Chesapeake climate

Chesapeake Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norfolk S, 7.1 km from Chesapeake

Average highs run from 54°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31, and lows from 36°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.05 in over about 10 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 Chesapeake, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
4.05 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
88°FMar 11, 2026
Record low
18°FMar 1, 1980
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
12.1 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 154°F36°F83°F 201718°F 198033%4%
Mar 255°F37°F81°F 197220°F 198033%3%
Mar 355°F37°F77°F 197418°F 200933%3%
Mar 455°F37°F83°F 200422°F 195033%3%
Mar 555°F37°F84°F 197621°F 196033%3%
Mar 655°F37°F84°F 196122°F 196033%3%
Mar 756°F38°F84°F 197418°F 201533%3%
Mar 856°F38°F82°F 200020°F 198633%3%
Mar 956°F38°F82°F 196420°F 199633%3%
Mar 1056°F38°F83°F 202624°F 199633%2%
Mar 1157°F39°F88°F 202621°F 196033%2%
Mar 1257°F39°F87°F 199025°F 196933%2%
Mar 1357°F39°F84°F 199025°F 196033%2%
Mar 1457°F39°F88°F 199025°F 201433%2%
Mar 1558°F39°F87°F 201223°F 199333%2%
Mar 1658°F40°F86°F 201627°F 194933%2%
Mar 1758°F40°F83°F 199025°F 196633%2%
Mar 1859°F40°F83°F 201125°F 196733%2%
Mar 1959°F40°F83°F 202026°F 196733%1%
Mar 2059°F41°F88°F 202026°F 196733%1%
Mar 2160°F41°F87°F 194826°F 196533%1%
Mar 2260°F41°F87°F 194825°F 198833%1%
Mar 2360°F41°F84°F 201225°F 200233%1%
Mar 2461°F42°F82°F 199430°F 199633%1%
Mar 2561°F42°F84°F 195428°F 195633%1%
Mar 2661°F42°F84°F 202128°F 196033%1%
Mar 2762°F43°F86°F 200723°F 195534%1%
Mar 2862°F43°F85°F 202128°F 198234%1%
Mar 2963°F43°F88°F 198525°F 198234%1%
Mar 3063°F44°F86°F 199828°F 196434%1%
Mar 3164°F44°F84°F 202527°F 196434%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chesapeake, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00446147 (Norfolk S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013737, 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.