Blue Ridge Weather in March
Average highs run from 66°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 41°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.74 in over about 8 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
- 69°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 3.74 in
- Record high
- 93°FMar 5, 1991
- Record low
- 13°FMar 2, 1980
- Chance of a freeze
- 82%
- Daylight
- 11 h 31 min to 12 h 29 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 51°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 66°F | 41°F | 83°F 1983 | 21°F 1962 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 2 | 66°F | 41°F | 83°F 1976 | 13°F 1980 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 3 | 66°F | 41°F | 82°F 1974 | 19°F 1980 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 4 | 66°F | 42°F | 83°F 1976 | 17°F 2002 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 5 | 66°F | 42°F | 93°F 1991 | 23°F 1989 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 6 | 67°F | 42°F | 90°F 1991 | 23°F 1989 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 7 | 67°F | 42°F | 84°F 1972 | 20°F 1989 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 8 | 67°F | 43°F | 83°F 1974 | 23°F 1989 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 9 | 67°F | 43°F | 84°F 2000 | 19°F 1996 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 10 | 68°F | 43°F | 85°F 1967 | 19°F 1996 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 11 | 68°F | 43°F | 90°F 1967 | 24°F 1998 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 12 | 68°F | 44°F | 88°F 1967 | 28°F 1983 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 13 | 68°F | 44°F | 86°F 1989 | 26°F 1968 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 14 | 69°F | 44°F | 89°F 1967 | 25°F 1988 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 15 | 69°F | 44°F | 88°F 1967 | 28°F 1988 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 16 | 69°F | 45°F | 82°F 1996 | 28°F 1962 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 17 | 70°F | 45°F | 86°F 1989 | 29°F 2005 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 70°F | 45°F | 83°F 1963 | 30°F 1980 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 70°F | 45°F | 85°F 1974 | 26°F 1965 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 70°F | 46°F | 85°F 1989 | 21°F 1965 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 71°F | 46°F | 85°F 1997 | 21°F 1996 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 71°F | 46°F | 86°F 1995 | 29°F 1983 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 71°F | 46°F | 88°F 1995 | 30°F 1968 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 72°F | 47°F | 86°F 1991 | 29°F 2006 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 72°F | 47°F | 85°F 1985 | 30°F 2006 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 72°F | 47°F | 85°F 1991 | 29°F 1964 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 72°F | 47°F | 88°F 1984 | 33°F 1965 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 73°F | 47°F | 92°F 1971 | 32°F 1983 | 24% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 73°F | 48°F | 89°F 1971 | 31°F 1987 | 23% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 73°F | 48°F | 87°F 1974 | 26°F 2003 | 23% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 73°F | 48°F | 90°F 1974 | 27°F 1987 | 23% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415611 (Marlin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413047, 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.