Asheville, NC: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 54.7°F in Asheville, NC, the warmest March since 2012, 4th warmest of 136.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 54.7°F; Warmest since 2012; 4th warmest of 136
Precipitation: 1.67 in; Driest since 2016; 13th driest of 148

A normal March in Asheville, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.4°F, between 43°F and 52.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.62 in of precipitation, between 2.11 in and 6.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Asheville, NC since 1877: 54.7°F in 2026; the highest is 56.8°F, in 1945.

Normal range, 43 to 52.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Asheville, NC from 1869 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	54.7	4	68.5	2	40.9	13	1.67	136	0
2025	51.6	18	65	8	38.3	37	1.77	133	0
2024	52.3	15	63.8	17	40.8	14	5.88	23	0
2023	49.3	44	61.1	38	37.5	49	1.92	130	0
2022	50.8	26	62.7	23	38.8	32	5.95	21	0
2021	51.1	22	62.5	25	39.8	22	9.29	2	0
2020	54.2	5	63.9	16	44.6	3	3.39	78	0
2019	47	66	57.9	70	36.1	64	2.63	108	0
2018	45.9	86	55.2	105	36.5	58	3.11	91	0
2017	48.3	52	59.3	57	37.3	51	3.92	67	0
2016	53.1	9	65	8	41.2	12	1.56	140	0
2015	51	24	62.5	25	39.5	27	2.12	125	0
2014	44.5	104	56.8	88	32.1	118	2.30	120	0
2013	41.8	127	51.8	125	31.9	123	3.32	83	0
2012	56.4	2	67.9	3	44.8	2	2.72	106	0
2011	48.5	50	58.7	62	38.3	37	6.95	12	0
2010	44.8	97	54.6	109	35	77	4.18	58	0
2009	47.3	61	58.4	67	36.2	62	4.07	61	0
2008	46	83	58.6	63	33.5	102	4.51	49	0
2007	52	17	65	8	39	31	4.29	55	0
2006	47.5	57	59.2	59	35.7	69	0.91	143	0
2005	45.3	92	56.8	88	33.9	97	3.33	82	0
2004	49.5	42	61.4	35	37.6	46	2.02	128	0
2003	50.1	33	60.7	41	39.5	27	4.34	53	0
2002	47.5	57	59.7	53	35.3	73	4.36	52	0
2001	44.5	104	54.4	111	34.7	85	5.00	41	0
2000	49.9	38	63	22	36.8	54	3.82	69	0
1999	42.8	122	53.7	115	32	121	2.82	103	0
1998	43.9	109	53.7	115	34	95	3.71	70	0
1997	51.5	20	63.3	21	39.7	23	5.48	29	0
1996	41.4	128	52.3	122	30.5	129	3.36	80	0
1995	49.4	43	62.6	24	36.2	62	2.42	117	0
1994	47.3	61	59.7	53	34.8	84	7.52	8	0
1993	43	117	52.3	122	33.6	99	6.16	18	0
1992	46.3	78	58.5	65	34.1	94	3.52	75	0
1991	49.6	41	60.4	43	38.8	32	6.13	19	0
1990	50.4	31	61.1	38	39.7	23	5.95	21	0
1989	50.2	32	61.8	34	38.7	34	2.91	98	0
1988	47.1	65	59.8	52	34.4	91	1.31	142	0
1987	46.5	73	57.9	70	35	77	2.85	101	0
1986	46	83	59.7	53	32.3	115	2.75	105	0
1985	48.1	54	61.3	36	34.9	81	0.77	144	0
1984	44.8	97	57	86	32.5	111	4.82	45	0
1983	46.6	70	57.5	78	35.8	67	6.27	17	0
1982	49.9	38	62.2	31	37.7	43	1.92	130	0
1981	44.9	95	57.5	78	32.3	115	3.24	86	0
1980	46.2	80	55.9	96	36.5	58	8.26	6	0
1979	50	36	62.5	25	37.5	49	5.72	26	0
1978	45.9	86	58.9	61	32.8	107	5.22	33	0
1977	50.6	27	62.2	31	39.1	30	7.29	9	0
1976	50.5	29	63.5	19	37.6	46	4.96	42	0
1975	44.8	97	55.9	96	33.6	99	9.86	1	0
1974	51.1	22	64.5	12	37.6	46	3.18	89	0
1973	52.6	12	62.5	25	42.8	7	8.91	4	0
1972	46.5	73	58.6	63	34.3	92	3.19	87	0
1971	43.1	116	54.5	110	31.7	125	3.48	76	0
1970	46.7	69	59	60	34.5	89	2.62	109	0
1969	41.3	129	53.4	118	29.2	133	4.01	62	0
1968	46.6	70	61.2	37	31.9	123	6.65	13	0
1967	49.8	40	64.8	11	34.7	85	2.86	100	0
1966	43.5	113	56.8	88	30.1	130	2.59	111	0
1965	42.4	124	52.7	121	32.1	118	5.10	38	0
1964	46.3	78	57.6	75	35	77	5.13	36	0
1963	51	24	62.4	30	39.6	25	7.66	7	0
1962	43.4	114	52.1	124	34.7	85	4.13	60	0
1961	50.1	33	60.8	40	39.4	29	3.19	87	0
1960	33.5	136	42.5	136	24.4	136	3.97	64	0
1959	44.6	102	56.1	95	33	105	3.37	79	0
1958	42.9	121	50.2	131	35.6	70	3.05	92	0
1957	45.4	91	54.3	112	36.6	57	1.57	139	0
1956	47.2	63	59.3	57	35	77	3.53	74	0
1955	49	48	60.4	43	37.7	43	4.14	59	0
1954	46.2	80	57.2	84	34.9	81	5.11	37	1
1953	49.2	46	59.9	51	38.4	36	2.10	127	0
1952	46	83	57.5	78	34.5	89	7.15	10	0
1951	47.4	60	57	86	37.8	42	5.22	33	0
1950	43.8	110	54.7	107	32.8	107	3.91	68	0
1949	47	66	58.5	65	35.5	71	3.32	83	0
1948	50	36	60	50	40	19	4.41	51	0
1947	38.8	134	49	134	28.9	134	2.22	123	2
1946	53.5	7	64	15	43.6	6	4.85	44	2
1945	56.8	1	68.7	1	45	1	3.55	73	0
1944	46.5	73	58	69	34.9	81	5.30	31	0
1943	44.6	102	55.8	99	33.4	103	4.00	63	0
1942	47.2	63	57.4	82	37	52	4.69	47	0
1941	40.7	132	51.5	127	29.9	131	3.18	89	0
1940	43.4	114	53.4	118	33.3	104	2.85	101	0
1939	49.1	47	60.1	49	38.1	40	2.56	113	0
1938	52.5	13	63.6	18	41.3	11	4.20	57	0
1937	44.4	107	55.8	99	33	105	0.74	145	0
1936	49	48	60.3	47	37.7	43	6.42	16	0
1935	52.5	13	64.4	13	40.7	16	3.34	81	0
1934	44.9	95	57.1	85	32.6	110	5.07	39	0
1933	46.4	76	57.7	74	35.1	76	2.29	121	0
1932	42.5	123	53.1	120	32	121	3.47	77	0
1931	41.1	130	49.7	132	32.5	111	2.59	111	0
1930	43	117	53.8	114	32.2	117	1.66	137	0
1929	50.5	29	60.4	43	40.5	17	5.85	24	0
1928	45.8	88	55.9	96	35.8	67	3.95	65	0
1927	47.6	56	56.7	91	38.5	35	2.79	104	0
1926	39.6	133	49.4	133	29.8	132	3.04	93	0
1925	48.2	53	59.7	53	36.8	54	2.45	116	0
1924	42.1	125	50.3	130	33.9	97	2.56	113	0
1923	47	66	57.6	75	36.4	60	4.96	42	0
1922	48.5	50	57.4	82	39.6	25	4.69	47	0
1921	55.9	3	67.1	4	44.6	3	2.12	125	0
1920	43.8	110	54	113	33.6	99	5.65	27	0
1919	47.5	57	58.1	68	36.9	53	4.23	56	0
1918	52.7	11	63.5	19	41.9	10	2.25	122	0
1917	46.1	82	55.4	103	36.8	54	5.76	25	0
1916	44.5	104	56.5	92	32.5	111	1.74	134	0
1915	36.8	135	45.2	135	28.5	135	2.00	129	0
1914	41	131	50.8	129	31.3	127	2.34	119	0
1913	47.7	55	57.5	78	38	41	5.42	30	0
1912	45.1	94	55.1	106	35.2	75	4.70	46	0
1911	45.5	90	55.8	99	35.3	73	3.03	94	0
1910	52.9	10	65.8	5	40	19	0.72	146	0
1909	44.7	100	54.7	107	34.7	85	5.05	40	0
1908	53.3	8	64.3	14	42.2	9	2.87	99	0
1907	54.1	6	65.5	6	42.8	7	2.69	107	0
1906	41.9	126	51.1	128	32.7	109	3.62	72	0
1905	51.2	21	62	33	40.4	18	2.13	124	0
1904	46.4	76	56.5	92	36.3	61	4.34	53	0
1903	52.3	15	60.7	41	44	5	7.06	11	0
1901							5.22	33	31
1900							5.53	28	31
1899							9.04	3	31
1898	51.6	18	62.5	25	40.8	14	2.95	97	0
1897	50.1	33	60.2	48	40	19	6.03	20	0
1896	43.7	112	55.6	102	31.7	125	1.92	130	0
1895	45.2	93	56.2	94	34.2	93	3.95	65	0
1894	50.6	27	65.4	7	35.9	66	1.56	140	0
1893	44.4	107	57.8	73	31.1	128	2.99	96	0
1892							3.03	94	31
1891	43	117	51.8	125	34	95	6.54	15	2
1890	43	117	53.5	117	32.5	111	2.50	115	0
1889	45.7	89	55.3	104	36.1	64	0.43	148	0
1887	46.6	70	57.9	70	35.4	72	0.60	147	0
1880							6.60	14	31
1879	49.3	44	60.4	43	38.2	39	1.64	138	0
1878							2.38	118	31
1877	44.7	100	57.6	75	32.1	118			1
1875							8.60	5	31
1874							2.60	110	31
1873							3.30	85	31
1872							1.70	135	31
1871							5.30	31	31
1870							4.50	50	31
1869							3.70	71	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1945	56.8
2012	56.4
1921	55.9
2026	54.7
2020	54.2
1907	54.1
1946	53.5
1908	53.3
2016	53.1
1910	52.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	33.5
1915	36.8
1947	38.8
1926	39.6
1941	40.7
1914	41
1931	41.1
1969	41.3
1996	41.4
2013	41.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1975	9.86
2021	9.29
1899	9.04
1973	8.91
1875	8.60
1980	8.26
1963	7.66
1994	7.52
1977	7.29
1952	7.15

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1889	0.43
1887	0.60
1910	0.72
1937	0.74
1985	0.77
2006	0.91
1988	1.31
2016	1.56
1894	1.56
1957	1.57

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 27 March 2026
Coldest night: 22°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.44 in; 16 March 2026, 12 March 2026, 7 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 1.67 in of precipitation in Asheville, NC, the driest March since 2016, 13th driest of 148.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Asheville, NC: 84°F on Friday 27 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Asheville, NC: a low of 22°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Asheville, NC: 0.44 in on Monday 16 March 2026, Thursday 12 March 2026 and Saturday 7 March 2026.