Norfolk Weather in March
Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.21 in over about 12 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 40°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 4.21 in
- Snowfall
- 14.9 in
- Record high
- 89°FMar 31, 1998
- Record low
- -8°FMar 4, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 15 min to 12 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 6.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 36°F | 19°F | 61°F 2017 | 0°F 2014 | 41% | 28% |
| Mar 2 | 36°F | 19°F | 64°F 2004 | 4°F 1962 | 41% | 28% |
| Mar 3 | 36°F | 19°F | 67°F 2024 | -2°F 1950 | 41% | 27% |
| Mar 4 | 36°F | 19°F | 67°F 1974 | -8°F 1950 | 41% | 27% |
| Mar 5 | 37°F | 20°F | 63°F 1974 | 7°F 2017 | 41% | 26% |
| Mar 6 | 37°F | 20°F | 65°F 2022 | 3°F 2007 | 41% | 26% |
| Mar 7 | 37°F | 20°F | 69°F 1974 | -6°F 2003 | 41% | 26% |
| Mar 8 | 38°F | 21°F | 69°F 1987 | 4°F 1986 | 41% | 25% |
| Mar 9 | 38°F | 21°F | 81°F 2016 | 4°F 2007 | 41% | 25% |
| Mar 10 | 38°F | 21°F | 79°F 2026 | 1°F 1984 | 41% | 24% |
| Mar 11 | 38°F | 21°F | 75°F 1977 | 3°F 1996 | 41% | 24% |
| Mar 12 | 39°F | 22°F | 74°F 2012 | 6°F 1984 | 41% | 23% |
| Mar 13 | 39°F | 22°F | 79°F 1990 | 11°F 1998 | 40% | 23% |
| Mar 14 | 39°F | 22°F | 72°F 2024 | 14°F 1993 | 40% | 23% |
| Mar 15 | 40°F | 22°F | 73°F 1990 | 6°F 1993 | 40% | 22% |
| Mar 16 | 40°F | 23°F | 79°F 1990 | 9°F 1992 | 40% | 22% |
| Mar 17 | 41°F | 23°F | 70°F 1990 | 11°F 1961 | 40% | 21% |
| Mar 18 | 41°F | 23°F | 76°F 2022 | 1°F 1956 | 40% | 21% |
| Mar 19 | 41°F | 24°F | 79°F 2012 | -6°F 1967 | 40% | 20% |
| Mar 20 | 42°F | 24°F | 79°F 2012 | 4°F 1949 | 40% | 20% |
| Mar 21 | 42°F | 24°F | 75°F 2012 | 10°F 1986 | 40% | 20% |
| Mar 22 | 42°F | 24°F | 83°F 2012 | 13°F 1956 | 40% | 19% |
| Mar 23 | 43°F | 25°F | 75°F 2012 | 14°F 2017 | 40% | 19% |
| Mar 24 | 43°F | 25°F | 74°F 1988 | 15°F 2014 | 40% | 18% |
| Mar 25 | 44°F | 25°F | 76°F 1964 | 9°F 1956 | 40% | 17% |
| Mar 26 | 44°F | 26°F | 77°F 2021 | 6°F 1960 | 40% | 17% |
| Mar 27 | 45°F | 26°F | 82°F 1998 | 15°F 1951 | 40% | 16% |
| Mar 28 | 45°F | 26°F | 84°F 1998 | 17°F 1956 | 40% | 16% |
| Mar 29 | 45°F | 27°F | 80°F 1981 | 10°F 1959 | 40% | 15% |
| Mar 30 | 46°F | 27°F | 87°F 1977 | 15°F 1970 | 40% | 15% |
| Mar 31 | 46°F | 28°F | 89°F 1998 | 17°F 1970 | 41% | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00065445 (Norfolk 2 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014740, 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.