Spartanburg weather in March: Spartanburg, South Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Spartanburg in March has a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 53°F, rising from 62°F on the 1st to 71°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal March, 4.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 4°C, 122 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationSpartanburg (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00388188
- Location34.91°N 81.91°W
- Elevation610 ft (186 m)
- Population39,606
- Jan 54° 32°
- Feb 59° 34°
- Mar 66° 40°
- Apr 75° 47°
- May 81° 56°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 74° 49°
- Nov 64° 38°
- Dec 56° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Spartanburg in March?
The normal high is 66°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 52.9°F. March is 6.8°F warmer than February and 8.2°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Spartanburg and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 62°F on March 1 to 71°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 49°F and 56°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 62°F | 37°F | 30% | 24% |
| March 8 | 64°F | 38°F | 30% | 24% |
| March 15 | 66°F | 40°F | 29% | 23% |
| March 22 | 68°F | 41°F | 29% | 22% |
| March 31 | 71°F | 43°F | 28% | 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 | 62°F | 37°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 62°F | 37°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 62°F | 37°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 63°F | 37°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 63°F | 37°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 63°F | 38°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 63°F | 38°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 64°F | 38°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 64°F | 38°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 64°F | 38°F | 30% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 65°F | 39°F | 30% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 65°F | 39°F | 30% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 65°F | 39°F | 29% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 65°F | 39°F | 29% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 66°F | 40°F | 29% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 66°F | 40°F | 29% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 66°F | 40°F | 29% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 67°F | 40°F | 29% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 67°F | 40°F | 29% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 67°F | 41°F | 29% | 23% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 67°F | 41°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 68°F | 41°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 68°F | 41°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 68°F | 42°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 69°F | 42°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 69°F | 42°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 69°F | 42°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 70°F | 43°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 70°F | 43°F | 28% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 70°F | 43°F | 28% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 71°F | 43°F | 28% | 22% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 66°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 40°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00388188; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Spartanburg in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around March 1 (30%). In all, 4.81 in falls on 10 days of a normal March, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Spartanburg, 9 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00388188.
What are the records for March in Spartanburg?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1983) is 90°F, on March 23, 1995; the coldest is 12°F, on March 17, 1993. The wettest March brought 8.93 in (1993); the snowiest, 4.0 inches (1993).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 52.9°F: 2021 55.9°F (+3.0), 2022 55.7°F (+2.8), 2023 55.0°F (+2.1), 2024 55.2°F (+2.3), 2025 56.1°F (+3.2), 2026 60.4°F (+7.5). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.9°F | +3.0°F | 5.20 in |
| 2022 | 55.7°F | +2.8°F | 5.41 in |
| 2023 | 55.0°F | +2.1°F | 3.30 in |
| 2024 | 55.2°F | +2.3°F | 7.63 in |
| 2025 | 56.1°F | +3.2°F | 3.25 in |
| 2026 | 60.4°F | +7.5°F | 1.72 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00388188; recent months: ACIS, station USC00388188. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Spartanburg compare across South Carolina?
Across the 73 places PlainClimate covers in South Carolina, March normal highs run from 56°F in Caesars Head to 72°F in Hampton; Spartanburg's is 66°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Spartanburg in February59°F by day, 34°F at night
- Spartanburg in April75°F by day, 47°F at night
- Spartanburg through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- South Carolina in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Hampton: South Carolina's warmest Marchnormal high 72°F