Smithfield climate

Smithfield Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pike Island(lock & Dam), 15.3 km from Smithfield

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.39 in over about 13 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 Smithfield, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
3.39 in
Snowfall
2.6 in
Record high
84°FMar 25, 1945
Record low
-8°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
6.5 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 144°F26°F74°F 19720°F 201543%11%
Mar 244°F27°F75°F 1991-1°F 198043%10%
Mar 344°F27°F78°F 19744°F 195043%10%
Mar 445°F27°F78°F 1976-1°F 194343%10%
Mar 545°F27°F82°F 20045°F 201443%10%
Mar 645°F27°F75°F 2024-8°F 201543%9%
Mar 746°F28°F79°F 1956-7°F 201543%9%
Mar 846°F28°F79°F 20000°F 198643%9%
Mar 946°F28°F76°F 19742°F 198442%8%
Mar 1047°F28°F75°F 19736°F 198442%8%
Mar 1147°F29°F75°F 19734°F 196042%8%
Mar 1248°F29°F78°F 19902°F 194842%7%
Mar 1348°F29°F78°F 199010°F 196042%7%
Mar 1448°F29°F80°F 19909°F 199342%7%
Mar 1549°F30°F80°F 19904°F 199342%6%
Mar 1649°F30°F80°F 194512°F 199242%6%
Mar 1750°F30°F73°F 200313°F 196742%6%
Mar 1850°F30°F78°F 20129°F 196742%5%
Mar 1950°F31°F76°F 19489°F 196742%5%
Mar 2051°F31°F81°F 201213°F 195642%5%
Mar 2151°F31°F81°F 201211°F 198643%5%
Mar 2252°F32°F79°F 196612°F 196543%4%
Mar 2352°F32°F83°F 202617°F 195943%4%
Mar 2452°F32°F83°F 201212°F 201443%4%
Mar 2553°F32°F84°F 19459°F 197443%4%
Mar 2653°F33°F82°F 194513°F 200143%3%
Mar 2754°F33°F84°F 195014°F 195543%3%
Mar 2854°F33°F81°F 194514°F 198243%3%
Mar 2955°F34°F80°F 194514°F 201543%3%
Mar 3055°F34°F82°F 198615°F 201543%3%
Mar 3156°F34°F83°F 199816°F 196944%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smithfield, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:15 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467018 (Pike Island(lock & Dam)), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00338025, 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.