Charleston Weather in March
Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.85 in.
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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 4.85 in
- Snowfall
- 0.6 in
- Record high
- 86°FMar 22, 2026
- Record low
- -4°FMar 5, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 11 h 24 min to 12 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 41°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 53°F | 33°F | 77°F 1972 | 13°F 1980 | 1% | |
| Mar 2 | 53°F | 34°F | 75°F 1992 | 9°F 1980 | 1% | |
| Mar 3 | 54°F | 34°F | 79°F 2012 | 10°F 1980 | 1% | |
| Mar 4 | 54°F | 34°F | 81°F 1976 | 5°F 1960 | 1% | |
| Mar 5 | 54°F | 34°F | 79°F 2024 | -4°F 1960 | 1% | |
| Mar 6 | 55°F | 35°F | 79°F 1951 | 3°F 1960 | 1% | |
| Mar 7 | 55°F | 35°F | 78°F 2026 | 4°F 2015 | 1% | |
| Mar 8 | 55°F | 35°F | 78°F 1974 | 11°F 1996 | 1% | |
| Mar 9 | 56°F | 36°F | 78°F 2009 | 11°F 1996 | 1% | |
| Mar 10 | 56°F | 36°F | 76°F 1955 | 16°F 1960 | 1% | |
| Mar 11 | 57°F | 36°F | 79°F 2026 | 17°F 1998 | 1% | |
| Mar 12 | 57°F | 36°F | 79°F 1967 | 13°F 1998 | 1% | |
| Mar 13 | 57°F | 37°F | 81°F 1967 | 14°F 1998 | 1% | |
| Mar 14 | 58°F | 37°F | 81°F 1967 | 17°F 1960 | 1% | |
| Mar 15 | 58°F | 37°F | 82°F 2012 | 22°F 1954 | 1% | |
| Mar 16 | 59°F | 38°F | 80°F 1977 | 23°F 2017 | 0% | |
| Mar 17 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 1995 | 22°F 1960 | 0% | |
| Mar 18 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 1995 | 16°F 1960 | 0% | |
| Mar 19 | 60°F | 38°F | 81°F 2012 | 16°F 1965 | 0% | |
| Mar 20 | 60°F | 39°F | 82°F 2012 | 19°F 1965 | 0% | |
| Mar 21 | 61°F | 39°F | 84°F 2026 | 20°F 2002 | 0% | |
| Mar 22 | 61°F | 39°F | 86°F 2026 | 20°F 1968 | 0% | |
| Mar 23 | 61°F | 40°F | 86°F 2026 | 21°F 1960 | 0% | |
| Mar 24 | 62°F | 40°F | 81°F 2011 | 16°F 1974 | 0% | |
| Mar 25 | 62°F | 40°F | 82°F 1967 | 20°F 1960 | 0% | |
| Mar 26 | 63°F | 41°F | 83°F 2007 | 10°F 1955 | 0% | |
| Mar 27 | 63°F | 41°F | 85°F 2026 | 17°F 1955 | 0% | |
| Mar 28 | 63°F | 41°F | 83°F 1989 | 25°F 1955 | 0% | |
| Mar 29 | 64°F | 42°F | 85°F 2012 | 24°F 1955 | 0% | |
| Mar 30 | 64°F | 42°F | 85°F 2012 | 19°F 1964 | 0% | |
| Mar 31 | 65°F | 42°F | 83°F 2007 | 26°F 1972 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093809 (Cairo 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00237772, 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.