Marion weather in March: Marion, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Marion in March has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 49°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal March, 4.33 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 3°C, 110 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationMarion
- Station IDUSC00315340
- Location35.68°N 82.01°W
- Elevation1,410 ft (430 m)
- Population7,534
- Jan 49° 28°
- Feb 53° 31°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 70° 46°
- May 76° 55°
- Jun 82° 63°
- Jul 85° 67°
- Aug 84° 66°
- Sep 79° 60°
- Oct 70° 48°
- Nov 60° 38°
- Dec 51° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Marion in March?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 49.0°F. March is 6.9°F warmer than February and 8.9°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Marion and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 56°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 45°F and 53°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 56°F | 34°F | 31% | 22% |
| March 8 | 58°F | 35°F | 32% | 22% |
| March 15 | 60°F | 37°F | 32% | 22% |
| March 22 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 22% |
| March 31 | 65°F | 41°F | 33% | 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 | 56°F | 34°F | 31% | 22% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 57°F | 34°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 57°F | 34°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 57°F | 35°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 57°F | 35°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 58°F | 35°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 58°F | 35°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 58°F | 35°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 58°F | 36°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 59°F | 36°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 59°F | 36°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 59°F | 36°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 60°F | 37°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 60°F | 37°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 60°F | 37°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 60°F | 37°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 61°F | 38°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 61°F | 38°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 61°F | 38°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 62°F | 38°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 63°F | 39°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 63°F | 39°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 63°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 64°F | 40°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 64°F | 40°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 64°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 65°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 65°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 65°F | 41°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 61°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 37°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.33 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- 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
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315340; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Marion in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around March 30 (33%). In all, 4.33 in falls on 10 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Marion, 13 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.4 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00315340.
What are the records for March in Marion?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 95°F, on March 29, 1907; the coldest is 8°F, on March 7, 1901. The wettest March brought 12.68 in (1899); the snowiest, 32.5 inches (1960).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.0°F: 2021 53.4°F (+4.4), 2022 52.7°F (+3.7), 2023 50.5°F (+1.5), 2024 52.8°F (+3.8), 2025 52.2°F (+3.2), 2026 56.0°F (+7.0). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.4°F | +4.4°F | 5.90 in |
| 2022 | 52.7°F | +3.7°F | 5.05 in |
| 2023 | 50.5°F | +1.5°F | 2.87 in |
| 2024 | 52.8°F | +3.8°F | 6.64 in |
| 2025 | 52.2°F | +3.2°F | 2.60 in |
| 2026 | 56.0°F | +7.0°F | 1.97 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315340; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315340. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Marion 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; Marion's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.