Atlantic Beach climate

Atlantic Beach Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Morehead City 2 Wnw, 3.9 km from Atlantic Beach

Average highs run from 59°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 41°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.72 in over about 9 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 Atlantic Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.72 in
Record high
85°FMar 29, 2012
Record low
22°FMar 3, 2009
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 32 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
17.7 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 159°F41°F75°F 201727°F 200231%0%
Mar 259°F41°F70°F 200726°F 200931%0%
Mar 360°F41°F74°F 202322°F 200931%0%
Mar 460°F41°F79°F 202322°F 200931%0%
Mar 560°F42°F72°F 202225°F 200230%0%
Mar 660°F42°F74°F 202228°F 200230%0%
Mar 760°F42°F79°F 202325°F 201530%0%
Mar 861°F42°F73°F 202629°F 202130%0%
Mar 961°F42°F75°F 201728°F 200530%0%
Mar 1061°F43°F74°F 201733°F 200130%0%
Mar 1161°F43°F74°F 202630°F 200129%0%
Mar 1261°F43°F73°F 201633°F 201829%0%
Mar 1362°F43°F74°F 201629°F 201429%0%
Mar 1462°F43°F78°F 202426°F 201429%0%
Mar 1562°F44°F77°F 201630°F 201729%0%
Mar 1662°F44°F74°F 201231°F 201729%0%
Mar 1763°F44°F79°F 201230°F 201729%0%
Mar 1863°F44°F73°F 201231°F 200729%0%
Mar 1963°F45°F76°F 201228°F 200729%0%
Mar 2063°F45°F78°F 201235°F 202329%0%
Mar 2163°F45°F75°F 202034°F 202328%0%
Mar 2264°F45°F83°F 201131°F 201328%0%
Mar 2364°F46°F77°F 201229°F 200228%0%
Mar 2464°F46°F74°F 201129°F 200428%0%
Mar 2564°F46°F77°F 202136°F 200928%0%
Mar 2665°F46°F77°F 201229°F 201428%0%
Mar 2765°F47°F76°F 201727°F 201428%0%
Mar 2865°F47°F77°F 200733°F 200128%0%
Mar 2965°F47°F85°F 201229°F 201528%0%
Mar 3066°F47°F81°F 202036°F 200728%0%
Mar 3166°F48°F76°F 200238°F 200327%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atlantic Beach, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315830 (Morehead City 2 Wnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093765, 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.