Durham climate

Durham Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chico Univ Farm, 5.3 km from Durham

Average highs run from 65°F on March 1 to 69°F on March 31, and lows from 40°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Durham, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
93°FMar 17, 1914
Record low
23°FMar 1, 1971
Chance of a freeze
51%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
7.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 165°F40°F79°F 193623°F 19710%
Mar 265°F40°F80°F 192924°F 19710%
Mar 365°F40°F85°F 192924°F 19510%
Mar 465°F40°F82°F 202026°F 19230%
Mar 565°F40°F81°F 202524°F 19710%
Mar 666°F41°F81°F 191325°F 19560%
Mar 766°F41°F82°F 191324°F 19640%
Mar 866°F41°F82°F 191325°F 19640%
Mar 966°F41°F83°F 191029°F 20100%
Mar 1066°F41°F86°F 191625°F 19510%
Mar 1166°F41°F83°F 191628°F 19250%
Mar 1266°F41°F84°F 191624°F 19500%
Mar 1366°F41°F87°F 192627°F 19540%
Mar 1466°F42°F84°F 200724°F 19230%
Mar 1567°F42°F87°F 200525°F 19230%
Mar 1667°F42°F90°F 191427°F 19550%
Mar 1767°F42°F93°F 191428°F 19550%
Mar 1867°F42°F93°F 191429°F 19430%
Mar 1967°F42°F91°F 191431°F 19270%
Mar 2067°F42°F92°F 191425°F 19550%
Mar 2167°F42°F89°F 192528°F 19230%
Mar 2267°F42°F91°F 192628°F 19170%
Mar 2368°F42°F88°F 192628°F 19170%
Mar 2468°F42°F91°F 202627°F 19160%
Mar 2568°F43°F88°F 193029°F 19360%
Mar 2668°F43°F88°F 193026°F 19720%
Mar 2768°F43°F88°F 192328°F 19720%
Mar 2868°F43°F89°F 193031°F 19720%
Mar 2968°F43°F86°F 193030°F 19080%
Mar 3069°F43°F88°F 201529°F 19380%
Mar 3169°F43°F84°F 191127°F 19170%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Durham, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:30 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041715 (Chico Univ Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041715, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.