Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbia (Missouri), United States weather
in March.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cool month in Columbia (Missouri), United States: daytime highs average 12.6°C and nights cool to about 2.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 86 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is O'Fallon (142 km away). In March its highs average 12.6°C, about as warm as Columbia (Missouri), United States, with 92 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbia (Missouri), United States ranks joint 294th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 296th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Columbia (Missouri), United States is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.9°C to 18.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 86 mm to 129 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Columbia (Missouri), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C-5.0°C | -5.0°C | 55 | 7.2 | 9.810 h |
| February | 6.6°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 59 | 7.0 | 10.711 h |
| March, selected | 12.6°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 86 | 10.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.5°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 129 | 11.6 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.7°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 134 | 13.3 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 113 | 11.9 | 14.815 h |
| July | 31.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 93 | 9.5 | 14.615 h |
| August | 30.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 76 | 8.9 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 86 | 7.7 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 83 | 8.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.7°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 79 | 7.8 | 10.110 h |
| December | 5.8°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 59 | 6.9 | 9.59 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- O'Fallon in MarchUnited States · 142 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 2.6°C · 92 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in MarchUnited States · 177 kmHigh 12.2°C · Low 2.0°C · 78 mm rain
- Independence in MarchUnited States · 180 kmHigh 11.8°C · Low 1.7°C · 78 mm rain
- St. Louis in MarchUnited States · 189 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 2.6°C · 94 mm rain
- Kansas City in MarchUnited States · 195 kmHigh 12.2°C · Low 1.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Overland Park in MarchUnited States · 202 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 1.9°C · 76 mm rain
- Springfield (Missouri), United States in MarchUnited States · 211 kmHigh 13.8°C · Low 3.4°C · 101 mm rain
- Olathe in MarchUnited States · 215 kmHigh 12.3°C · Low 2.1°C · 76 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 Columbia) is explained once on the Columbia (Missouri), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.