Norfolk climate

Norfolk Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Walpole 2, 7.9 km from Norfolk

Average highs run from 43°F on March 1 to 53°F on March 31, and lows from 24°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.77 in over about 12 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 Norfolk, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
4.77 in
Snowfall
11.6 in
Record high
84°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-11°FMar 1, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 15 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
7.2 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 143°F24°F65°F 2018-11°F 201538%21%
Mar 243°F24°F65°F 20044°F 202638%20%
Mar 344°F25°F69°F 20200°F 202638%20%
Mar 444°F25°F60°F 2008-2°F 200938%20%
Mar 544°F25°F59°F 20083°F 200538%20%
Mar 644°F25°F67°F 20226°F 200738%19%
Mar 745°F26°F66°F 2022-7°F 200338%19%
Mar 845°F26°F70°F 20124°F 201938%19%
Mar 945°F26°F77°F 20163°F 200738%19%
Mar 1045°F26°F74°F 20260°F 200538%18%
Mar 1146°F27°F75°F 20218°F 200538%18%
Mar 1246°F27°F74°F 20129°F 201738%18%
Mar 1346°F27°F73°F 201213°F 201738%17%
Mar 1447°F27°F70°F 20078°F 201438%17%
Mar 1547°F28°F65°F 202216°F 202138%17%
Mar 1647°F28°F72°F 202512°F 202138%16%
Mar 1748°F28°F71°F 200314°F 201438%16%
Mar 1848°F28°F77°F 202211°F 201438%15%
Mar 1948°F29°F82°F 201210°F 200438%15%
Mar 2049°F29°F81°F 20125°F 200438%15%
Mar 2149°F29°F79°F 201215°F 200939%14%
Mar 2249°F29°F84°F 201218°F 200239%14%
Mar 2350°F30°F78°F 201214°F 200439%13%
Mar 2450°F30°F67°F 202115°F 201439%13%
Mar 2550°F30°F71°F 202112°F 201439%12%
Mar 2651°F31°F68°F 200320°F 200539%12%
Mar 2751°F31°F68°F 202119°F 201439%11%
Mar 2851°F31°F63°F 202521°F 200640%11%
Mar 2952°F32°F69°F 199920°F 202240%10%
Mar 3052°F32°F71°F 201917°F 200840%10%
Mar 3153°F32°F73°F 199920°F 200840%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Norfolk, 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 6:20 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:10 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00198757 (Walpole 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054704, 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.