Dare County Weather in March
Average highs run from 55°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 40°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.80 in over about 8 wet days.
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
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 3.80 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 31, 1985
- Record low
- 10°FMar 13, 1984
- Chance of a freeze
- 79%
- Daylight
- 11 h 25 min to 12 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 71%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 44°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 55°F | 40°F | 77°F 2017 | 18°F 1978 | 27% | 0% |
| Mar 2 | 55°F | 40°F | 79°F 1997 | 15°F 1978 | 27% | 0% |
| Mar 3 | 55°F | 40°F | 78°F 1974 | 18°F 1980 | 27% | 0% |
| Mar 4 | 56°F | 40°F | 78°F 1976 | 25°F 2005 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 5 | 56°F | 40°F | 82°F 1976 | 27°F 1978 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 6 | 56°F | 41°F | 78°F 1976 | 27°F 2015 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 7 | 56°F | 41°F | 82°F 1974 | 26°F 2015 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 8 | 56°F | 41°F | 81°F 2000 | 22°F 1986 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 9 | 57°F | 41°F | 81°F 2023 | 22°F 1996 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 10 | 57°F | 41°F | 76°F 2009 | 21°F 1975 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 11 | 57°F | 41°F | 78°F 1967 | 27°F 1995 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 12 | 57°F | 42°F | 86°F 1990 | 29°F 1998 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 13 | 58°F | 42°F | 83°F 1990 | 10°F 1984 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 14 | 58°F | 42°F | 83°F 1990 | 26°F 2014 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 15 | 58°F | 42°F | 80°F 1973 | 25°F 1993 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 16 | 58°F | 43°F | 78°F 1973 | 26°F 1993 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 17 | 59°F | 43°F | 82°F 1945 | 26°F 1970 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 59°F | 43°F | 81°F 2011 | 29°F 1967 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 59°F | 43°F | 80°F 1974 | 30°F 1967 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 60°F | 43°F | 78°F 2020 | 25°F 1967 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 60°F | 44°F | 85°F 1968 | 30°F 1984 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 60°F | 44°F | 76°F 1968 | 32°F 1986 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 60°F | 44°F | 76°F 1990 | 30°F 1967 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 61°F | 45°F | 77°F 1975 | 32°F 1971 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 61°F | 45°F | 79°F 2023 | 26°F 1971 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 61°F | 45°F | 76°F 2023 | 18°F 1984 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 62°F | 45°F | 83°F 2007 | 33°F 1984 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 62°F | 46°F | 80°F 1968 | 30°F 1971 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 62°F | 46°F | 86°F 1985 | 27°F 1982 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 63°F | 46°F | 82°F 1985 | 33°F 2022 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 63°F | 47°F | 87°F 1985 | 32°F 1978 | 24% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013766 (Manteo AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013766, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.