Hatteras climate

Hatteras Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cape Hatteras AP, 6.4 km from Hatteras

Average highs run from 59°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 43°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.43 in over about 11 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 Hatteras, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
4.43 in
Record high
81°FMar 13, 1990
Record low
19°FMar 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
58%
Daylight
11 h 26 min to 12 h 32 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
18.1 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°F43°F76°F 201727°F 196436%
Mar 259°F44°F73°F 197219°F 196736%
Mar 359°F44°F77°F 199122°F 198036%
Mar 459°F44°F72°F 197624°F 200936%
Mar 559°F44°F74°F 197623°F 200936%
Mar 659°F44°F76°F 196126°F 196036%
Mar 760°F44°F74°F 197427°F 201935%
Mar 860°F45°F78°F 197423°F 196835%
Mar 960°F45°F73°F 201723°F 198635%
Mar 1060°F45°F74°F 199225°F 197535%
Mar 1160°F45°F73°F 198226°F 198135%
Mar 1260°F45°F78°F 199028°F 196035%
Mar 1361°F45°F81°F 199027°F 196035%
Mar 1461°F46°F78°F 199027°F 196034%
Mar 1561°F46°F79°F 199022°F 198134%
Mar 1661°F46°F79°F 197724°F 196934%
Mar 1761°F46°F77°F 199025°F 197934%0%
Mar 1862°F47°F74°F 198930°F 196234%0%
Mar 1962°F47°F73°F 196126°F 198134%0%
Mar 2062°F47°F77°F 201226°F 198134%0%
Mar 2162°F47°F73°F 199127°F 196533%0%
Mar 2263°F47°F75°F 201124°F 196533%0%
Mar 2363°F48°F75°F 199128°F 196033%0%
Mar 2463°F48°F76°F 197526°F 197133%0%
Mar 2563°F48°F75°F 201226°F 197133%0%
Mar 2664°F48°F78°F 201729°F 198133%0%
Mar 2764°F49°F77°F 198935°F 200132%0%
Mar 2864°F49°F77°F 199429°F 196632%0%
Mar 2965°F49°F79°F 201230°F 196632%0%
Mar 3065°F49°F77°F 198935°F 195832%0%
Mar 3165°F50°F77°F 196831°F 197132%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hatteras, 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 6:32 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093729 (Cape Hatteras AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093729, 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.