Climate averages 1991–2020
Peoria (Illinois), United States weather
in March.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cool month in Peoria (Illinois), United States: daytime highs average 9.9°C and nights cool to about 0.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 75 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 5th 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 Bloomington (Illinois), United States (55 km away). In March its highs average 9.8°C, about as warm as Peoria (Illinois), United States, with 78 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Peoria (Illinois), United States ranks joint 362nd of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 253rd of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Peoria (Illinois), United States is 5.0°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.5°C to 16.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 75 mm to 112 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
Peoria (Illinois), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.6°C-7.4°C | -7.4°C | 53 | 8.0 | 9.610 h |
| February | 3.4°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 53 | 7.2 | 10.611 h |
| March, selected | 9.9°C0.1°C | 0.1°C | 75 | 10.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 112 | 11.8 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.1°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 117 | 13.0 | 14.414 h |
| June | 26.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 111 | 11.6 | 15.015 h |
| July | 28.8°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 96 | 10.2 | 14.815 h |
| August | 28.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 79 | 9.3 | 13.814 h |
| September | 24.4°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 76 | 7.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 17.5°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 79 | 8.6 | 11.211 h |
| November | 9.7°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 71 | 8.2 | 10.010 h |
| December | 3.3°C-4.0°C | -4.0°C | 57 | 7.7 | 9.39 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
- Bloomington (Illinois), United States in MarchUnited States · 55 kmHigh 9.8°C · Low -0.3°C · 78 mm rain
- Springfield (Illinois), United States in MarchUnited States · 99 kmHigh 10.9°C · Low 0.8°C · 80 mm rain
- Decatur in MarchUnited States · 109 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 0.7°C · 83 mm rain
- Davenport in MarchUnited States · 124 kmHigh 8.9°C · Low -0.9°C · 70 mm rain
- Champaign in MarchUnited States · 131 kmHigh 10.2°C · Low 0.0°C · 85 mm rain
- Joliet in MarchUnited States · 156 kmHigh 8.7°C · Low -1.2°C · 72 mm rain
- Aurora (Illinois), United States in MarchUnited States · 159 kmHigh 8.1°C · Low -1.6°C · 68 mm rain
- Bolingbrook in MarchUnited States · 169 kmHigh 8.0°C · Low -1.5°C · 68 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 Peoria) is explained once on the Peoria (Illinois), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.