Gulfport weather in March: Gulfport, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Gulfport in March has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 52°F, a daily mean of 61°F, rising from 68°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal March, 5.22 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 11°C, 133 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationGulfport - Biloxi Airport
- Station IDUSW00093874
- Location30.41°N 89.08°W
- Elevation42 ft (13 m)
- Population74,621
- Jan 61° 42°
- Feb 65° 46°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 77° 58°
- May 84° 66°
- Jun 89° 73°
- Jul 90° 75°
- Aug 91° 75°
- Sep 88° 71°
- Oct 80° 60°
- Nov 70° 49°
- Dec 64° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gulfport in March?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 52°F, for a daily mean of 61.1°F. March is 5.6°F warmer than February and 6.4°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Gulfport and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 68°F on March 1 to 73°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 57°F and 65°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 68°F | 49°F | 31% | 20% |
| March 8 | 69°F | 50°F | 30% | 19% |
| March 15 | 70°F | 52°F | 29% | 18% |
| March 22 | 72°F | 53°F | 28% | 17% |
| March 31 | 73°F | 55°F | 26% | 17% |
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 | 68°F | 49°F | 31% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 2 | 68°F | 49°F | 31% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 68°F | 49°F | 31% | 20% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 68°F | 50°F | 31% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 5 | 68°F | 50°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 6 | 69°F | 50°F | 31% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 7 | 69°F | 50°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 69°F | 50°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 69°F | 50°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 10 | 69°F | 51°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 11 | 69°F | 51°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 70°F | 51°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 70°F | 51°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 70°F | 51°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 70°F | 52°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 16 | 70°F | 52°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 71°F | 52°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 71°F | 52°F | 28% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 71°F | 52°F | 28% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 71°F | 53°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 71°F | 53°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 72°F | 53°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 72°F | 53°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 72°F | 53°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 72°F | 54°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 26 | 72°F | 54°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 73°F | 54°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 73°F | 54°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 73°F | 54°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 30 | 73°F | 55°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 31 | 73°F | 55°F | 26% | 17% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 52°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 5.22 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 19
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093874; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gulfport in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around March 1 (31%). In all, 5.22 in falls on 9 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Gulfport, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093874.
What are the records for March in Gulfport?
The warmest March temperature on Gulfport's official record (since 1893) is 89°F, on March 31, 1946; the coldest is 22°F, on March 3, 1980. The wettest March brought 16.48 in (1946); the snowiest, 2.0 inches (1954).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 61.1°F: 2021 64.3°F (+3.2), 2022 61.7°F (+0.6), 2023 65.4°F (+4.3), 2024 63.7°F (+2.6), 2025 63.0°F (+1.9), 2026 65.1°F (+4.0). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.3°F | +3.2°F | 7.01 in |
| 2022 | 61.7°F | +0.6°F | 4.71 in |
| 2023 | 65.4°F | +4.3°F | 2.46 in |
| 2024 | 63.7°F | +2.6°F | 4.95 in |
| 2025 | 63.0°F | +1.9°F | 5.07 in |
| 2026 | 65.1°F | +4.0°F | 3.06 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record GPTthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093874. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Gulfport compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, March normal highs run from 62°F in Independence to 74°F in Monticello; Gulfport's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.