March is one of the cooler months of the year in Utica, with average highs near 3.2°C and lows around -6.3°C (mean -1.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 84 mm of rainfall and 88% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Utica. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Utica was 2012 — when the month averaged 4.9°C — while the coldest was 1984 at -6°C. Typical March days reach 3.2°C with nights near -6.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Utica, averaging 84 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2008 with 164 mm, while the driest was 1981 at 32 mm.
Relative humidity in Utica during March averages 88%. The most humid March was 1994 at 98%, and the least humid was 1996 at 83%.
March receives about 3.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Utica. The sunniest March was 2005 at 4.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2001 and 2023 at 2.9.
Average wind speed in Utica during March is 0.8 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2017, 2021 and 2025, among others at 0.9 m/s, while the calmest were 2012, 2016 and 2023, among others at 0.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | -1.9°C | -2.1°C | -1.6°C | -1.7°C | 0.3°C | +2.2°C |
| Avg High | 2.9°C | 2.4°C | 3.2°C | 3.0°C | 5.2°C | +2.3°C |
| Avg Low | -6.8°C | -6.6°C | -6.3°C | -6.5°C | -4.5°C | +2.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 75 mm | 87 mm | 96 mm | 73 mm | 92 mm | +17 mm |
March temperatures in Utica have risen by about 2.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of -27.8°C (1993) to a record high of 23.8°C (1998).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 84 mm, with a wettest year of 164 mm.
A quieter season to visit Utica
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of July and August tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Utica. That said, March — with days averaging 3.2°C and nights around -6.3°C (mean -1.5°C) and higher rainfall (84 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.4°C | 1.2°C | -3.9°C | 17.7°C | -16.1°C | 70 mm | 85% | 0.9 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 5.6°C | 1.1°C | -3.5°C | 14.4°C | -14.7°C | 125 mm | 89% | 0.8 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 2.2°C | -1.9°C | -6.0°C | 11.2°C | -12.0°C | 105 mm | 92% | 0.7 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 4.7°C | 0.0°C | -4.6°C | 18.2°C | -17.1°C | 114 mm | 89% | 0.8 m/s | 3 |
| 2021 | 5.9°C | 0.0°C | -5.9°C | 19.6°C | -16.2°C | 50 mm | 83% | 0.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 6.2°C | 1.6°C | -3.1°C | 17.8°C | -14.2°C | 86 mm | 87% | 0.8 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 2.2°C | -2.3°C | -6.8°C | 16.0°C | -14.1°C | 45 mm | 88% | 0.8 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2018 | -0.4°C | -4.5°C | -8.5°C | 8.5°C | -24.4°C | 80 mm | 97% | 0.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 0.8°C | -3.8°C | -8.3°C | 15.1°C | -17.7°C | 104 mm | 85% | 0.9 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 7.5°C | 1.9°C | -3.6°C | 19.0°C | -12.8°C | 53 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2015 | -0.6°C | -5.2°C | -9.7°C | 7.3°C | -19.7°C | 38 mm | 88% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2014 | -0.6°C | -5.8°C | -11.0°C | 9.3°C | -20.6°C | 82 mm | 87% | 0.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2013 | 1.9°C | -2.3°C | -6.5°C | 10.1°C | -14.3°C | 58 mm | 87% | 0.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2012 🔥 | 10.3°C | 4.9°C | -0.6°C | 22.0°C | -13.7°C | 56 mm | 85% | 0.7 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2011 | 2.5°C | -2.1°C | -6.7°C | 12.2°C | -18.1°C | 116 mm | 88% | 0.9 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 6.7°C | 1.9°C | -2.9°C | 15.3°C | -14.7°C | 93 mm | 89% | 0.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 5.0°C | -0.1°C | -5.1°C | 17.1°C | -16.0°C | 88 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2008 🌧️ | 1.6°C | -2.8°C | -7.2°C | 6.3°C | -14.0°C | 164 mm | 90% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2007 | 1.4°C | -3.4°C | -8.2°C | 12.0°C | -24.1°C | 122 mm | 93% | 0.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.5°C | -1.3°C | -6.1°C | 19.8°C | -13.5°C | 55 mm | 85% | 0.9 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 1.0°C | -3.3°C | -7.7°C | 12.6°C | -15.7°C | 77 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 4.8°C | 0.2°C | -4.4°C | 16.7°C | -12.4°C | 67 mm | 88% | 0.7 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2003 | 3.8°C | -2.2°C | -8.1°C | 18.8°C | -26.0°C | 72 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2002 | 4.5°C | -0.4°C | -5.2°C | 15.6°C | -12.1°C | 87 mm | 83% | 0.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2001 | -0.3°C | -4.0°C | -7.7°C | 5.4°C | -18.7°C | 134 mm | 94% | 0.7 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2000 | 6.6°C | 1.5°C | -3.7°C | 20.6°C | -13.5°C | 93 mm | 86% | 0.8 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1999 | 2.5°C | -2.1°C | -6.7°C | 17.1°C | -18.6°C | 82 mm | 87% | 0.9 m/s | 4 |
| 1998 | 4.4°C | 0.1°C | -4.3°C | 23.8°C | -16.1°C | 81 mm | 91% | 0.7 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1997 | 1.4°C | -2.9°C | -7.3°C | 14.6°C | -15.8°C | 128 mm | 92% | 0.9 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1996 | 1.7°C | -3.2°C | -8.1°C | 13.3°C | -17.5°C | 53 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 5.4°C | 0.1°C | -5.3°C | 17.1°C | -17.1°C | 41 mm | 87% | 0.7 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1994 | -1.0°C | -4.5°C | -8.0°C | 6.1°C | -18.6°C | 129 mm | 98% | 0.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1993 | -1.1°C | -5.4°C | -9.8°C | 11.0°C | -27.8°C | 98 mm | 98% | 0.7 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 0.9°C | -3.4°C | -7.6°C | 9.2°C | -16.1°C | 74 mm | 88% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1991 | 4.2°C | 0.0°C | -4.3°C | 14.3°C | -12.8°C | 104 mm | 88% | 0.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1990 | 5.2°C | 0.2°C | -4.8°C | 20.9°C | -17.8°C | 84 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1989 | 2.9°C | -2.6°C | -8.1°C | 19.2°C | -23.2°C | 85 mm | 84% | 0.8 m/s | 3 |
| 1988 | 3.3°C | -1.8°C | -6.9°C | 18.1°C | -17.4°C | 55 mm | 85% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1987 | 5.0°C | -0.2°C | -5.5°C | 15.8°C | -19.5°C | 56 mm | 89% | 0.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1986 | 3.8°C | -1.2°C | -6.1°C | 21.1°C | -20.6°C | 101 mm | 90% | 0.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 3.8°C | -1.2°C | -6.2°C | 15.7°C | -14.1°C | 99 mm | 83% | 0.9 m/s | 3.3 |
| 1984 ❄️ | -1.6°C | -6.0°C | -10.4°C | 9.1°C | -25.1°C | 64 mm | 92% | 0.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1983 | 4.1°C | -0.2°C | -4.4°C | 12.5°C | -13.7°C | 83 mm | 85% | 0.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 1.8°C | -3.3°C | -8.3°C | 15.0°C | -26.4°C | 99 mm | 91% | 0.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 3.4°C | -0.9°C | -5.2°C | 19.5°C | -11.3°C | 32 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 3.2°C with lows near -6.3°C (mean -1.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 84 mm of rainfall in Utica, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 164 mm in 2008.
The hottest March reached 23.8°C in 1998. The coldest dipped to -27.8°C in 1993.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 2.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 2.3°C to 5°C and overnight lows from -6.9°C to -4.8°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Utica and one of the drier months, so plan for around 3.2°C daytime highs and -6.3°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Utica, averaging -1.5°C.
For March in Utica, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 3.2°C and lows of -6.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 88% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 0.8 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 0.9 m/s (1985).
The wettest March on record was 2008 with 164 mm. On average, March sees 84 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 Utica 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.
