Weather on March 12 at Shenandoah

Shenandoah National Park

VASoutheast3,500 ft elevation
Avg High56°F
Avg Low30°F
Warmest199064°F
Coldest199821°F

Based on 56 years of data from Luray, VA

Elevation Note: Shenandoah sits at 3,500 ft. Expect temperatures 12°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Luray, VA at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

March 12th in Shenandoah National Park (via Luray, VA) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 56°F and lows near 30°F — a 26°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest March 12th was in 1990 (64°F average), while the coldest was 1998 (21°F) — a 43°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 20% of recorded March 12th dates, with snow falling 2% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 6.2"). The last decade has been 9.6°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 9.6°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for March 12th in Shenandoah? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202683°F43°F0.33"0"
202574°F37°F0"0"
202452°F32°F0"0"
202342°F27°F0.13"0"
202264°F25°F1.75"6.2"
202178°F50°F0"0"
202056°F33°F0.03"0"
201961°F31°F0"0"
201851°F24°F0"0"
201737°F21°F0"0"
201671°F45°F0"0"
201561°F31°F----
201464°F40°F0"0"
201358°F37°F1.65"0"
201269°F31°F0"0"
201144°F28°F0"0"
201067°F51°F1.27"0"
200975°F32°F0"0"
200856°F30°F0"0"
200763°F21°F----
200677°F48°F----
200546°F23°F----
200449°F35°F----
200360°F27°F0"0"
200250°F32°F0.03"0"
200157°F24°F0"0"
200049°F38°F1.42"0"
199945°F24°F0"0"
199829°F14°F0"0"
199761°F21°F0"0"
199652°F15°F0"0"
199566°F30°F0"0"
199448°F18°F0"0"
199343°F17°F0"0"
199245°F18°F0"0"
199147°F28°F0"0"
199080°F48°F0"0"
198952°F21°F0"0"
198855°F32°F0"0"
198740°F16°F0"0"
198662°F23°F0"0"
198562°F42°F0.38"0"
198446°F12°F0"0"
198341°F35°F0"0"
198272°F35°F0.89"0"
198148°F27°F0"0"
198042°F19°F0"0"
1979--20°F0"0"
197861°F35°F0"0"
197771°F41°F0"0"
197644°F25°F0"0"
197540°F31°F0"0"
197446°F28°F0.25"0"
197368°F49°F0"0"
197249°F28°F0"0"
197153°F27°F0"0"

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