Highlands weather in March: Highlands, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Highlands in March has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 43°F, rising from 50°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal March, 7.60 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 193 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationHighlands
- Station IDUSC00314055
- Location35.06°N 83.20°W
- Elevation3,850 ft (1,174 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,119
- Jan 42° 24°
- Feb 46° 26°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 62° 39°
- May 69° 47°
- Jun 75° 54°
- Jul 78° 58°
- Aug 76° 57°
- Sep 71° 51°
- Oct 63° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 45° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Highlands in March?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 42.7°F. March is 6.4°F warmer than February and 7.6°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Highlands and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 50°F on March 1 to 58°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 39°F and 46°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 46%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 50°F | 29°F | 46% | 30% |
| March 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 45% | 29% |
| March 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 44% | 29% |
| March 22 | 55°F | 33°F | 43% | 28% |
| March 31 | 58°F | 35°F | 42% | 28% |
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 | 50°F | 29°F | 46% | 30% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 50°F | 29°F | 46% | 30% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 50°F | 29°F | 46% | 30% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 51°F | 30°F | 45% | 30% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 51°F | 30°F | 45% | 30% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 51°F | 30°F | 45% | 30% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 51°F | 30°F | 45% | 30% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 45% | 29% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 52°F | 30°F | 45% | 29% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 52°F | 31°F | 44% | 29% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 52°F | 31°F | 44% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 53°F | 31°F | 44% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 53°F | 31°F | 44% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 53°F | 31°F | 44% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 44% | 29% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 54°F | 32°F | 44% | 28% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 54°F | 32°F | 44% | 28% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 54°F | 32°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 54°F | 32°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 55°F | 32°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 55°F | 33°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 55°F | 33°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 56°F | 33°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 56°F | 33°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 56°F | 33°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 56°F | 34°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 57°F | 34°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 57°F | 34°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 57°F | 34°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 57°F | 34°F | 43% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 58°F | 35°F | 42% | 28% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 54°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 32°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 7.60 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00314055; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Highlands in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 44% on average, highest around March 1 (46%). In all, 7.60 in falls on 14 days of a normal March, 3 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Highlands, 16 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.8 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314055.
What are the records for March in Highlands?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 84°F, on March 25, 1929; the coldest is −7°F, on March 7, 1899. The wettest March brought 20.06 in (1913); the snowiest, 22.4 inches (1960).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.7°F: 2021 45.2°F (+2.5), 2022 43.9°F (+1.2), 2023 42.8°F (+0.1), 2024 45.2°F (+2.5), 2025 44.5°F (+1.8), 2026 48.7°F (+6.0). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.2°F | +2.5°F | 14.62 in |
| 2022 | 43.9°F | +1.2°F | 11.56 in |
| 2023 | 42.8°F | +0.1°F | 6.18 in |
| 2024 | 45.2°F | +2.5°F | 9.58 in |
| 2025 | 44.5°F | +1.8°F | 5.59 in |
| 2026 | 48.7°F | +6.0°F | 3.23 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314055; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314055. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Highlands 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; Highlands's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Highlands in February46°F by day, 26°F at night
- Highlands in April62°F by day, 39°F at night
- Highlands 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