Ocracoke Weather in March
Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 42°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.29 in over about 9 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
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 4.29 in
- Record high
- 81°FMar 13, 1990
- Record low
- 19°FMar 2, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 50%
- Daylight
- 11 h 27 min to 12 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 71%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 49°F
- Wind
- 13.6 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 | 42°F | 76°F 2017 | 27°F 1964 | 30% | |
| Mar 2 | 56°F | 42°F | 73°F 1972 | 19°F 1967 | 30% | |
| Mar 3 | 56°F | 43°F | 77°F 1991 | 22°F 1980 | 30% | |
| Mar 4 | 56°F | 43°F | 72°F 1976 | 24°F 2009 | 30% | |
| Mar 5 | 56°F | 43°F | 74°F 1976 | 23°F 2009 | 30% | |
| Mar 6 | 56°F | 43°F | 76°F 1961 | 26°F 1960 | 30% | |
| Mar 7 | 57°F | 43°F | 74°F 1974 | 27°F 2019 | 29% | |
| Mar 8 | 57°F | 44°F | 78°F 1974 | 23°F 1968 | 29% | |
| Mar 9 | 57°F | 44°F | 73°F 2017 | 23°F 1986 | 29% | |
| Mar 10 | 57°F | 44°F | 74°F 1992 | 25°F 1975 | 29% | |
| Mar 11 | 57°F | 44°F | 73°F 1982 | 26°F 1981 | 29% | |
| Mar 12 | 58°F | 45°F | 78°F 1990 | 28°F 1960 | 29% | |
| Mar 13 | 58°F | 45°F | 81°F 1990 | 27°F 1960 | 29% | |
| Mar 14 | 58°F | 45°F | 78°F 1990 | 27°F 1960 | 29% | |
| Mar 15 | 58°F | 45°F | 79°F 1990 | 22°F 1981 | 29% | |
| Mar 16 | 59°F | 46°F | 79°F 1977 | 24°F 1969 | 29% | |
| Mar 17 | 59°F | 46°F | 77°F 1990 | 25°F 1979 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 59°F | 46°F | 74°F 1989 | 30°F 1962 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 59°F | 46°F | 73°F 1961 | 26°F 1981 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 60°F | 47°F | 77°F 2012 | 26°F 1981 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 60°F | 47°F | 73°F 1991 | 27°F 1965 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 60°F | 47°F | 75°F 2011 | 24°F 1965 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 61°F | 47°F | 75°F 1991 | 28°F 1960 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 61°F | 48°F | 76°F 1975 | 26°F 1971 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 61°F | 48°F | 75°F 2012 | 26°F 1971 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 62°F | 48°F | 78°F 2017 | 29°F 1981 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 62°F | 49°F | 77°F 1989 | 35°F 2001 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 62°F | 49°F | 77°F 1994 | 29°F 1966 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 63°F | 49°F | 79°F 2012 | 30°F 1966 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 63°F | 49°F | 77°F 1989 | 35°F 1958 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 63°F | 50°F | 77°F 1968 | 31°F 1971 | 28% | 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 6:00 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316349 (Ocracoke), 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.