Chapel Hill weather in March: Chapel Hill, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Chapel Hill in March has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 51°F, rising from 58°F on the 1st to 68°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal March, 3.94 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 5°C, 100 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationChapel Hill Williams Airport
- Station IDUSW00093785
- Location35.93°N 79.06°W
- Elevation512 ft (156 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population64,028
- Jan 51° 32°
- Feb 55° 34°
- Mar 63° 40°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 82° 62°
- Oct 72° 50°
- Nov 62° 40°
- Dec 54° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Chapel Hill in March?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 51.4°F. March is 7.1°F warmer than February and 8.8°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Chapel Hill and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 58°F on March 1 to 68°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 48°F and 55°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 58°F | 37°F | 33% | 20% |
| March 8 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 21% |
| March 15 | 62°F | 40°F | 36% | 22% |
| March 22 | 65°F | 42°F | 36% | 22% |
| March 31 | 68°F | 44°F | 36% | 22% |
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 | 58°F | 37°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 59°F | 37°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 59°F | 37°F | 33% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 59°F | 37°F | 33% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 59°F | 37°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 61°F | 38°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 61°F | 39°F | 34% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 61°F | 39°F | 35% | 21% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 62°F | 39°F | 35% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 62°F | 40°F | 35% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 62°F | 40°F | 36% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 63°F | 40°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 63°F | 40°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 63°F | 41°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 64°F | 41°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 64°F | 41°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 64°F | 41°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 65°F | 42°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 65°F | 42°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 65°F | 42°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 66°F | 42°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 66°F | 43°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 66°F | 43°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 67°F | 43°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 67°F | 43°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 67°F | 44°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 68°F | 44°F | 36% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 40°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.94 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093785; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Chapel Hill in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around March 28 (36%). In all, 3.94 in falls on 11 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Chapel Hill, 8 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093785.
How does March in Chapel Hill 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; Chapel Hill's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Chapel Hill in February55°F by day, 34°F at night
- Chapel Hill in April72°F by day, 48°F at night
- Chapel Hill through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Marchnormal high 68°F