Swannanoa Weather in March
Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 30°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.66 in over about 13 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
- 52°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 4.66 in
- Snowfall
- 6.3 in
- Record high
- 85°FMar 27, 2020
- Record low
- 2°FMar 15, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 26 min to 12 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 38°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 48°F | 30°F | 76°F 2006 | 14°F 2002 | 43% | 18% |
| Mar 2 | 48°F | 30°F | 79°F 1976 | 13°F 1980 | 43% | 18% |
| Mar 3 | 48°F | 30°F | 80°F 1976 | 9°F 1980 | 43% | 17% |
| Mar 4 | 49°F | 31°F | 79°F 1976 | 16°F 1950 | 43% | 17% |
| Mar 5 | 49°F | 31°F | 77°F 1946 | 14°F 1978 | 43% | 17% |
| Mar 6 | 49°F | 31°F | 81°F 2026 | 19°F 2015 | 43% | 17% |
| Mar 7 | 50°F | 31°F | 82°F 1974 | 21°F 1966 | 43% | 17% |
| Mar 8 | 50°F | 31°F | 81°F 1974 | 12°F 1996 | 43% | 17% |
| Mar 9 | 50°F | 31°F | 80°F 1974 | 8°F 1996 | 42% | 16% |
| Mar 10 | 50°F | 32°F | 77°F 2026 | 10°F 1996 | 42% | 16% |
| Mar 11 | 51°F | 32°F | 83°F 2026 | 16°F 1996 | 42% | 16% |
| Mar 12 | 51°F | 32°F | 81°F 1990 | 14°F 1998 | 42% | 16% |
| Mar 13 | 51°F | 32°F | 79°F 1990 | 14°F 1998 | 42% | 16% |
| Mar 14 | 52°F | 32°F | 82°F 1973 | 8°F 1993 | 42% | 15% |
| Mar 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 81°F 1967 | 2°F 1993 | 42% | 15% |
| Mar 16 | 52°F | 33°F | 80°F 2016 | 17°F 1949 | 42% | 15% |
| Mar 17 | 52°F | 33°F | 76°F 1982 | 20°F 1947 | 42% | 15% |
| Mar 18 | 53°F | 33°F | 82°F 2011 | 17°F 1967 | 42% | 14% |
| Mar 19 | 53°F | 33°F | 80°F 2012 | 17°F 1967 | 42% | 14% |
| Mar 20 | 53°F | 33°F | 81°F 1968 | 18°F 1965 | 42% | 14% |
| Mar 21 | 54°F | 34°F | 80°F 1948 | 14°F 1965 | 41% | 14% |
| Mar 22 | 54°F | 34°F | 83°F 2026 | 15°F 1965 | 41% | 14% |
| Mar 23 | 54°F | 34°F | 82°F 1995 | 18°F 2004 | 41% | 13% |
| Mar 24 | 54°F | 34°F | 81°F 2023 | 23°F 1968 | 41% | 13% |
| Mar 25 | 55°F | 35°F | 81°F 2007 | 24°F 1952 | 41% | 13% |
| Mar 26 | 55°F | 35°F | 81°F 2021 | 21°F 1947 | 41% | 12% |
| Mar 27 | 55°F | 35°F | 85°F 2020 | 22°F 1947 | 40% | 12% |
| Mar 28 | 56°F | 35°F | 85°F 2020 | 21°F 2001 | 40% | 12% |
| Mar 29 | 56°F | 36°F | 81°F 2020 | 17°F 1947 | 40% | 12% |
| Mar 30 | 56°F | 36°F | 83°F 1985 | 27°F 1948 | 40% | 11% |
| Mar 31 | 57°F | 36°F | 80°F 1981 | 20°F 1947 | 40% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00318448 (Swannanoa 2 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003812, 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.