McDowell County Weather in March
Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 34°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.33 in over about 10 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
- 61°F
- Average low
- 37°F
- Precipitation
- 4.33 in
- Snowfall
- 1.4 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 22, 2017
- Record low
- 14°FMar 3, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 11 h 25 min to 12 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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 | 56°F | 34°F | 79°F 2023 | 18°F 2014 | 31% | 3% |
| Mar 2 | 57°F | 34°F | 80°F 2012 | 20°F 2020 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 3 | 57°F | 34°F | 78°F 2006 | 14°F 2009 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 4 | 57°F | 35°F | 83°F 2022 | 14°F 2009 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 5 | 57°F | 35°F | 77°F 2026 | 17°F 2013 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 6 | 58°F | 35°F | 78°F 2026 | 19°F 2010 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 7 | 58°F | 35°F | 82°F 2026 | 19°F 2010 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 8 | 58°F | 35°F | 80°F 2009 | 20°F 2015 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 9 | 58°F | 36°F | 78°F 2009 | 23°F 2013 | 32% | 3% |
| Mar 10 | 59°F | 36°F | 83°F 2009 | 24°F 2013 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 11 | 59°F | 36°F | 83°F 2026 | 25°F 2008 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 12 | 59°F | 36°F | 84°F 2026 | 26°F 2025 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 13 | 60°F | 37°F | 84°F 2006 | 17°F 2022 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 14 | 60°F | 37°F | 84°F 2006 | 17°F 2022 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 15 | 60°F | 37°F | 82°F 2012 | 21°F 2014 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 16 | 60°F | 37°F | 84°F 2012 | 17°F 2017 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 17 | 61°F | 38°F | 85°F 2016 | 15°F 2017 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 18 | 61°F | 38°F | 81°F 2015 | 20°F 2017 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 19 | 61°F | 38°F | 85°F 2011 | 23°F 2007 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 20 | 62°F | 38°F | 83°F 2011 | 23°F 2007 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 21 | 62°F | 39°F | 84°F 2012 | 22°F 2023 | 32% | 2% |
| Mar 22 | 62°F | 39°F | 87°F 2017 | 24°F 2013 | 32% | 1% |
| Mar 23 | 63°F | 39°F | 86°F 2026 | 24°F 2013 | 32% | 1% |
| Mar 24 | 63°F | 39°F | 82°F 2011 | 25°F 2006 | 32% | 1% |
| Mar 25 | 63°F | 40°F | 86°F 2007 | 22°F 2008 | 32% | 1% |
| Mar 26 | 64°F | 40°F | 87°F 2007 | 21°F 2008 | 33% | 1% |
| Mar 27 | 64°F | 40°F | 83°F 2021 | 22°F 2006 | 33% | 1% |
| Mar 28 | 64°F | 41°F | 86°F 2020 | 23°F 2006 | 33% | 1% |
| Mar 29 | 65°F | 41°F | 86°F 2007 | 19°F 2015 | 33% | 1% |
| Mar 30 | 65°F | 41°F | 85°F 2020 | 19°F 2015 | 33% | 1% |
| Mar 31 | 65°F | 41°F | 80°F 2012 | 32°F 2010 | 33% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:23 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315340 (Marion), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313152, 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.