North Carolina weather in March: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In March, North Carolina's statewide normal high is 62°F and normal low 39°F; normal highs run from 43°F in Beech Mountain to 68°F in Southport (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 62°FMarch, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 39°FMarch, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 4.11 inMarch
- Warmest place
- 68°Fnormal high, Southport
- Coolest place
- 43°Fnormal high, Beech Mountain
Where is North Carolina warmest and wettest in March?
Southport has the warmest March afternoons (68°F) and Beech Mountain the coolest (43°F). Highlands gets the most precipitation (7.60 in) and Fayetteville the least (3.08 in). The most snow falls in Beech Mountain (13.0 inches).
Statewide, March averaged 53.1°F in 2021, 53.4°F in 2022, 52.2°F in 2023, 53.8°F in 2024, 54.0°F in 2025, 56.9°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 50.3°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 64°F | 41°F | 3.95 | 0.3 |
| Raleigh | 63°F | 40°F | 4.10 | 0.3 |
| Greensboro | 61°F | 39°F | 3.72 | 0.9 |
| Durham | 61°F | 37°F | 4.51 | – |
| Winston-Salem | 61°F | 40°F | 3.60 | – |
| Fayetteville | 65°F | 42°F | 3.08 | – |
| Cary | 61°F | 39°F | 4.04 | – |
| Wilmington | 67°F | 44°F | 3.97 | 0.0 |
| High Point | 64°F | 41°F | 4.09 | 0.1 |
| Concord | 65°F | 38°F | 4.10 | 0.4 |
| Greenville | 64°F | 41°F | 4.22 | 0.1 |
| Asheville | 60°F | 37°F | 3.80 | 1.9 |
| Gastonia | 65°F | 42°F | 3.94 | – |
| Apex | 62°F | 39°F | 4.08 | 0.4 |
| Jacksonville | 66°F | 40°F | 4.06 | – |
| Chapel Hill | 63°F | 40°F | 3.94 | – |
| Burlington | 64°F | 39°F | 3.88 | – |
| Rocky Mount | 63°F | 39°F | 3.97 | – |
| Wilson | 63°F | 40°F | 4.16 | 0.1 |
| Hickory | 61°F | 40°F | 4.08 | – |
| Monroe | 64°F | 41°F | 3.19 | – |
| Garner | 64°F | 35°F | 4.18 | – |
| Salisbury | 62°F | 38°F | 4.09 | 0.1 |
| Goldsboro | 65°F | 43°F | 4.22 | 0.0 |
| New Bern | 65°F | 42°F | 3.85 | – |
| Sanford | 65°F | 39°F | 3.64 | 0.0 |
| Clayton | 63°F | 37°F | 4.10 | 0.1 |
| Statesville | 61°F | 35°F | 3.99 | 0.4 |
| Asheboro | 62°F | 39°F | 4.09 | – |
| Shelby | 64°F | 36°F | 4.68 | 0.7 |
| Carrboro | 62°F | 38°F | 4.39 | 0.1 |
| Boone | 52°F | 29°F | 4.77 | 4.8 |
| Lexington | 64°F | 37°F | 3.86 | 0.3 |
| Kinston | 67°F | 42°F | 3.84 | 0.0 |
| Graham | 62°F | 39°F | 4.14 | – |
| Elizabeth City | 61°F | 41°F | 3.59 | – |
| Lumberton | 66°F | 43°F | 3.26 | – |
| Lenoir | 60°F | 36°F | 4.29 | 0.3 |
| Morganton | 61°F | 37°F | 4.38 | 1.6 |
| Havelock | 66°F | 44°F | 3.56 | 0.0 |
| Albemarle | 63°F | 40°F | 3.99 | 0.4 |
| Hendersonville | 59°F | 35°F | 4.95 | 1.0 |
| Eden | 61°F | 34°F | 3.90 | 0.4 |
| Laurinburg | 67°F | 42°F | 3.25 | – |
| Henderson | 62°F | 34°F | 4.17 | 0.1 |
| Reidsville | 59°F | 37°F | 4.30 | 0.8 |
| Roanoke Rapids | 62°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Smithfield | 65°F | 39°F | 4.01 | 0.0 |
| Myrtle Grove | 66°F | 44°F | 3.93 | – |
| Lincolnton | 64°F | 39°F | 4.51 | 0.8 |
| Tarboro | 62°F | 38°F | 3.71 | 0.1 |
| Waynesville | 57°F | 32°F | 4.45 | 3.0 |
| Mount Airy | 58°F | 33°F | 4.19 | 1.2 |
| Morehead City | 62°F | 44°F | 3.72 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 63°F | 41°F | 4.22 | 0.0 |
| Oxford | 61°F | 39°F | 4.63 | – |
| Dunn | 66°F | 40°F | 3.68 | 0.3 |
| Black Mountain | 59°F | 34°F | – | – |
| Clinton | 64°F | 40°F | 3.68 | 0.0 |
| Roxboro | 63°F | 34°F | 4.29 | 0.3 |
| Fletcher | 58°F | 34°F | 4.32 | 1.6 |
| Siler City | 62°F | 39°F | 4.22 | 0.6 |
| Brevard | 60°F | 33°F | 5.88 | 0.8 |
| Marion | 61°F | 37°F | 4.33 | 1.4 |
| Forest City | 63°F | 35°F | 4.35 | – |
| Cullowhee | 61°F | 34°F | 4.64 | 0.7 |
| Mocksville | 61°F | 33°F | 4.20 | 0.4 |
| Swannanoa | 52°F | 33°F | 4.66 | 6.3 |
| Hamlet | 66°F | 42°F | 3.72 | 0.0 |
| Shallotte | 65°F | 44°F | 4.17 | – |
| Williamston | 62°F | 42°F | 4.13 | 0.0 |
| Wadesboro | 64°F | 41°F | 3.81 | 0.2 |
| Surf City | 63°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Beaufort | 63°F | 45°F | 3.31 | – |
| Lillington | 64°F | 38°F | 3.24 | – |
| Randleman | 62°F | 36°F | 4.31 | 0.5 |
| Whiteville | 65°F | 40°F | 3.73 | 0.0 |
| Raeford | 65°F | 38°F | 3.92 | 0.0 |
| Newport | 63°F | 41°F | 3.67 | – |
| Mount Olive | 64°F | 39°F | 3.61 | – |
| Edenton | 63°F | 42°F | 4.03 | 0.0 |
| North Wilkesboro | 60°F | 36°F | 4.38 | 0.3 |
| Franklin | 60°F | 35°F | 4.91 | 0.2 |
| Southport | 68°F | 43°F | 4.03 | – |
| Elkin | 60°F | 31°F | 3.93 | 0.2 |
| Rural Hall | 59°F | 36°F | – | – |
| Wallace | 66°F | 39°F | 4.23 | 0.0 |
| Louisburg | 63°F | 36°F | 4.06 | 0.2 |
| Elizabethtown | 66°F | 40°F | 3.91 | – |
| Plymouth | 64°F | 41°F | 4.16 | 0.0 |
| Yadkinville | 60°F | 34°F | 3.93 | 0.5 |
| Carthage | 65°F | 40°F | 4.12 | 0.2 |
| Warsaw | 62°F | 37°F | 3.97 | 0.0 |
| Richlands | 65°F | 39°F | 3.80 | – |
| Taylorsville | 60°F | 39°F | 4.26 | 0.2 |
| Murfreesboro | 60°F | 36°F | 3.88 | 0.0 |
| Spruce Pine | 55°F | 32°F | 5.23 | – |
| Sparta | 53°F | 31°F | 4.91 | 3.1 |
| Bent Creek | 58°F | 32°F | 4.64 | – |
| Yanceyville | 60°F | 38°F | 4.38 | 1.0 |
| Andrews | 62°F | 35°F | – | – |
| Murphy | 62°F | 34°F | 5.29 | 0.1 |
| Jefferson | 54°F | 29°F | 4.06 | 2.9 |
| Cherokee | 59°F | 34°F | 5.84 | 0.9 |
| Burnsville | 56°F | 34°F | 3.77 | – |
| Tryon | 61°F | 40°F | 5.52 | 0.6 |
| Manteo | 59°F | 43°F | 3.80 | 0.0 |
| Snow Hill | 64°F | 40°F | 3.72 | – |
| Bryson City | 60°F | 34°F | 5.44 | – |
| Atlantic Beach | 61°F | 46°F | 3.35 | – |
| Belhaven | 63°F | 40°F | 3.71 | 0.0 |
| Lake Lure | 62°F | 36°F | 4.79 | 0.1 |
| Blowing Rock | 50°F | 30°F | – | – |
| Banner Elk | 50°F | 30°F | 4.87 | 4.8 |
| Bayboro | 64°F | 41°F | 3.70 | 0.0 |
| Highlands | 54°F | 32°F | 7.60 | 1.8 |
| Old Fort | 60°F | 33°F | 4.17 | – |
| Marshall | 59°F | 31°F | 3.81 | 4.3 |
| Catawba | 62°F | 41°F | 4.24 | – |
| Ocracoke | 59°F | 46°F | 4.29 | 0.0 |
| Beech Mountain | 43°F | 28°F | 4.81 | 13.0 |
| Frisco | 62°F | 46°F | 4.17 | – |
| Columbia | 61°F | 39°F | 3.97 | – |
| Robbinsville | 58°F | 35°F | 5.85 | – |
| Hot Springs | 60°F | 37°F | 3.99 | 0.5 |
| Hayesville | 60°F | 33°F | – | – |
| Aurora | 62°F | 44°F | 3.75 | 0.0 |
| Jackson | 61°F | 36°F | 4.39 | 0.2 |
| Fairfield | 63°F | 35°F | 3.62 | – |
| Jackson Springs | 63°F | 41°F | 4.08 | 0.2 |
| Danbury | 59°F | 36°F | 4.09 | 1.1 |
| Arcola | 63°F | 37°F | 4.49 | 0.3 |
| Candler (1 mi W) | 59°F | 34°F | 3.96 | 2.1 |
| Cane Creek Reservoir | 60°F | 36°F | 4.16 | – |
| Cape Hatteras Airport | 61°F | 46°F | 4.43 | – |
| Cataloochee | 58°F | 31°F | – | – |
| Cedar Island | 69°F | 45°F | 3.94 | – |
| Celo (2 mi S) | 56°F | 32°F | 5.27 | 3.3 |
| Chatham Water Treatment Plant | 63°F | 38°F | 3.88 | – |
| Coweeta Experiment Station | 62°F | 35°F | 6.67 | 1.1 |
| Enka | 59°F | 34°F | 3.91 | – |
| Falls Lake | 62°F | 36°F | 4.19 | – |
| Flat Springs (1 mi E) | 52°F | 33°F | 4.29 | 8.6 |
| Grandfather Mountain | 46°F | 29°F | 5.38 | – |
| Hofmann Forest | 64°F | 38°F | 4.24 | – |
| Lake Toxaway (2 mi SW) | 57°F | 35°F | 7.84 | 2.0 |
| Lewiston | 62°F | 41°F | 3.99 | 0.0 |
| Longwood | 65°F | 42°F | 3.78 | 0.0 |
| Lumber River State Park | 65°F | 40°F | 3.93 | – |
| Moores Creek National Battlefield | 67°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Mount Mitchell | 41°F | 24°F | 7.22 | 18.5 |
| New Hill | 62°F | 36°F | 3.76 | – |
| New River McAf | 66°F | 43°F | 3.79 | 0.0 |
| North Fork 2 | 58°F | 36°F | 4.50 | 0.0 |
| Perrytown | 65°F | 42°F | 3.38 | – |
| Pfafftown | 61°F | 34°F | 3.65 | – |
| Pisgah Forest (3 mi NE) | 60°F | 34°F | 5.34 | 0.9 |
| Reelsboro | 66°F | 42°F | 3.39 | – |
| Rocky Mount (8 mi ESE) | 61°F | 38°F | 3.85 | 0.2 |
| Swanquarter Ferry | 62°F | 42°F | 3.58 | – |
| Tapoco | 60°F | 37°F | 5.43 | – |
| Transou | 52°F | 30°F | 4.52 | – |
| Vale Agricultural (2 mi SW) | 62°F | 33°F | 4.46 | – |
| Waterville 2 | 61°F | 38°F | 4.72 | 1.5 |
| West Kerr Scott Resv | 61°F | 36°F | 4.55 | 1.4 |
| Willard (4 mi SW) | 66°F | 40°F | 3.70 | 0.0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.