Central climate

Central Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clemson Univ, 8.1 km from Central

Average highs run from 60°F on March 1 to 69°F on March 31, and lows from 37°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.80 in over about 11 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 Central, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
4.80 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
89°FMar 25, 2007
Record low
20°FMar 12, 1998
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
4.7 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 160°F37°F80°F 201221°F 200236%1%
Mar 261°F37°F78°F 201526°F 200535%1%
Mar 361°F38°F81°F 202223°F 200935%1%
Mar 461°F38°F76°F 200423°F 200235%1%
Mar 561°F38°F77°F 202623°F 200235%1%
Mar 662°F38°F82°F 202627°F 201935%1%
Mar 762°F39°F80°F 202328°F 202135%1%
Mar 862°F39°F78°F 200930°F 200135%1%
Mar 963°F39°F86°F 200927°F 201835%1%
Mar 1063°F39°F83°F 202629°F 199834%1%
Mar 1163°F39°F84°F 200922°F 199834%1%
Mar 1263°F40°F83°F 200620°F 199834%1%
Mar 1364°F40°F80°F 200722°F 202234%1%
Mar 1464°F40°F83°F 201230°F 202334%1%
Mar 1564°F40°F85°F 201228°F 201734%1%
Mar 1665°F41°F88°F 201526°F 201734%1%
Mar 1765°F41°F85°F 201532°F 201734%1%
Mar 1865°F41°F87°F 201129°F 200534%1%
Mar 1965°F41°F86°F 201231°F 202434%1%
Mar 2066°F42°F85°F 201230°F 202333%1%
Mar 2166°F42°F87°F 201732°F 202333%0%
Mar 2266°F42°F86°F 201131°F 200433%0%
Mar 2367°F42°F85°F 202630°F 200233%0%
Mar 2467°F43°F86°F 200734°F 200233%0%
Mar 2567°F43°F89°F 200731°F 200833%0%
Mar 2668°F43°F85°F 201230°F 201433%0%
Mar 2768°F43°F87°F 202630°F 200133%0%
Mar 2868°F44°F85°F 200731°F 201333%0%
Mar 2968°F44°F85°F 201231°F 201533%0%
Mar 3069°F44°F82°F 199837°F 200333%0%
Mar 3169°F44°F81°F 201031°F 200333%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Central, 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 7:00 AM, sunset 6:27 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00381770 (Clemson Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053850, 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.