Average Precipitation for Maryland in March
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during March at cities, communities and other locations around Maryland.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern Shore, Central Maryland and Western Maryland.
Eastern Shore
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Assateague Island | 4.2 | 108 |
| 10 | Chestertown | 4.3 | 108 |
| 11 | Ocean City | 3.9 | 98 |
| 11 | Royal Oak | 4.4 | 112 |
| 11 | Salisbury | 4.2 | 107 |
| 11 | Snow Hill | 4.3 | 110 |
Central Maryland
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Baltimore | 4.0 | 102 |
| 10 | Beltsville | 3.7 | 94 |
| 12 | Catoctin Mountain Park | 4.4 | 113 |
| 11 | Frederick | 3.7 | 94 |
| 10 | Laurel | 4.2 | 107 |
| 10 | Mechanicsville | 4.2 | 108 |
| 11 | Patuxent River | 4.0 | 102 |
| 11 | Rockville | 3.7 | 93 |
Western Maryland
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cumberland | 3.4 | 87 |
| 13 | Frostburg | 4.0 | 101 |
| 10 | Hagerstown | 3.0 | 77 |
| 15 | Oakland | 4.3 | 110 |
| 11 | Savage River Reservoir Dam | 3.3 | 84 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.