Portsmouth Heights climate

Portsmouth Heights Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norfolk Nas, 16.2 km from Portsmouth Heights

Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31, and lows from 38°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.47 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 Portsmouth Heights, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.47 in
Record high
88°FMar 12, 1990
Record low
14°FMar 2, 1980
Chance of a freeze
85%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 34 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 156°F38°F79°F 201717°F 198033%
Mar 256°F38°F80°F 197614°F 198033%
Mar 356°F38°F76°F 197414°F 198033%
Mar 456°F38°F83°F 197616°F 195033%
Mar 556°F39°F82°F 196120°F 196033%
Mar 657°F39°F82°F 196719°F 196033%
Mar 757°F39°F83°F 197418°F 201533%
Mar 857°F39°F85°F 200017°F 198633%
Mar 957°F40°F81°F 200015°F 194733%
Mar 1058°F40°F84°F 202614°F 194733%
Mar 1158°F40°F87°F 202619°F 194733%
Mar 1258°F40°F88°F 199022°F 194733%
Mar 1358°F40°F88°F 199023°F 194733%
Mar 1459°F41°F87°F 199021°F 201433%
Mar 1559°F41°F84°F 197320°F 199333%
Mar 1659°F41°F84°F 199019°F 194933%
Mar 1759°F41°F84°F 199025°F 195433%
Mar 1860°F42°F81°F 201122°F 196733%
Mar 1960°F42°F82°F 202020°F 196733%
Mar 2060°F42°F83°F 202024°F 196733%
Mar 2161°F42°F85°F 195223°F 196533%
Mar 2261°F43°F82°F 196821°F 198633%
Mar 2361°F43°F83°F 201225°F 194733%0%
Mar 2462°F43°F82°F 197525°F 201433%0%
Mar 2562°F44°F85°F 195422°F 195633%0%
Mar 2662°F44°F80°F 194627°F 194733%0%
Mar 2763°F44°F85°F 200721°F 195533%0%
Mar 2863°F44°F85°F 199127°F 195533%0%
Mar 2963°F45°F87°F 198525°F 195933%0%
Mar 3064°F45°F86°F 199826°F 201533%0%
Mar 3164°F45°F82°F 197925°F 196433%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Portsmouth Heights, 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 6:53 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 USW00013750 (Norfolk Nas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00448192, 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.