Oriental climate

Oriental Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bayboro 3 Sw, 15.8 km from Oriental

Average highs run from 60°F on March 1 to 68°F on March 31, and lows from 37°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.70 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 Oriental, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.70 in
Record high
88°FMar 15, 2007
Record low
10°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 32 min
Cloud cover
58%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 160°F37°F80°F 199723°F 200232%0%
Mar 261°F37°F79°F 199723°F 200931%0%
Mar 361°F38°F83°F 202210°F 198031%0%
Mar 461°F38°F81°F 197621°F 200931%0%
Mar 561°F38°F83°F 196118°F 200931%0%
Mar 662°F38°F83°F 196125°F 196031%0%
Mar 762°F39°F83°F 196120°F 196031%0%
Mar 862°F39°F84°F 200024°F 196831%0%
Mar 962°F39°F84°F 200922°F 198630%0%
Mar 1062°F39°F81°F 197427°F 198430%0%
Mar 1163°F39°F83°F 201625°F 196130%0%
Mar 1263°F40°F86°F 199026°F 196030%0%
Mar 1363°F40°F87°F 199026°F 196030%0%
Mar 1463°F40°F85°F 199024°F 196030%0%
Mar 1564°F40°F88°F 200725°F 198130%0%
Mar 1664°F40°F88°F 201626°F 199330%0%
Mar 1764°F41°F88°F 201624°F 197030%0%
Mar 1864°F41°F86°F 201630°F 196730%0%
Mar 1965°F41°F84°F 201623°F 200730%0%
Mar 2065°F41°F82°F 201630°F 198130%0%
Mar 2165°F42°F84°F 196830°F 195630%0%
Mar 2265°F42°F85°F 201125°F 195630%0%
Mar 2366°F42°F83°F 201130°F 200230%0%
Mar 2466°F42°F85°F 200727°F 200430%0%
Mar 2566°F43°F80°F 200230°F 195630%0%
Mar 2666°F43°F80°F 200230°F 195630%0%
Mar 2767°F43°F80°F 200727°F 201430%0%
Mar 2867°F43°F84°F 196127°F 201230%0%
Mar 2967°F44°F85°F 201230°F 196630%0%
Mar 3067°F44°F85°F 198529°F 201530%0%
Mar 3168°F44°F84°F 197732°F 200730%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oriental, 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 USC00310576 (Bayboro 3 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00311606, 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.