Hickory climate

Hickory Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newton Exp Stn, 5.7 km from Hickory

Average highs run from 66°F on March 1 to 74°F on March 31, and lows from 39°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.39 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 Hickory, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
5.39 in
Record high
90°FMar 31, 1974
Record low
15°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
4.7 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 166°F39°F85°F 202319°F 198434%0%
Mar 267°F40°F82°F 195320°F 198034%0%
Mar 367°F40°F84°F 195115°F 198034%0%
Mar 467°F40°F84°F 195519°F 200234%0%
Mar 567°F40°F85°F 197418°F 197834%0%
Mar 668°F40°F86°F 197421°F 201534%0%
Mar 768°F41°F86°F 202320°F 196634%0%
Mar 868°F41°F85°F 202323°F 199634%0%
Mar 968°F41°F88°F 197418°F 199633%0%
Mar 1069°F41°F85°F 195122°F 199633%0%
Mar 1169°F42°F89°F 195523°F 199633%0%
Mar 1269°F42°F89°F 195522°F 199833%0%
Mar 1369°F42°F87°F 196324°F 199333%0%
Mar 1470°F42°F86°F 201917°F 199333%0%
Mar 1570°F42°F88°F 198220°F 198832%0%
Mar 1670°F43°F87°F 194523°F 198832%0%
Mar 1770°F43°F87°F 196327°F 198832%0%
Mar 1871°F43°F88°F 198229°F 197832%0%
Mar 1971°F43°F87°F 198230°F 202431%0%
Mar 2071°F44°F87°F 194825°F 202331%0%
Mar 2171°F44°F89°F 201720°F 196531%0%
Mar 2272°F44°F88°F 199524°F 198631%0%
Mar 2372°F44°F89°F 199526°F 198630%0%
Mar 2472°F44°F87°F 194722°F 196830%0%
Mar 2572°F45°F88°F 202324°F 196630%0%
Mar 2673°F45°F89°F 202027°F 195530%0%
Mar 2773°F45°F87°F 202020°F 195530%0%
Mar 2873°F45°F88°F 202030°F 197830%0%
Mar 2973°F45°F88°F 197427°F 195530%0%
Mar 3074°F46°F88°F 194629°F 196430%0%
Mar 3174°F46°F90°F 197428°F 200329%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hickory, 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 (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:15 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226308 (Newton Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013865, 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.