March is one of the warmer months of the year in Rutherford, with average highs near 27°C and lows around 15.3°C (mean 21.2°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 97 mm of rainfall and 72% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Rutherford. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Rutherford was 1998 — when the month averaged 24.4°C — while the coldest was 1994 at 18.6°C. Typical March days reach 27°C with nights near 15.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is a relatively wet time of year in Rutherford, averaging 97 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2021 with 269 mm, while the driest were 1981 and 1986 at 10 mm.
Relative humidity in Rutherford during March averages 72%. The most humid March was 2022 at 89%, and the least humid was 1991 at 55%.
March receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Rutherford. The sunniest Marchs were 1991 and 2008 at 5.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2022 and 2025 at 4.
Average wind speed in Rutherford during March is 1.2 m/s. The windiest March was 2001 at 1.4 m/s, while the calmest was 2014 at 0.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 21.0°C | 20.8°C | 21.0°C | 21.7°C | 21.3°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg High | 27.2°C | 26.9°C | 26.9°C | 27.5°C | 26.5°C | -0.7°C |
| Avg Low | 14.8°C | 14.8°C | 15.1°C | 15.9°C | 16.0°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 86 mm | 62 mm | 100 mm | 99 mm | 163 mm | +77 mm |
March temperatures in Rutherford have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 7.1°C (1984) to a record high of 39.8°C (1998).
Rainfall in March is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 97 mm, with a wettest year of 269 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.4°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Rutherford
March is one of the best times to visit Rutherford. Expect days averaging 27°C and nights around 15.3°C (mean 21.2°C) — warmer than Rutherford's yearly average — with higher rainfall (97 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.4°C | 23.2°C | 17.9°C | 35.8°C | 13.1°C | 147 mm | 74% | 1.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2024 | 29.5°C | 22.9°C | 16.3°C | 36.6°C | 12.3°C | 50 mm | 67% | 1.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 29.7°C | 23.2°C | 16.7°C | 39.1°C | 9.5°C | 82 mm | 65% | 1.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 23.3°C | 19.4°C | 15.5°C | 27.2°C | 11.8°C | 239 mm | 89% | 1.2 m/s | 4 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 24.4°C | 19.8°C | 15.2°C | 32.9°C | 11.3°C | 269 mm | 80% | 1.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 23.7°C | 19.1°C | 14.5°C | 32.9°C | 11.1°C | 191 mm | 84% | 1.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 29.4°C | 23.0°C | 16.6°C | 36.6°C | 7.2°C | 132 mm | 67% | 1.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2018 | 28.5°C | 22.3°C | 16.1°C | 37.1°C | 9.5°C | 88 mm | 71% | 1.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 25.8°C | 21.3°C | 16.8°C | 33.1°C | 13.0°C | 192 mm | 82% | 1.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 30.0°C | 23.1°C | 16.1°C | 36.1°C | 11.0°C | 35 mm | 66% | 1.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2015 | 29.3°C | 22.4°C | 15.4°C | 38.3°C | 9.8°C | 56 mm | 65% | 1.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 26.5°C | 21.1°C | 15.7°C | 31.2°C | 11.6°C | 104 mm | 77% | 0.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2013 | 24.7°C | 19.8°C | 14.9°C | 29.2°C | 10.7°C | 105 mm | 82% | 1.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2012 | 24.9°C | 19.7°C | 14.6°C | 32.3°C | 9.0°C | 111 mm | 79% | 1.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 27.9°C | 22.3°C | 16.6°C | 36.8°C | 12.7°C | 71 mm | 70% | 1.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 28.2°C | 22.3°C | 16.5°C | 33.2°C | 12.0°C | 96 mm | 68% | 1.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 27.7°C | 21.4°C | 15.1°C | 33.6°C | 10.7°C | 106 mm | 71% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 26.8°C | 20.2°C | 13.7°C | 32.5°C | 8.6°C | 33 mm | 71% | 1.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 27.9°C | 21.8°C | 15.6°C | 35.7°C | 8.8°C | 98 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2006 | 28.1°C | 22.4°C | 16.6°C | 34.2°C | 12.3°C | 51 mm | 69% | 1.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 25.9°C | 19.9°C | 13.8°C | 34.9°C | 8.7°C | 108 mm | 72% | 1.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 27.1°C | 21.3°C | 15.5°C | 37.1°C | 11.5°C | 71 mm | 73% | 1.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 26.5°C | 20.4°C | 14.3°C | 30.7°C | 9.5°C | 52 mm | 71% | 1.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2002 | 27.9°C | 21.5°C | 15.1°C | 38.6°C | 12.1°C | 86 mm | 69% | 1.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2001 | 24.7°C | 19.7°C | 14.7°C | 28.6°C | 9.1°C | 167 mm | 78% | 1.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 26.3°C | 21.5°C | 16.6°C | 35.1°C | 12.0°C | 232 mm | 83% | 1.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 28.4°C | 22.3°C | 16.2°C | 35.1°C | 11.3°C | 80 mm | 71% | 1.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1998 🔥 | 31.7°C | 24.4°C | 17.2°C | 39.8°C | 11.4°C | 12 mm | 58% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 27.3°C | 21.3°C | 15.2°C | 32.4°C | 11.4°C | 50 mm | 72% | 1.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1996 | 27.4°C | 20.9°C | 14.4°C | 33.5°C | 11.0°C | 29 mm | 68% | 1.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1995 | 25.6°C | 19.8°C | 14.0°C | 31.6°C | 10.1°C | 109 mm | 72% | 1.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1994 ❄️ | 24.1°C | 18.6°C | 13.1°C | 30.0°C | 7.4°C | 59 mm | 75% | 1.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1993 | 25.7°C | 19.8°C | 14.0°C | 29.8°C | 9.8°C | 83 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 24.2°C | 19.5°C | 14.7°C | 28.2°C | 12.3°C | 70 mm | 84% | 1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 30.3°C | 22.6°C | 15.0°C | 36.8°C | 9.8°C | 28 mm | 55% | 1.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 24.0°C | 19.2°C | 14.4°C | 32.0°C | 8.9°C | 103 mm | 85% | 1.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 27.3°C | 21.9°C | 16.4°C | 36.0°C | 11.5°C | 141 mm | 74% | 1.2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1988 | 26.0°C | 19.9°C | 13.9°C | 35.2°C | 9.0°C | 53 mm | 70% | 1.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1987 | 25.0°C | 19.2°C | 13.5°C | 30.3°C | 8.0°C | 117 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1986 | 29.7°C | 22.4°C | 15.1°C | 35.9°C | 9.9°C | 10 mm | 61% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1985 | 28.3°C | 21.6°C | 14.9°C | 38.2°C | 12.2°C | 41 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 25.7°C | 19.2°C | 12.7°C | 34.3°C | 7.1°C | 103 mm | 70% | 1.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1983 | 30.1°C | 23.5°C | 16.9°C | 39.5°C | 12.9°C | 88 mm | 63% | 1.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 24.6°C | 20.0°C | 15.5°C | 32.8°C | 10.3°C | 211 mm | 84% | 1.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.3°C | 21.3°C | 14.3°C | 34.4°C | 10.5°C | 10 mm | 63% | 1.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 27°C with lows near 15.3°C (mean 21.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 97 mm of rainfall in Rutherford, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 269 mm in 2021.
The hottest March reached 39.8°C in 1998. The coldest dipped to 7.1°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 14.9°C to 16.3°C while daytime highs eased from 27.4°C to 27.1°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Rutherford and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 27°C daytime highs and 15.3°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 9th coolest month in Rutherford, averaging 21.2°C.
For March in Rutherford, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27°C and lows of 15.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 72% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 1.2 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 1.4 m/s (2001).
The wettest March on record was 2021 with 269 mm. On average, March sees 97 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Rutherford behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
