Hendersonville weather in March: Hendersonville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Hendersonville in March has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 63°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal March, 4.95 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 2°C, 126 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationHendersonville (1 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00313976
- Location35.33°N 82.45°W
- Elevation2,160 ft (658 m)
- Population15,656
- Jan 48° 27°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 59° 35°
- Apr 68° 43°
- May 75° 52°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 59° 34°
- Dec 51° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hendersonville in March?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 46.8°F. March is 6.2°F warmer than February and 8.7°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Hendersonville and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 55°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 43°F and 50°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 24% |
| March 8 | 57°F | 33°F | 33% | 25% |
| March 15 | 58°F | 34°F | 33% | 25% |
| March 22 | 60°F | 36°F | 33% | 25% |
| March 31 | 63°F | 38°F | 34% | 25% |
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 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 55°F | 32°F | 33% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 56°F | 32°F | 33% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 56°F | 32°F | 33% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 56°F | 32°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 56°F | 33°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 57°F | 33°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 57°F | 33°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 57°F | 33°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 57°F | 33°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 57°F | 34°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 58°F | 34°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 58°F | 34°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 58°F | 34°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 58°F | 34°F | 33% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 59°F | 35°F | 33% | 25% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 59°F | 35°F | 33% | 25% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 59°F | 35°F | 33% | 25% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 60°F | 35°F | 33% | 25% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 60°F | 36°F | 33% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 60°F | 36°F | 33% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 60°F | 36°F | 33% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 61°F | 36°F | 33% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 61°F | 36°F | 34% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 61°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 62°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 62°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 62°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 63°F | 38°F | 34% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 63°F | 38°F | 34% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 63°F | 38°F | 34% | 25% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 59°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 35°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.95 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00313976; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Hendersonville in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around March 29 (34%). In all, 4.95 in falls on 11 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Hendersonville, 11 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00313976.
What are the records for March in Hendersonville?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1898) is 88°F, on March 22, 1907; the coldest is −2°F, on March 15, 1993. The wettest March brought 11.67 in (1952); the snowiest, 29.8 inches (1960).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 46.8°F: 2021 49.6°F (+2.8), 2022 47.9°F (+1.1), 2023 47.5°F (+0.7), 2024 49.0°F (+2.2), 2025 49.2°F (+2.4), 2026 52.3°F (+5.5). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.6°F | +2.8°F | 9.19 in |
| 2022 | 47.9°F | +1.1°F | 6.35 in |
| 2023 | 47.5°F | +0.7°F | 3.09 in |
| 2024 | 49.0°F | +2.2°F | 7.34 in |
| 2025 | 49.2°F | +2.4°F | 2.23 in |
| 2026 | 52.3°F | +5.5°F | 2.28 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00313976; recent months: ACIS, station USC00313976. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Hendersonville 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; Hendersonville's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hendersonville in February52°F by day, 29°F at night
- Hendersonville in April68°F by day, 43°F at night
- Hendersonville 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