March is one of the warmer months of the year in Albany, with average highs near 21.9°C and lows around 16.7°C (mean 19.3°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 38 mm of rainfall and 74% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Albany. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Albany was 2025 — when the month averaged 21.1°C — while the coldest was 1982 at 17.8°C. Typical March days reach 21.9°C with nights near 16.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Albany, averaging 38 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1998 with 94 mm, while the driest was 2024 at 9 mm.
Relative humidity in Albany during March averages 74%. The most humid March was 2016 at 79%, and the least humid was 2012 at 70%.
March receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Albany. The sunniest Marchs were 2011, 2012 and 2024, among others at 5.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1988 and 2013 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Albany during March is 5 m/s. The windiest March was 1999 at 6.1 m/s, while the calmest were 1981, 1982 and 2015 at 4.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.0°C | 19.0°C | 19.2°C | 19.4°C | 20.0°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 21.7°C | 21.6°C | 21.9°C | 22.0°C | 22.6°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 16.3°C | 16.5°C | 16.5°C | 16.9°C | 17.5°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 30 mm | 43 mm | 46 mm | 37 mm | 32 mm | +2 mm |
March temperatures in Albany have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 11.9°C (1991) to a record high of 33.6°C (2003).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 38 mm, with a wettest year of 94 mm.
One of the best times to visit Albany
March is one of the best times to visit Albany. Expect days averaging 21.9°C and nights around 16.7°C (mean 19.3°C) — warmer than Albany's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (38 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 🔥 | 23.9°C | 21.1°C | 18.3°C | 33.1°C | 15.9°C | 32 mm | 75% | 5.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 21.9°C | 19.3°C | 16.7°C | 29.1°C | 14.4°C | 9 mm | 75% | 5.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 22.0°C | 19.7°C | 17.4°C | 29.3°C | 15.0°C | 35 mm | 76% | 5.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2022 | 22.0°C | 19.8°C | 17.6°C | 27.9°C | 15.7°C | 54 mm | 76% | 5.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 23.4°C | 20.5°C | 17.6°C | 29.8°C | 15.0°C | 33 mm | 75% | 4.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 22.3°C | 19.8°C | 17.4°C | 27.4°C | 15.2°C | 26 mm | 76% | 5.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 21.1°C | 18.8°C | 16.5°C | 29.2°C | 13.9°C | 37 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 22.1°C | 19.5°C | 16.9°C | 28.4°C | 14.5°C | 17 mm | 74% | 5.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 21.1°C | 18.6°C | 16.1°C | 28.2°C | 12.2°C | 47 mm | 76% | 5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 21.4°C | 19.1°C | 16.8°C | 27.9°C | 15.1°C | 71 mm | 79% | 4.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 21.8°C | 19.2°C | 16.6°C | 32.9°C | 13.0°C | 37 mm | 75% | 4.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2014 | 22.2°C | 19.5°C | 16.8°C | 30.0°C | 15.4°C | 19 mm | 75% | 5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2013 | 21.5°C | 19.2°C | 16.9°C | 26.3°C | 14.1°C | 84 mm | 76% | 4.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 23.0°C | 20.2°C | 17.4°C | 31.3°C | 15.0°C | 12 mm | 70% | 5.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 22.9°C | 20.4°C | 17.9°C | 30.3°C | 16.0°C | 17 mm | 75% | 5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 22.4°C | 19.8°C | 17.2°C | 30.6°C | 14.8°C | 34 mm | 73% | 5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 21.6°C | 18.9°C | 16.2°C | 32.3°C | 13.7°C | 57 mm | 73% | 5.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 21.7°C | 19.3°C | 16.9°C | 28.3°C | 15.1°C | 41 mm | 75% | 5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 22.0°C | 19.1°C | 16.2°C | 30.0°C | 13.5°C | 46 mm | 71% | 5.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2006 | 21.5°C | 19.0°C | 16.5°C | 26.9°C | 13.6°C | 39 mm | 75% | 4.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 23.3°C | 20.4°C | 17.5°C | 32.1°C | 14.3°C | 85 mm | 77% | 5.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2004 | 21.3°C | 18.6°C | 16.0°C | 29.6°C | 13.6°C | 25 mm | 74% | 4.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 23.1°C | 20.3°C | 17.5°C | 33.6°C | 14.7°C | 42 mm | 75% | 5.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 22.2°C | 19.2°C | 16.1°C | 29.5°C | 14.6°C | 18 mm | 73% | 4.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2001 | 21.3°C | 18.8°C | 16.2°C | 29.3°C | 13.0°C | 28 mm | 73% | 4.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2000 | 21.1°C | 18.7°C | 16.4°C | 26.7°C | 13.7°C | 78 mm | 74% | 5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 21.8°C | 19.6°C | 17.4°C | 30.7°C | 15.4°C | 46 mm | 76% | 6.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1998 🌧️ | 22.0°C | 19.3°C | 16.6°C | 33.5°C | 14.3°C | 94 mm | 77% | 4.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1997 | 20.6°C | 18.5°C | 16.4°C | 25.3°C | 14.8°C | 40 mm | 75% | 5.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1996 | 20.8°C | 18.4°C | 16.0°C | 32.5°C | 13.2°C | 25 mm | 72% | 5.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1995 | 21.5°C | 19.0°C | 16.5°C | 31.0°C | 14.5°C | 28 mm | 76% | 5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1994 | 22.9°C | 19.8°C | 16.7°C | 32.1°C | 13.1°C | 10 mm | 75% | 4.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 20.6°C | 18.2°C | 15.8°C | 27.8°C | 13.9°C | 83 mm | 76% | 5.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 22.2°C | 19.6°C | 17.0°C | 31.1°C | 14.8°C | 39 mm | 74% | 4.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 21.0°C | 18.5°C | 15.9°C | 32.4°C | 11.9°C | 21 mm | 75% | 5.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 22.1°C | 19.5°C | 16.8°C | 31.4°C | 12.8°C | 41 mm | 76% | 4.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 21.9°C | 19.6°C | 17.3°C | 28.8°C | 15.7°C | 14 mm | 74% | 5.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 22.2°C | 19.6°C | 17.0°C | 28.4°C | 15.5°C | 32 mm | 75% | 5.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 22.3°C | 19.3°C | 16.4°C | 27.0°C | 13.5°C | 28 mm | 72% | 4.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1986 | 21.5°C | 18.5°C | 15.5°C | 29.2°C | 12.9°C | 30 mm | 73% | 5.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 22.4°C | 19.7°C | 17.0°C | 29.8°C | 14.3°C | 52 mm | 74% | 4.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 21.5°C | 18.5°C | 15.6°C | 30.5°C | 13.7°C | 27 mm | 70% | 4.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1983 | 21.8°C | 19.3°C | 16.9°C | 28.5°C | 15.5°C | 20 mm | 74% | 5.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 20.4°C | 17.8°C | 15.1°C | 27.8°C | 12.4°C | 52 mm | 73% | 4.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 21.6°C | 18.7°C | 15.8°C | 27.6°C | 14.2°C | 16 mm | 73% | 4.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 21.9°C with lows near 16.7°C (mean 19.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 38 mm of rainfall in Albany, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 94 mm in 1998.
The hottest March reached 33.6°C in 2003. The coldest dipped to 11.9°C in 1991.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 21.5°C to 22.6°C and overnight lows from 16.1°C to 17.5°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Albany and one of the drier months, so plan for around 21.9°C daytime highs and 16.7°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 11th coolest month in Albany, averaging 19.3°C.
For March in Albany, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 21.9°C and lows of 16.7°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 74% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 5 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 6.1 m/s (1999).
The wettest March on record was 1998 with 94 mm. On average, March sees 38 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 Albany 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.
