Sunset Beach climate

Sunset Beach Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Longwood, 14.8 km from Sunset Beach

Average highs run from 62°F on March 1 to 69°F on March 31, and lows from 39°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 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 Sunset Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.78 in
Record high
88°FMar 29, 2012
Record low
21°FMar 4, 2009
Chance of a freeze
87%
Daylight
11 h 28 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
10.7 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 162°F39°F81°F 202122°F 200233%0%
Mar 262°F39°F79°F 202324°F 195032%0%
Mar 362°F39°F75°F 200423°F 200932%0%
Mar 462°F39°F78°F 202321°F 200932%0%
Mar 562°F39°F74°F 194924°F 200232%0%
Mar 663°F40°F74°F 202425°F 195432%0%
Mar 763°F40°F82°F 202322°F 195432%0%
Mar 863°F40°F81°F 200026°F 194931%0%
Mar 963°F40°F84°F 200927°F 200531%0%
Mar 1064°F40°F76°F 200027°F 195031%0%
Mar 1164°F41°F75°F 195429°F 200131%0%
Mar 1264°F41°F76°F 201631°F 194931%0%
Mar 1364°F41°F78°F 195226°F 202231%0%
Mar 1465°F41°F79°F 201227°F 201431%0%
Mar 1565°F42°F81°F 201627°F 201831%0%
Mar 1665°F42°F82°F 201626°F 194931%0%
Mar 1765°F42°F84°F 201527°F 201731%0%
Mar 1866°F42°F75°F 201131°F 195431%0%
Mar 1966°F42°F83°F 201131°F 194931%0%
Mar 2066°F43°F77°F 201230°F 194931%0%
Mar 2166°F43°F84°F 202028°F 202330%0%
Mar 2267°F43°F84°F 201128°F 201330%0%
Mar 2367°F43°F85°F 201128°F 200230%0%
Mar 2467°F44°F77°F 200730°F 200430%0%
Mar 2567°F44°F84°F 200735°F 200830%0%
Mar 2668°F44°F80°F 201230°F 201430%0%
Mar 2768°F44°F79°F 194929°F 195330%0%
Mar 2868°F45°F83°F 201631°F 200130%0%
Mar 2968°F45°F88°F 201231°F 201330%0%
Mar 3069°F45°F86°F 195432°F 195330%0%
Mar 3169°F45°F82°F 195431°F 195030%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunset Beach, 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 6:43 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315116 (Longwood), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093718, 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.