Swain County climate

Swain County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bryson City 4, 5.3 km from Swain County

Average highs run from 55°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.44 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Swain County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
5.44 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
85°FMar 14, 1967
Record low
-3°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 25 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
6.0 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 155°F31°F73°F 195114°F 19943%
Mar 256°F31°F78°F 197610°F 20093%
Mar 356°F31°F82°F 1976-3°F 19803%
Mar 456°F32°F80°F 19769°F 19603%
Mar 557°F32°F76°F 19554°F 19603%
Mar 657°F32°F77°F 20262°F 19603%
Mar 757°F32°F81°F 197413°F 19543%
Mar 857°F32°F83°F 19746°F 19963%
Mar 958°F33°F83°F 19746°F 19963%
Mar 1058°F33°F81°F 197410°F 19963%
Mar 1158°F33°F80°F 199014°F 19982%
Mar 1259°F33°F81°F 202610°F 19692%
Mar 1359°F33°F79°F 198510°F 19602%
Mar 1459°F34°F85°F 196710°F 19602%
Mar 1560°F34°F81°F 197716°F 19812%
Mar 1660°F34°F76°F 201611°F 18902%
Mar 1760°F34°F78°F 196312°F 18902%
Mar 1861°F34°F81°F 198210°F 19672%
Mar 1961°F35°F82°F 201114°F 19672%
Mar 2061°F35°F83°F 196814°F 19562%
Mar 2162°F35°F80°F 19488°F 19652%
Mar 2262°F35°F82°F 202610°F 19652%
Mar 2362°F36°F84°F 202616°F 19601%
Mar 2462°F36°F78°F 199519°F 19861%
Mar 2563°F36°F83°F 200714°F 19561%
Mar 2663°F36°F80°F 198915°F 19551%
Mar 2763°F37°F78°F 19569°F 19551%
Mar 2864°F37°F83°F 202014°F 19821%
Mar 2964°F37°F84°F 202014°F 19661%
Mar 3064°F37°F83°F 198514°F 19641%
Mar 3165°F38°F82°F 196313°F 19641%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Swain County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01231102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:29 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00311165 (Bryson City 4), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313228, 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.