Climate averages 1991–2020
Appleton weather
in March.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cold month in Appleton: daytime highs average 4.2°C and nights cool to about -5.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Green Bay (42 km away). In March its highs average 4.2°C, about as warm as Appleton, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Appleton ranks joint 488th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 146th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Appleton is 10.7°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 7.2°C to 11.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 59 mm to 81 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Appleton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -4.5°C-12.3°C | -12.3°C | 37 | 7.8 | 9.39 h |
| February | -2.6°C-11.1°C | -11.1°C | 34 | 6.3 | 10.410 h |
| March, selected | 4.2°C-5.2°C | -5.2°C | 59 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.4°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 81 | 11.1 | 13.413 h |
| May | 18.5°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 85 | 10.8 | 14.715 h |
| June | 24.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 89 | 10.4 | 15.515 h |
| July | 26.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 86 | 10.1 | 15.215 h |
| August | 25.3°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 85 | 9.9 | 14.014 h |
| September | 21.2°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 72 | 9.0 | 12.613 h |
| October | 13.7°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 72 | 9.5 | 11.011 h |
| November | 5.8°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 56 | 8.2 | 9.710 h |
| December | -1.1°C-7.7°C | -7.7°C | 45 | 7.2 | 8.99 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Green Bay in MarchUnited States · 42 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -5.1°C · 56 mm rain
- Waukesha in MarchUnited States · 140 kmHigh 5.8°C · Low -3.1°C · 59 mm rain
- Milwaukee in MarchUnited States · 142 kmHigh 2.7°C · Low -3.0°C · 61 mm rain
- Madison in MarchUnited States · 154 kmHigh 6.3°C · Low -3.6°C · 61 mm rain
- Racine in MarchUnited States · 178 kmHigh 2.6°C · Low -2.4°C · 66 mm rain
- Kenosha in MarchUnited States · 193 kmHigh 2.7°C · Low -2.3°C · 70 mm rain
- Waukegan in MarchUnited States · 216 kmHigh 3.0°C · Low -2.0°C · 75 mm rain
- Rockford in MarchUnited States · 228 kmHigh 7.5°C · Low -2.2°C · 63 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Appleton) is explained once on the Appleton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.