Philadelphia, PA: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 49.2°F in Philadelphia, PA, the warmest March since 2025, 8th warmest of 153.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 49.2°F; Warmest since 2025; 8th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 1.90 in; Driest since 2012; 16th driest of 155

A normal March in Philadelphia, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 43.9°F, between 39.5°F and 48.4°F in eight years of ten and 3.98 in of precipitation, between 1.67 in and 6.33 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Philadelphia, PA since 1874: 49.2°F in 2026; the highest is 52.5°F, in 1921.

Normal range, 39.5 to 48.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Philadelphia, PA from 1872 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	49.2	8	59.5	7	38.9	13	1.90	140	0
2025	49.5	6	60.8	4	38.1	21	5.36	21	0
2024	48.5	11	57.3	15	39.7	7	7.19	4	0
2023	45.1	38	53.7	46	36.5	36	1.99	134	0
2022	47.8	18	57.1	18	38.5	16	2.09	129	0
2021	47.4	20	57.2	16	37.6	25	4.21	50	0
2020	48.9	9	57.7	11	40.1	5	3.94	62	0
2019	42.8	68	51.2	73	34.4	67	3.85	67	0
2018	40.1	105	47.5	112	32.7	99	4.74	30	0
2017	42.1	80	50.6	79	33.5	80	4.26	48	0
2016	51	4	60.7	5	41.2	3	2.01	133	0
2015	39.1	118	47.8	109	30.5	132	5.52	15	0
2014	38.9	122	48.1	107	29.6	138	4.23	49	0
2013	41.2	94	49	95	33.4	82	2.42	119	0
2012	52.2	2	61.7	3	42.7	1	0.79	152	0
2011	44.1	52	52.7	57	35.5	45	4.29	46	0
2010	48.3	13	57.5	14	39.1	11	7.33	3	0
2009	43.6	61	52.3	62	35	53	1.62	144	0
2008	44.8	43	53.9	45	35.7	43	3.67	74	0
2007	43.7	57	54	43	33.4	82	3.82	70	0
2006	44.5	45	53.5	49	35.5	45	0.91	151	0
2005	39.5	114	47.7	110	31.3	118	3.66	76	0
2004	45.1	38	53.5	49	36.7	35	3.54	80	0
2003	44.9	42	54.7	36	35.1	52	4.09	56	0
2002	45.5	35	54.9	34	36.1	39	4.03	57	0
2001	41.1	97	48.3	103	33.8	77	5.44	18	0
2000	48	15	58.5	9	37.5	26	6.32	11	0
1999	42.4	74	51.6	66	33.2	87	4.02	58	0
1998	45.5	35	53.7	46	37.2	31	3.93	64	0
1997	44	54	53.7	46	34.4	67	3.91	65	0
1996	38.6	129	47.4	115	29.9	135	4.27	47	0
1995	47.2	21	57.2	16	37.3	30	1.67	143	0
1994	42.8	68	51.1	75	34.5	60	6.44	10	0
1993	39.8	112	47	119	32.5	100	6.61	8	0
1992	41.5	88	49.8	87	33.3	86	3.19	89	0
1991	46.1	30	54.5	38	37.7	24	4.13	53	0
1990	46.1	30	56.7	23	35.5	45	2.59	110	0
1989	42.2	78	51.5	68	33	92	4.41	40	0
1988	44.6	44	55.7	28	33.6	79	2.24	123	0
1987	45.7	34	56.9	20	34.5	60	1.16	148	0
1986	44.4	47	56.4	24	32.5	100	1.25	147	0
1985	44.5	45	55	33	34.1	72	1.95	137	0
1984	35.5	148	43.3	147	27.6	148	6.14	13	0
1983	42.7	71	50.2	82	35.2	51	6.95	6	0
1982	41.6	86	50.5	80	32.8	95	2.66	108	0
1981	40	107	48.9	96	31	122	1.61	145	0
1980	40.2	104	47.4	115	32.9	94	7.01	5	0
1979	47	23	57.8	10	36.1	39	2.43	118	0
1978	39	121	47.1	117	30.9	123	4.31	45	0
1977	48.8	10	59.4	8	38.2	20	4.19	51	0
1976	46.3	28	56.4	24	36.2	38	2.38	120	0
1975	41.2	94	50.1	84	32.3	104	4.68	32	0
1974	43.3	63	52.6	59	34	74	4.91	26	0
1973	47.1	22	55.5	29	38.8	14	3.52	82	0
1972	40.7	99	49.1	94	32.3	104	2.69	107	0
1971	40.7	99	48.3	103	33.1	89	2.58	112	0
1970	38.3	133	45.4	137	31.2	120	3.83	68	0
1969	39.6	113	48.4	101	30.9	123	1.92	139	0
1968	44.4	47	54.2	41	34.5	60	4.98	24	0
1967	38.5	131	46.7	122	30.3	133	4.53	37	0
1966	42.5	73	52.1	64	32.8	95	0.68	154	0
1965	37.6	139	45.6	134	29.6	138	3.19	89	0
1964	42.6	72	53	55	32.3	104	1.94	138	0
1963	42.8	68	52.3	62	33.4	82	3.94	62	0
1962	40.5	103	50.1	84	30.9	123	3.91	65	0
1961	43.1	64	51.6	66	34.5	60	5.17	23	0
1960	32.6	152	40.9	152	24.4	152	1.96	135	0
1959	41.5	88	51	76	32	109	3.55	79	0
1958	39.9	109	46	130	33.7	78	4.97	25	0
1957	42.3	75	50.1	84	34.5	60	3.24	87	0
1956	38.7	126	46.3	126	31.2	120	4.65	35	0
1955	44.4	47	53.3	53	35.5	45	4.80	29	0
1954	42.3	75	51.5	68	33.1	89	3.71	73	0
1953	45.1	38	53.1	54	37.1	32	6.27	12	0
1952	41.2	94	48.9	96	33.5	80	5.37	20	0
1951	43	66	51.3	72	34.8	56	4.52	38	0
1950	38.6	129	47.7	110	29.5	140	4.68	32	0
1949	43.9	55	53.4	51	34.4	67	2.77	104	0
1948	43.8	56	54.5	38	33.2	87	3.76	71	0
1947	37.7	138	46.1	128	29.4	141	2.22	124	0
1946	49.8	5	60.6	6	39	12	2.94	97	0
1945	51.2	3	62.8	2	39.6	8	1.72	142	0
1944	38.5	131	47.1	117	29.9	135	5.46	16	0
1943	41.3	92	51.7	65	30.9	123	2.92	98	0
1942	43.7	57	53	55	34.5	60	5.27	22	0
1941	36.1	145	44.8	142	27.5	149	2.56	116	0
1940	37.5	140	44.4	143	30.6	130	4.10	55	0
1939	41.7	85	50.3	81	33.1	89	4.32	43	0
1938	45.8	33	55.1	32	36.5	36	1.83	141	0
1937	38.7	126	45.3	139	32.1	107	2.98	96	0
1936	48.3	13	56.8	22	39.8	6	4.02	58	0
1935	46.1	30	54.9	34	37.4	27	2.11	127	0
1934	39.9	109	48.4	101	31.4	116	2.92	98	0
1933	41.4	90	48	108	34.8	56	4.86	27	0
1932	39.5	114	46.5	123	32.4	102	7.43	2	0
1931	42.3	75	48.5	98	36.1	39	3.97	60	0
1930	43.7	57	52.5	60	34.9	55	2.58	112	0
1929	48.4	12	57.6	12	39.2	10	2.22	124	0
1928	42	81	49.8	87	34.3	71	2.10	128	0
1927	46.4	26	54.4	40	38.4	17	1.11	149	0
1926	38.9	122	47	119	30.9	123	1.96	135	0
1925	46.4	26	55.4	30	37.4	27	3.15	92	0
1924	41.6	86	49.2	93	34	74	3.45	83	0
1923	41.3	92	50.7	78	31.8	111	3.58	77	0
1922	43.6	61	51.5	68	35.8	42	4.34	42	0
1921	52.5	1	63.4	1	41.6	2	2.44	117	0
1920	43.7	57	53.4	51	34.1	72	3.35	86	0
1919	45.4	37	54	43	36.8	34	4.81	28	0
1918	44.4	47	54.2	41	34.6	58	2.30	121	0
1917	42	81	49.5	89	34.5	60	5.46	16	0
1916	35.5	148	42.4	150	28.5	146	3.75	72	0
1915	38.7	126	46.1	128	31.3	118	1.00	150	0
1914	38.8	124	46	130	31.5	114	2.71	106	0
1913	47.6	19	56.9	20	38.4	17	4.66	34	0
1912	39.5	114	47.5	112	31.5	114	9.10	1	0
1911	40.1	105	48.2	106	31.9	110	2.72	105	0
1910	48	15	57.1	18	38.8	14	0.38	155	0
1909	41.4	90	48.5	98	34.4	67	2.92	98	0
1908	45	41	52.7	57	37.4	27	2.83	102	0
1907	44.1	52	52.5	60	35.7	43	2.81	103	0
1906	36.7	143	42.8	148	30.6	130	5.59	14	0
1905	42.9	67	51.2	73	34.6	58	4.18	52	0
1904	39.4	117	46.5	123	32.4	102	3.24	87	0
1903	49.4	7	57.6	12	41.2	3	4.38	41	0
1902	46.3	28	54.7	36	37.8	23	3.97	60	0
1901	41.8	84	50.2	82	33.4	82	3.39	85	0
1900	37.5	140	45.6	134	29.3	142	3.13	93	0
1899	40.7	99	47.5	112	33.9	76	6.47	9	0
1898	48	15	56.4	24	39.6	8	3.05	95	0
1897	43.1	64	50.8	77	35.4	50	2.03	131	0
1896	35.9	146	43.9	144	27.8	147	4.11	54	0
1895	37.9	137	45.7	133	30.2	134	2.61	109	0
1894	47	23	55.8	27	38.3	19	1.45	146	0
1893	39.1	118	46.4	125	31.8	111	2.57	115	0
1892	35.7	147	42.5	149	28.9	144	4.32	43	0
1891	38	134	45.2	140	30.7	128	4.42	39	0
1890	38.8	124	46.2	127	31.4	116	4.61	36	0
1889	42.2	78	49.4	90	35	53	2.58	112	0
1888	35.2	150	43.5	146	27	151	5.42	19	0
1887	36.3	144	43.7	145	28.9	144	2.59	110	0
1886	40	107	48.5	98	31.6	113	3.17	91	0
1885	30.8	153	38.6	153	23	153	0.69	153	0
1884	41.9	83	48.3	103	35.5	45	4.70	31	0
1883	38	134	46	130	29.9	135	2.02	132	0
1882	44.2	51	51.4	71	37.1	32	3.57	78	0
1881	39.1	118	45.4	137	32.8	95	3.83	68	0
1880	39.9	109	46.8	121	33	92	3.53	81	0
1879	41.1	97	49.4	90	32.8	95	2.28	122	0
1878	46.5	25	55.2	31	37.9	22	2.89	101	0
1877	38	134	45.2	140	30.7	128	3.40	84	0
1876	37.4	142	45.5	136	29.3	142	6.71	7	0
1875	34.5	151	41.5	151	27.5	149	3.10	94	0
1874	40.7	99	49.4	90	32.1	107	2.16	126	0
1873							2.05	130	31
1872							3.67	74	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1921	52.5
2012	52.2
1945	51.2
2016	51
1946	49.8
2025	49.5
1903	49.4
2026	49.2
2020	48.9
1977	48.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1885	30.8
1960	32.6
1875	34.5
1888	35.2
1984	35.5
1916	35.5
1892	35.7
1896	35.9
1941	36.1
1887	36.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1912	9.10
1932	7.43
2010	7.33
2024	7.19
1980	7.01
1983	6.95
1876	6.71
1993	6.61
1899	6.47
1994	6.44

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.38
1966	0.68
1885	0.69
2012	0.79
2006	0.91
1915	1.00
1927	1.11
1987	1.16
1986	1.25
1894	1.45

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 83°F; 11 March 2026, 10 March 2026
Coldest night: 26°F; 2 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.51 in; 16 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 1.90 in of precipitation in Philadelphia, PA, the driest March since 2012, 16th driest of 155.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Philadelphia, PA: 83°F on Wednesday 11 March 2026 and Tuesday 10 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Philadelphia, PA: a low of 26°F on Monday 2 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Philadelphia, PA: 0.51 in on Monday 16 March 2026.