Sophia climate

Sophia Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beckley Va Hospital, 8 km from Sophia

Average highs run from 47°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.79 in over about 14 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 Sophia, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.79 in
Snowfall
5.2 in
Record high
85°FMar 28, 2020
Record low
-5°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
6.5 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 147°F23°F71°F 20235°F 198046%14%
Mar 247°F24°F72°F 19763°F 198046%13%
Mar 347°F24°F73°F 1974-5°F 198046%13%
Mar 447°F24°F78°F 1976-1°F 201446%13%
Mar 548°F24°F75°F 20220°F 197846%13%
Mar 648°F25°F77°F 20264°F 201546%12%
Mar 748°F25°F80°F 20268°F 198646%12%
Mar 849°F25°F76°F 20000°F 198646%12%
Mar 949°F25°F76°F 20164°F 199646%11%
Mar 1049°F25°F77°F 20161°F 199645%11%
Mar 1150°F26°F79°F 202611°F 199845%11%
Mar 1250°F26°F77°F 19904°F 196945%10%
Mar 1350°F26°F75°F 20068°F 199845%10%
Mar 1451°F26°F79°F 19733°F 199345%10%
Mar 1551°F26°F74°F 20021°F 199345%9%
Mar 1651°F27°F73°F 20168°F 197045%9%
Mar 1752°F27°F74°F 198911°F 196745%9%
Mar 1852°F27°F72°F 19827°F 196745%9%
Mar 1952°F27°F79°F 201213°F 196445%8%
Mar 2053°F28°F82°F 20125°F 196544%8%
Mar 2153°F28°F77°F 19684°F 196544%8%
Mar 2253°F28°F82°F 202610°F 201344%7%
Mar 2354°F28°F79°F 201215°F 200444%7%
Mar 2454°F29°F75°F 200716°F 197144%7%
Mar 2555°F29°F79°F 200714°F 197144%7%
Mar 2655°F29°F77°F 198915°F 197244%6%
Mar 2755°F30°F80°F 199818°F 198244%6%
Mar 2856°F30°F85°F 20209°F 198244%6%
Mar 2956°F30°F79°F 199813°F 201544%5%
Mar 3057°F30°F81°F 199811°F 196444%5%
Mar 3157°F31°F81°F 199812°F 196444%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sophia, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00460580 (Beckley Va Hospital), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003872, 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.