Boone weather in March: Boone, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Boone in March has a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 41°F, rising from 48°F on the 1st to 56°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 4.77 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −2°C, 121 mm of precipitation and 12 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationBoone (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00310982
- Location36.21°N 81.65°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population20,080
- Jan 41° 22°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 52° 29°
- Apr 62° 37°
- May 69° 46°
- Jun 76° 54°
- Jul 79° 58°
- Aug 78° 56°
- Sep 72° 50°
- Oct 63° 39°
- Nov 53° 30°
- Dec 45° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Boone in March?
The normal high is 52°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 40.5°F. March is 6.3°F warmer than February and 8.8°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Boone and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 48°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 37°F and 44°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 48°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% |
| March 8 | 49°F | 28°F | 40% | 26% |
| March 15 | 51°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% |
| March 22 | 53°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% |
| March 31 | 56°F | 32°F | 41% | 27% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 48°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 48°F | 27°F | 40% | 25% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 48°F | 27°F | 40% | 25% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 48°F | 27°F | 40% | 25% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 49°F | 27°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 49°F | 27°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 49°F | 28°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 49°F | 28°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 50°F | 28°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 50°F | 28°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 50°F | 28°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 50°F | 28°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 51°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 51°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 51°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 52°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 52°F | 29°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 52°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 52°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 53°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 53°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 53°F | 30°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 54°F | 31°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 54°F | 31°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 54°F | 31°F | 40% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 55°F | 31°F | 40% | 27% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 55°F | 31°F | 40% | 27% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 55°F | 32°F | 40% | 27% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 56°F | 32°F | 41% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 56°F | 32°F | 41% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 56°F | 32°F | 41% | 27% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 52°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 29°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.77 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00310982; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Boone in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around March 31 (41%). In all, 4.77 in falls on 12 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Boone, 19 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.8 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 3 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00310982.
What are the records for March in Boone?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1980) is 81°F, on March 30, 2020; the coldest is −6°F, on March 9, 1996. The wettest March brought 9.30 in (1998); the snowiest, 32.0 inches (1993).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 40.5°F: 2021 44.0°F (+3.5), 2022 43.4°F (+2.9), 2023 42.6°F (+2.1), 2024 44.2°F (+3.7), 2025 44.3°F (+3.8), 2026 47.4°F (+6.9). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.0°F | +3.5°F | 5.02 in |
| 2022 | 43.4°F | +2.9°F | 5.12 in |
| 2023 | 42.6°F | +2.1°F | 4.24 in |
| 2024 | 44.2°F | +3.7°F | 5.86 in |
| 2025 | 44.3°F | +3.8°F | 3.87 in |
| 2026 | 47.4°F | +6.9°F | 4.63 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00310982; recent months: ACIS, station USC00310982. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Boone compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, March normal highs run from 43°F in Beech Mountain to 68°F in Southport; Boone's is 52°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.