Milwaukee, WI: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 39.6°F in Milwaukee, WI, the warmest March since 2024, tied 15th warmest of 156 (with 1903).

March 2026

Mean temperature: 39.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 15th warmest of 156
Precipitation: 3.02 in; Wettest since 2025; 57th wettest of 156

A normal March in Milwaukee, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 35.6°F, between 31.4°F and 39.8°F in eight years of ten and 1.76 in of precipitation, between 0.72 in and 3.69 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Milwaukee, WI since 1871: 39.6°F in 2026; the highest is 48.8°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 31.4 to 39.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Milwaukee, WI from 1871 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
2026	39.6	15	49.4	9	29.9	36	3.02	57
2025	39.3	20	48.6	10	30	34	4.19	12
2024	40.8	8	48.2	11	33.3	6	5.50	3
2023	36.1	44	42.7	55	29.4	41	4.02	17
2022	37	37	45	34	29	48	2.95	60
2021	41.5	6	50	7	33	7	0.84	138
2020	39.5	17	46.6	21	32.4	13	3.67	28
2019	32.8	82	40.7	73	24.9	99	1.64	109
2018	34.9	64	41.6	68	28.2	57	0.66	147
2017	36.1	44	42.3	61	29.9	36	3.72	25
2016	40.1	11	47.6	13	32.6	11	3.34	37
2015	34.7	68	43.6	45	25.7	86	0.83	139
2014	28.9	134	36.7	118	21.2	138	1.12	129
2013	30	117	36	129	24.1	105	1.63	111
2012	48.8	1	57.8	1	39.7	1	3.19	45
2011	33.5	76	39.9	78	27.2	66	3.08	53
2010	39.4	19	47.4	16	31.3	20	0.83	139
2009	36.1	44	44.2	39	28	60	3.68	27
2008	32.5	84	38.9	93	26.1	82	3.11	51
2007	39.8	13	47.8	12	31.7	16	3.21	42
2006	36.2	43	43.3	48	29.1	44	3.69	26
2005	32.5	84	39.9	78	25.2	96	0.72	144
2004	39	22	46.4	26	31.6	17	3.99	19
2003	33.9	72	42.2	63	25.6	88	1.64	109
2002	31.5	102	39	90	23.9	110	1.76	99
2001	32.5	84	39.3	87	25.6	88	0.67	145
2000	41.9	4	50.8	5	32.9	8	1.12	129
1999	34.6	69	42.6	57	26.6	76	1.35	120
1998	35.8	50	42.2	63	29.5	40	3.18	48
1997	35.9	49	42.7	55	29.1	44	0.63	148
1996	29.8	119	38.8	95	20.8	141	0.76	142
1995	38.7	25	46.1	27	31.3	20	1.76	99
1994	35.8	50	44.5	37	27	71	1.21	126
1993	32.4	87	38.6	100	26.3	79	3.19	45
1992	35.3	57	42.3	61	28.4	54	2.61	72
1991	38.2	29	46.5	22	29.9	36	4.06	16
1990	38.8	24	46	29	31.6	17	2.75	70
1989	32.4	87	39.8	82	24.9	99	3.03	55
1988	34.8	67	42.8	53	26.7	75	1.30	122
1987	37.7	33	45.3	33	30.2	30	1.74	102
1986	38.1	30	47.5	14	28.7	50	1.85	95
1985	37.9	32	45.5	32	30.3	28	4.11	15
1984	29.2	131	35.5	134	22.9	124	2.17	88
1983	35	61	41.2	71	28.7	50	4.12	14
1982	31.5	102	38.9	93	24	107	3.20	43
1981	35.5	56	44.8	36	26.3	79	0.51	150
1980	30.4	112	37.7	109	23.2	120	0.77	141
1979	33.1	79	39.4	85	26.9	72	4.17	13
1978	29.8	119	36.1	127	23.5	114	1.08	132
1977	39.2	21	46.9	17	31.5	19	4.56	8
1976	38.6	26	46.9	17	30.3	28	6.93	1
1975	28.6	136	35	137	22.1	134	3.01	58
1974	33.8	73	39.9	78	27.6	64	4.29	11
1973	39.9	12	45.9	30	33.9	5	2.86	65
1972	27.7	142	34.5	141	20.8	141	2.57	73
1971	28.5	139	34.9	138	22.2	131	2.83	67
1970	30.4	112	36.5	121	24.4	103	1.62	112
1969	29.7	123	39.2	89	20.3	144	1.05	134
1968	40.2	10	51.4	4	29.1	44	0.31	153
1967	33.1	79	40.3	77	26	85	1.35	120
1966	35.3	57	43.6	45	27.1	69	3.61	31
1965	25.3	152	31	154	19.5	148	3.61	31
1964	31.7	99	39.9	78	23.5	114	3.05	54
1963	35.1	59	43.2	50	27.1	69	2.20	86
1962	30.3	114	36.2	126	24.4	103	1.69	106
1961	35.1	59	41.9	65	28.4	54	3.80	23
1960	21.5	156	29.9	156	13.1	156	3.80	23
1959	30.9	109	38.2	104	23.6	113	3.03	55
1958	33.3	78	38.7	97	27.9	63	0.46	151
1957	32.3	91	39.6	84	25.1	97	1.59	114
1956	31.3	105	38.6	100	24.1	105	2.36	82
1955	31.9	95	40.6	75	23.1	121	1.05	134
1954	31.6	100	38.7	97	24.5	101	1.65	108
1953	35	61	41.2	71	28.7	50	1.18	127
1952	31.1	108	37	113	25.3	92	3.67	28
1951	30.9	109	38	106	23.8	111	3.33	38
1950	29	132	35.8	130	22.2	131	2.50	77
1949	33.4	77	40.7	73	26.1	82	2.57	73
1948	31.9	95	39.7	83	24	107	3.59	33
1947	30.1	116	36.6	120	23.5	114	1.73	104
1946	41.6	5	50.3	6	32.8	10	2.88	64
1945	44.3	2	54.4	2	34.3	3	1.40	119
1944	29.5	127	35.2	135	23.7	112	2.46	79
1943	29	132	38.5	103	19.5	148	2.48	78
1942	36.4	40	42.5	58	30.2	30	1.46	118
1941	29.3	130	36.1	127	22.5	129	1.82	97
1940	28.7	135	34	145	23.5	114	2.07	90
1939	34.9	64	42.5	58	27.2	66	1.54	116
1938	41.3	7	49.7	8	32.9	8	3.29	40
1937	31.2	107	37	113	25.3	92	1.74	102
1936	36.5	38	43.9	42	29.1	44	0.67	145
1935	37.5	34	44.2	39	30.9	22	1.98	92
1934	30.2	115	37.6	111	22.8	126	1.97	93
1933	32.7	83	38.2	104	27.2	66	3.93	20
1932	27.7	142	34.3	143	21.1	140	2.20	86
1931	33.7	75	39	90	28.4	54	4.01	18
1930	33.8	73	41.3	70	26.4	78	1.55	115
1929	38.1	30	46.5	22	29.6	39	3.32	39
1928	34.4	70	42.5	58	26.3	79	2.22	85
1927	39.5	17	46.5	22	32.5	12	2.40	80
1926	27.7	142	34.7	140	20.7	143	2.09	89
1925	36.1	44	44.2	39	28	60	1.10	131
1924	31.8	98	36.7	118	26.9	72	2.94	61
1923	27.2	146	35.1	136	19.3	151	4.42	10
1922	35.8	50	41.7	67	30	34	1.83	96
1921	39.7	14	47.5	14	31.9	15	2.84	66
1920	35.6	55	44.3	38	26.8	74	4.53	9
1919	35	61	41.8	66	28.1	58	3.38	36
1918	38.9	23	46.8	20	30.9	22	1.80	98
1917	34.3	71	41.4	69	27.3	65	1.53	117
1916	29.7	123	36.5	121	22.9	124	2.38	81
1915	32.1	93	37.7	109	26.5	77	1.29	123
1914	32.1	93	38.6	100	25.6	88	3.19	45
1913	31.9	95	40.5	76	23.3	119	3.09	52
1912	26.3	148	32.5	149	20.1	145	1.68	107
1911	35.8	50	43.5	47	28.1	58	0.42	152
1910	44.2	3	52.7	3	35.6	2	0.05	156
1909	33	81	38	106	28	60	0.86	137
1908	36	48	42.9	52	29.2	43	2.25	83
1907	38.5	27	46.1	27	30.8	25	2.92	63
1906	27.5	145	32.9	146	22.2	131	1.62	112
1905	36.4	40	43.7	44	29	48	3.00	59
1904	32.4	87	38.7	97	26.1	82	5.46	4
1903	39.6	15	46.9	17	32.3	14	3.20	43
1902	37.3	36	43.9	42	30.7	26	1.91	94
1901	32.4	87	39	90	25.7	86	3.62	30
1900	28.3	141	34.5	141	22.1	134	1.72	105
1899	25.8	150	32.1	151	19.5	148	1.99	91
1898	37.5	34	44.9	35	30.2	30	3.45	34
1897	31.3	105	37	113	25.5	91	4.83	7
1896	28.6	136	34.9	138	22.3	130	2.82	68
1895	29.8	119	36.8	117	22.8	126	0.74	143
1894	38.4	28	45.9	30	30.9	22	2.53	76
1893	29.9	118	36.5	121	23.4	118	3.29	40
1892	29.4	129	35.7	131	23	122	1.76	99
1891	28.6	136	34.2	144	23	122	3.17	49
1890	26.4	147	32.8	148	20.1	145	2.68	71
1889	36.5	38	42.8	53	30.1	33	1.07	133
1888	26.3	148	32.9	146	19.6	147	2.25	83
1887	29.6	125	37	113	22.1	134	1.25	124
1886	30.9	109	36.5	121	25.3	92	3.42	35
1885	24.8	154	32.3	150	17.2	154	0.21	155
1884	29.5	127	36.4	125	22.6	128	2.77	69
1883	29.6	125	37.1	112	22.1	134	0.28	154
1882	36.4	40	43.3	48	29.4	41	3.90	21
1881	29.8	119	35.7	131	24	107	5.30	5
1880	32.3	91	39.4	85	25.3	92	1.16	128
1879	35.8	50	43.2	50	28.5	53	0.92	136
1878	40.3	9	46.5	22	34.1	4	3.89	22
1877	22.5	155	30.2	155	14.8	155	5.53	2
1876	28.4	140	35.6	133	21.2	138	5.29	6
1875	25.2	153	31.8	152	18.6	153	2.93	62
1874	31.4	104	37.8	108	25	98	2.54	75
1873	31.6	100	38.8	95	24.5	101	1.22	125
1872	25.5	151	31.7	153	19.2	152	0.57	149
1871	34.9	64	39.3	87	30.5	27	3.16	50

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	48.8
1945	44.3
1910	44.2
2000	41.9
1946	41.6
2021	41.5
1938	41.3
2024	40.8
1878	40.3
1968	40.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	21.5
1877	22.5
1885	24.8
1875	25.2
1965	25.3
1872	25.5
1899	25.8
1912	26.3
1888	26.3
1890	26.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1976	6.93
1877	5.53
2024	5.50
1904	5.46
1881	5.30
1876	5.29
1897	4.83
1977	4.56
1920	4.53
1923	4.42

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.05
1885	0.21
1883	0.28
1968	0.31
1911	0.42
1958	0.46
1981	0.51
1872	0.57
1997	0.63
2018	0.66

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 73°F; 30 March 2026, 21 March 2026
Coldest night: 10°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.34 in; 15 March 2026

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Every answer in words

March 2026 brought 3.02 in of precipitation in Milwaukee, WI, the wettest March since 2025, 57th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: 73°F on Monday 30 March 2026 and Saturday 21 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: a low of 10°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Milwaukee, WI: 1.34 in on Sunday 15 March 2026.