Mount Airy weather in March: Mount Airy, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Mount Airy in March has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 46°F, rising from 54°F on the 1st to 63°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 4.19 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 0°C, 106 mm of precipitation and 3 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationMount Airy (2 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00315890
- Location36.50°N 80.65°W
- Elevation1,080 ft (329 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population10,583
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 58° 33°
- Apr 69° 41°
- May 76° 50°
- Jun 83° 59°
- Jul 86° 63°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 70° 43°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 50° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mount Airy in March?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 45.5°F. March is 6.8°F warmer than February and 9.1°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Mount Airy and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 54°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 42°F and 49°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 54°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% |
| March 8 | 56°F | 31°F | 37% | 23% |
| March 15 | 58°F | 32°F | 37% | 23% |
| March 22 | 60°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% |
| March 31 | 63°F | 36°F | 38% | 24% |
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 | 54°F | 29°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 54°F | 30°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 55°F | 30°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 55°F | 30°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 55°F | 30°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 55°F | 30°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 56°F | 31°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 56°F | 31°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 56°F | 31°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 56°F | 31°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 57°F | 31°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 57°F | 32°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 57°F | 32°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 58°F | 32°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 58°F | 32°F | 37% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 58°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 59°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 59°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 59°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 60°F | 33°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 60°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 60°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 61°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 61°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 61°F | 35°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 62°F | 35°F | 37% | 23% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 62°F | 35°F | 37% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 62°F | 35°F | 38% | 24% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 63°F | 36°F | 38% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 63°F | 36°F | 38% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 63°F | 36°F | 38% | 24% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 58°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 33°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.19 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.2 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
- 6
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315890; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Mount Airy in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around March 30 (38%). In all, 4.19 in falls on 12 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Mount Airy, 16 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 1.2 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal March.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00315890.
What are the records for March in Mount Airy?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 89°F, on March 23, 1907; the coldest is 2°F, on March 15, 1993. The wettest March brought 9.27 in (1975); the snowiest, 26.5 inches (1960).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.5°F: 2021 47.9°F (+2.4), 2022 49.2°F (+3.7), 2023 48.2°F (+2.7), 2024 50.2°F (+4.7), 2025 49.8°F (+4.3), 2026 52.1°F (+6.6). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.9°F | +2.4°F | 4.60 in |
| 2022 | 49.2°F | +3.7°F | 3.47 in |
| 2023 | 48.2°F | +2.7°F | 2.60 in |
| 2024 | 50.2°F | +4.7°F | 4.45 in |
| 2025 | 49.8°F | +4.3°F | 1.19 in |
| 2026 | 52.1°F | +6.6°F | 2.47 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315890; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315890. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Mount Airy 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; Mount Airy's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Mount Airy in February51°F by day, 27°F at night
- Mount Airy in April69°F by day, 41°F at night
- Mount Airy 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