Durham Weather in March
Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 40°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.83 in over about 18 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
- 56°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 4.83 in
- Record high
- 82°FMar 26, 2025
- Record low
- 25°FMar 4, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 38%
- Daylight
- 11 h 09 min to 12 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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 | 53°F | 40°F | 63°F 2005 | 27°F 2002 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 2 | 53°F | 40°F | 61°F 2026 | 31°F 2008 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 3 | 54°F | 40°F | 63°F 2002 | 29°F 2019 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 4 | 54°F | 40°F | 62°F 2014 | 25°F 2019 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 5 | 54°F | 40°F | 64°F 2001 | 26°F 2019 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 6 | 54°F | 40°F | 72°F 2001 | 26°F 2024 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 7 | 54°F | 40°F | 69°F 2001 | 27°F 2012 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 8 | 55°F | 40°F | 72°F 2004 | 28°F 2012 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 9 | 55°F | 40°F | 71°F 2005 | 29°F 2020 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 10 | 55°F | 40°F | 75°F 2005 | 29°F 2020 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 11 | 55°F | 41°F | 77°F 2005 | 28°F 2019 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 12 | 55°F | 41°F | 74°F 2018 | 31°F 2020 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 13 | 56°F | 41°F | 69°F 2005 | 28°F 2006 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 14 | 56°F | 41°F | 67°F 2005 | 32°F 2010 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 15 | 56°F | 41°F | 72°F 2024 | 29°F 2000 | 57% | 1% |
| Mar 16 | 56°F | 41°F | 75°F 2024 | 29°F 2021 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 17 | 56°F | 41°F | 75°F 2024 | 31°F 2005 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 56°F | 41°F | 75°F 2024 | 30°F 2012 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 56°F | 41°F | 79°F 2019 | 30°F 2012 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 57°F | 41°F | 77°F 2019 | 30°F 2006 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 57°F | 41°F | 71°F 2004 | 31°F 2007 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 57°F | 41°F | 69°F 2004 | 32°F 2001 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 57°F | 42°F | 67°F 2001 | 29°F 2012 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 57°F | 42°F | 73°F 2025 | 30°F 2003 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 57°F | 42°F | 78°F 2025 | 31°F 2008 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 57°F | 42°F | 82°F 2025 | 31°F 2026 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 57°F | 42°F | 70°F 2010 | 30°F 2023 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 58°F | 42°F | 70°F 2004 | 30°F 1998 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 58°F | 42°F | 77°F 2004 | 29°F 1998 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 58°F | 42°F | 78°F 2013 | 30°F 2008 | 57% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 58°F | 42°F | 74°F 2016 | 30°F 2008 | 57% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00356749 (Portland Kgw-TV), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094281, 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.