Charleston climate

Charleston Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp, 16 km from Charleston

Average highs run from 34°F on March 1 to 44°F on March 31, and lows from 9°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.39 in over about 10 wet days.

March day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Charleston, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
3.39 in
Snowfall
15.1 in
Record high
84°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-16°FMar 2, 2001
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 10 min to 12 h 44 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.8 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 134°F9°F53°F 1974-14°F 201534%22%
Mar 234°F10°F54°F 1991-16°F 200134%21%
Mar 334°F10°F56°F 2020-5°F 198034%21%
Mar 435°F10°F55°F 1974-15°F 201134%21%
Mar 535°F11°F53°F 1999-5°F 198733%21%
Mar 635°F11°F55°F 1974-14°F 201533%20%
Mar 736°F12°F64°F 1974-10°F 198933%20%
Mar 836°F12°F60°F 2026-11°F 200733%20%
Mar 936°F12°F59°F 2016-11°F 200733%19%
Mar 1036°F13°F70°F 2026-10°F 197233%19%
Mar 1137°F13°F65°F 1977-12°F 200533%19%
Mar 1237°F14°F62°F 2012-2°F 196433%18%
Mar 1337°F14°F56°F 1996-5°F 199333%18%
Mar 1438°F14°F53°F 1996-6°F 201432%17%
Mar 1538°F15°F56°F 19961°F 196832%17%
Mar 1638°F15°F60°F 20101°F 195632%17%
Mar 1739°F16°F62°F 20101°F 196732%16%
Mar 1839°F16°F76°F 2012-6°F 196732%16%
Mar 1939°F16°F68°F 2012-10°F 199332%16%
Mar 2039°F17°F78°F 20120°F 199332%15%
Mar 2140°F17°F83°F 20122°F 198632%15%
Mar 2240°F18°F84°F 20127°F 201332%14%
Mar 2340°F18°F67°F 19537°F 200432%14%
Mar 2441°F18°F63°F 19874°F 201432%14%
Mar 2541°F19°F66°F 19870°F 201432%13%
Mar 2642°F19°F64°F 19862°F 196032%13%
Mar 2742°F20°F70°F 19939°F 197532%12%
Mar 2842°F20°F65°F 19899°F 197432%12%
Mar 2943°F20°F70°F 19816°F 197432%12%
Mar 3043°F21°F71°F 197714°F 195432%11%
Mar 3144°F21°F78°F 19989°F 196933%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Charleston, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:03 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00171975 (Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014606, 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.