	0
1962	32.6	83	40.6	84	24.6	84	1.74	93	0
1961	37.7	30	45.8	37	29.5	22	3.26	38	0
1960	23.9	132	33.1	133	14.7	133	1.09	120	0
1959	31.5	97	40.3	87	22.7	99	2.99	43	0
1958	34.7	59	42	72	27.5	42	0.74	126	0
1957	34.7	59	43.8	52	25.6	69	1.93	87	0
1956	30.1	104	37.9	109	22.3	104	2.43	57	0
1955	33.1	77	42.4	67	23.8	92	2.07	76	0
1954	30.9	102	39.5	94	22.4	103	4.83	8	0
1953	36.1	45	43.8	52	28.3	33	1.90	90	0
1952	32.7	82	39.9	90	25.4	73	2.35	63	0
1951	33.9	68	41.6	78	26.2	61	2.02	80	0
1950	28.8	113	36.5	119	21.2	111	2.23	68	0
1949	33.7	70	42.1	70	25.3	75	2.28	66	0
1948	32.1	93	42	72	22.2	106	5.77	1	0
1947	28.8	113	36.3	122	21.3	109	1.91	89	0
1946	44.1	4	54.9	4	33.3	6	1.95	85	0
1945	45.9	2	57.9	2	33.8	3	1.61	97	0
1944	28.8	113	36.4	120	21.3	109	2.14	71	0
1943	29	109	38.9	100	19.2	123	2.40	59	0
1942	35.8	48	43.4	56	28.3	33	4.59	13	0
1941	27.9	123	36.4	120	19.3	122	2.03	79	0
1940	28.8	113	34.4	129	23.3	95	1.92	88	0
1939	34.2	64	42.4	67	25.9	65	1.21	113	0
1938	42.1	5	50.7	11	33.5	5	3.35	32	0
1937	31.2	101	38.1	108	24.3	88	1.10	119	0
1936	37.3	31	45.5	39	29	29	0.73	127	0
1935	38.2	26	46.5	33	29.8	19	2.62	51	0
1934	29	109	36	123	22	107	1.63	96	0
1933	33.1	77	39.1	98	27.1	50	2.13	72	0
1932	28.4	121	34.4	129	22.5	102	2.37	60	0
1931	33.7	70	39.1	98	28.2	37	1.94	86	0
1930	33.6	72	41.7	77	25.5	72	1.20	114	0
1929	39.7	19	47.6	25	31.7	12	2.06	77	0
1928	33.5	75	41.3	79	25.6	69	2.04	78	0
1927	39.8	18	47.3	29	32.2	8	2.20	70	0
1926	27.7	126	35.1	126	20.3	120	1.99	83	0
1925	36.3	42	45.5	39	27.2	46	1.39	108	0
1924	32.3	90	38.4	106	26.1	63	2.08	75	0
1923	28.7	119	36.9	113	20.5	117	2.36	62	0
1922	36.7	39	44.3	48	29.1	28	3.18	39	0
1921	41	11	50.9	9	31.2	14	4.77	10	0
1920	36.1	45	45	43	27.2	46	3.42	30	0
1919	35.4	51	44	50	26.9	53	4.93	6	0
1918	38.4	25	48	21	28.8	30	2.37	60	0
1917	35.1	54	42.9	63	27.2	46	1.87	91	0
1916	28.8	113	37.2	112	20.4	118	3.16	40	0
1915	31.4	99	38.9	100	23.9	91	1.13	118	0
1914	32	95	39.5	94	24.4	87	1.59	98	0
1913	32.8	80	42	72	23.6	93	3.57	24	0
1912	25	131	33.5	131	16.4	132	1.52	101	0
1911	35.1	54	43.9	51	26.4	60	0.73	127	0
1910	45	3	55.2	3	34.9	2	0.08	130	0
1909	32.1	93	38.2	107	26	64	1.37	109	0
1908	35.1	54	43.4	56	26.8	55	2.44	56	0
1907	38.5	24	47.4	28	29.6	21	2.74	47	0
1906	27.9	123	34.7	127	21	115	1.67	95	0
1905	35.6	50	44.7	46	26.5	58	2.81	45	0
1904	32.2	91	38.7	103	25.7	68	4.39	14	0
1903	39.2	22	49.6	17	29.5	22	2.48	53	3
1902	40.2	15	50.2	13	29.5	22			3
1901	32.5	84	40.1	89	24.8	79	3.64	21	0
1900	26.7	128	34.5	128	19	126	2.02	80	0
1899	26.9	127	35.4	125	18.4	129	3.60	22	0
1898	35.7	49	46.6	32	24.8	79	2.91	44	0
1897	31.3	100	39.7	92	22.9	98	4.69	12	0
1896			36.7	117	20.4	118	1.45	105	4
1895	29.6	106	39.9	90	19.1	125			2
1894	41.1	10	50.6	12	32.3	7			2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	50.7
1945	45.9
1910	45
1946	44.1
2000	42.1
1938	42.1
1973	41.9
2021	41.2
2010	41.2
1894	41.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	23.9
1912	25
1965	26.1
2014	26.6
1900	26.7
1899	26.9
1926	27.7
1978	27.9
1941	27.9
1906	27.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1948	5.77
2023	5.42
1974	5.12
1976	4.99
2016	4.94
1998	4.93
1919	4.93
1954	4.83
2004	4.79
1921	4.77

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.08
2001	0.54
1936	0.73
1911	0.73
1958	0.74
2013	0.94
1999	0.96
1996	0.96
2015	1.05
1968	1.08

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 75°F; 31 March 2026
Coldest night: 11°F; 1 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.55 in; 6 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 4.73 in of precipitation in Grand Rapids, MI, the wettest March since 2023, 11th wettest of 130.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Grand Rapids, MI: 75°F on Tuesday 31 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Grand Rapids, MI: a low of 11°F on Sunday 1 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Grand Rapids, MI: 1.55 in on Friday 6 March 2026.