Cape Hatteras, NC: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 57.4°F in Cape Hatteras, NC, the warmest March since 2022, 9th warmest of 126.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 57.4°F; Warmest since 2022; 9th warmest of 126
Precipitation: 1.88 in; Driest since 2006; 13th driest of 132

A normal March in Cape Hatteras, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 52.9°F, between 49°F and 56.9°F in eight years of ten and 4.52 in of precipitation, between 1.95 in and 7.09 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Cape Hatteras, NC since 1897: 57.4°F in 2026; the highest is 60.9°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 49 to 56.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Cape Hatteras, NC from 1893 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	57.4	9	64.9	6	49.9	14	1.88	120	0
2025	57	12	64.8	7	49.1	23	5.43	32	0
2024	56.2	19	62.4	31	49.9	14	13.86	1	0
2023	54.2	43	61.4	44	47	42	3.38	73	0
2022	59.2	4	66.2	3	52.2	6	3.26	76	0
2021	55.1	27	63	22	47.2	40	3.18	77	0
2020	59.4	3	65.4	5	53.5	1	5.69	26	0
2019	53.2	53	61	50	45.4	66			1
2018	49	105	56	112	41.9	108	4.46	52	0
2017	54.1	45	61.8	39	46.4	52	5.28	38	0
2016	59.2	4	65.5	4	52.9	4	5.97	21	0
2015	51.3	78	58.5	78	44.2	78	2.55	100	0
2014	48.5	107	56.1	110	40.9	118	5.48	29	0
2013	49	105	55.5	114	42.5	101	2.22	112	0
2012	60.9	1	68.2	1	53.5	1	4.13	57	0
2011	54.7	35	61.1	48	48.3	33	5.44	31	0
2010	50.3	90	57.2	95	43.3	94	7.11	11	0
2009	49.5	99	55.3	117	43.6	90	2.99	84	0
2008	55	30	61.4	44	48.6	28	3.49	69	0
2007	54.3	41	62.3	33	46.3	54	1.99	116	0
2006	50.3	90	56.7	101	43.9	85	1.63	124	0
2005	48.5	107	55.4	115	41.7	110	2.43	103	0
2004	50.4	88	57.8	88	43	98	3.06	82	0
2003	55.1	27	62.5	29	47.7	37	8.05	6	0
2002	56.6	15	63.4	17	49.8	17	6.18	17	0
2001	50	96	57.9	85	42.2	105	1.39	125	0
2000	55.6	24	62.7	24	48.4	31	2.71	98	0
1999	49.4	101	56.7	101	42	107	5.58	28	0
1998	51	81	57	99	45.1	68	2.14	115	0
1997	54.9	33	62.6	28	47.2	40	4.52	49	1
1996	47.5	115	53.8	125	41.2	116	5.06	40	0
1995	53.8	46	62.4	31	45.1	68	1.81	121	0
1994	53.7	48	62.5	29	44.9	72	7.08	12	0
1993	50.5	87	58.5	78	42.5	101	6.67	15	0
1992	52.6	60	61.2	46	43.9	85	7.76	8	0
1991	56.4	17	63.5	16	49.3	21	6.57	16	0
1990	56.7	14	64.8	7	48.6	28	6.92	14	0
1989	54.8	34	62.7	24	46.8	46	11.20	2	0
1988	52.3	65	60.9	51	43.7	89	3.08	80	0
1987	48.4	110	56.4	104	40.4	122	9.56	3	0
1986	51.8	72	60.5	56	43.1	97	1.22	127	0
1985	55	30	62.3	33	47.8	36	2.28	109	0
1984	48.4	110	56.4	104	40.5	121	2.99	84	0
1983	52.7	56	58.9	72	46.5	50	9.29	4	0
1982	52.1	70	60.1	62	44	81	6.04	20	0
1981	45.4	122	54.9	119	35.9	132	2.36	106	0
1980	49.3	103	57.1	96	41.5	112	8.94	5	0
1979	50.7	84	59.2	70	42.2	105	2.96	87	0
1978	50.1	93	57.8	88	42.4	104	5.70	25	0
1977	55.2	26	63.3	19	47	42	4.01	58	0
1976	57.3	10	64.5	9	50	13	2.73	97	0
1975	52.5	61	60.7	54	44.3	77	1.89	119	0
1974	56.3	18	63.8	13	48.7	26	3.48	71	0
1973	55.1	27	62.3	33	48	35	6.15	18	0
1972	52.2	66	60.2	60	44.2	78	2.96	87	0
1971	49.4	101	57.9	85	40.9	118	4.70	46	0
1970	49.5	99	57.3	93	41.7	110	5.31	36	0
1969	45.3	123	53.7	126	37	131	4.87	43	0
1968	52.2	66	61.1	48	43.2	96	1.93	117	0
1967	50.4	88	58.2	82	42.5	101	0.98	132	0
1966	49.3	103	58.1	83	40.6	120	2.32	107	0
1965	47.5	115	55.2	118	39.7	127	2.94	89	0
1964	52	71	60.8	52	43.3	94	1.11	130	0
1963	54.7	35	63.6	15	45.7	63	1.93	117	0
1962	46.7	120	53.6	127	39.8	125	5.72	23	0
1961	54.4	40	62.7	24	46.1	56	3.05	83	0
1960	42.4	126	49.4	133	35.5	133	4.68	47	0
1959	51.5	75	60	63	43	98	7.82	7	0
1958	45.3	123	52.7	130	38	130	5.21	39	0
1957	50.8	83	57	99	44.6	75	3.34	74	0
1956	51.2	79	57.1	96	45.3	67	2.80	95	0
1955	55.4	25	62	38	48.9	25	3.72	66	0
1954	53.1	55	59.5	67	46.7	48	4.49	51	0
1953	54.6	38	60.5	56	48.7	26	4.41	53	0
1952	50.6	86	56.3	107	44.9	72	4.58	48	0
1951	51.4	77	57.1	96	45.7	63	3.99	59	0
1950	52.5	61	59.6	66	45.5	65	2.81	94	0
1949	52.2	66	58.5	78	46	57	2.27	110	0
1948	56.1	21	61.7	41	50.5	11	2.97	86	0
1947	46.8	118	53.3	128	40.4	122	5.36	35	0
1946	57.5	8	63.3	19	51.8	7	4.38	54	0
1945	57	12	63.9	12	50.1	12	1.22	127	0
1944	51.8	72	58.6	77	45	71	4.89	41	0
1943	50.7	84	57.5	90	43.9	85	6.09	19	0
1942	54.6	38	60.8	52	48.5	30	5.72	23	0
1941	45.9	121	52.3	131	39.5	128	4.21	56	0
1940	47.9	112	54.2	121	41.5	112	2.49	101	0
1939	55.9	22	62.7	24	49.1	23	2.83	93	0
1938	56.2	19	63	22	49.5	20	3.30	75	0
1937	50	96	55.8	113	44.2	78	3.08	80	0
1936	55.9	22	62.3	33	49.6	19	7.24	9	0
1935	57.6	7	64.4	10	50.9	9	3.49	69	0
1934	50.1	93	56.1	110	44	81	5.42	33	0
1933	52.7	56	59.5	67	45.8	61	2.63	99	0
1932	50.1	93	57.3	93	42.9	100	4.88	42	0
1931	47.6	114	53.3	128	41.9	108	5.48	29	0
1930	51.5	75	57.9	85	45.1	68	3.15	79	0
1929	56.6	15	63.4	17	49.9	14	2.41	104	0
1928	53.4	50	60.4	58	46.4	52	2.26	111	0
1927	52.7	56	58.9	72	46.5	50	3.82	62	0
1926	47.2	117	54.3	120	40.2	124	4.81	44	0
1925	53.6	49	60.3	59	47	42	4.29	55	0
1924	47.7	113	54.1	122	41.2	116	3.52	68	0
1923	53.3	51	60.6	55	46	57	3.42	72	0
1922	54.7	35	61.2	46	48.2	34	6.95	13	0
1921	60.5	2	67.5	2	53.5	1	1.18	129	0
1920	50.9	82	58.1	83	43.6	90	3.16	78	0
1919	52.5	61	59.1	71	46	57	2.94	89	0
1918	53.2	53	60	63	46.3	54	1.34	126	0
1917	51.2	79	57.4	92	44.9	72	2.39	105	0
1916	48.5	107	55.4	115	41.5	112	2.30	108	0
1915	45.2	125	51.4	132	39	129	1.11	130	0
1914	46.8	118	53.9	124	39.8	125	2.93	91	0
1913	58	6	64.1	11	51.8	7	3.83	61	0
1912	52.4	64	58.9	72	45.8	61	3.74	65	0
1911	50.3	90	56.5	103	44	81	5.63	27	0
1910	57.2	11	63.7	14	50.7	10	2.16	114	0
1909	52.2	66	58.5	78	45.9	60	1.80	123	0
1908	55	30	61.5	43	48.4	31	5.77	22	0
1907	54.3	41	61.7	41	46.9	45	1.81	121	0
1906	50	96	56.3	107	43.8	88	5.39	34	0
1905	53.8	46	60.2	60	47.5	39			0
1904	51.8	72	58.9	72	44.6	75	3.85	60	2
1903			63.2	21	52.9	4	5.30	37	5
1902			57.5	90	44	81	2.78	96	4
1901	54.2	43	60	63	47.7	37	3.81	63	2
1900			56.2	109	43.6	90	4.74	45	4
1899	53.3	51	59.4	69	46.8	46	2.18	113	3
1898			61.8	39	49.7	18	2.45	102	6
1897	52.7	56	58.8	76	46.7	48	3.79	64	2
1896							3.53	67	8
1895			56.4	104	43.5	93	7.14	10	4
1894			62.2	37	49.3	21	2.92	92	4
1893			54.1	122	41.5	112	4.51	50	6

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	60.9
1921	60.5
2020	59.4
2022	59.2
2016	59.2
1913	58
1935	57.6
1946	57.5
2026	57.4
1976	57.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	42.4
1915	45.2
1969	45.3
1958	45.3
1981	45.4
1941	45.9
1962	46.7
1947	46.8
1914	46.8
1926	47.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2024	13.86
1989	11.20
1987	9.56
1983	9.29
1980	8.94
2003	8.05
1959	7.82
1992	7.76
1936	7.24
1895	7.14

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1967	0.98
1964	1.11
1915	1.11
1921	1.18
1986	1.22
1945	1.22
1918	1.34
2001	1.39
2006	1.63
1909	1.80

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 73°F; 23 March 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 29 March 2026, 28 March 2026, 20 March 2026, 18 March 2026, 1 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.03 in; 16 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 1.88 in of precipitation in Cape Hatteras, NC, the driest March since 2006 (2019 excluded: 4 of 31 days missing), 13th driest of 132.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 73°F on Monday 23 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 41°F on Sunday 29 March 2026, Saturday 28 March 2026, Friday 20 March 2026 and 2 other days.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 1.03 in on Monday 16 March 2026.