Charlotte, NC: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 60.6°F in Charlotte, NC, the warmest March since 2012, 3rd warmest of 148.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 60.6°F; Warmest since 2012; 3rd warmest of 148
Precipitation: 1.35 in; Driest since 2016; 8th driest of 148

A normal March in Charlotte, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 52.4°F, between 47.7°F and 58.3°F in eight years of ten and 4.29 in of precipitation, between 1.47 in and 5.82 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Charlotte, NC since 1879: 60.6°F in 2026; the highest is 61.5°F, in 1945.

Normal range, 47.7 to 58.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Charlotte, NC from 1879 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
2026	60.6	3	72.9	1	48.4	7	1.35	141
2025	57.5	12	69.9	5	45	26	2.68	112
2024	56.5	18	67.6	18	45.3	21	5.18	44
2023	55.2	26	65.6	36	44.8	29	2.32	123
2022	56.5	18	68.8	9	44.1	36	6.05	28
2021	55.9	20	67	21	44.8	29	4.42	64
2020	58.6	6	68	12	49.2	5	3.66	83
2019	50.6	86	62.2	73	39.1	98	3.13	94
2018	49.1	111	59.8	106	38.4	112	4.21	73
2017	52.9	55	65.5	39	40.2	82	2.71	110
2016	58.5	7	70.5	4	46.5	14	0.85	147
2015	54.1	38	66	28	42.2	52	2.19	125
2014	47.3	131	60.4	100	34.2	144	4.48	62
2013	46.1	140	58.1	126	34	145	3.44	90
2012	61.2	2	72.8	2	49.7	2	3.89	78
2011	52.5	63	63.3	63	41.7	57	4.51	61
2010	50.9	81	63.4	61	38.3	114	4.37	68
2009	50.7	85	60.8	95	40.6	74	5.40	39
2008	52.3	64	64	51	40.5	75	4.64	60
2007	56.8	16	69.5	8	44	38	4.40	66
2006	51.7	70	63.6	58	39.8	88	1.32	142
2005	49	112	61.3	85	36.7	133	5.27	43
2004	53.8	47	66.1	26	41.5	63	1.61	135
2003	54.1	38	63.8	53	44.4	32	7.06	15
2002	51.7	70	63.9	52	39.5	92	4.48	62
2001	48.7	115	59.4	114	38	116	5.68	34
2000	55.1	29	67.7	16	42.5	50	3.59	85
1999	47.7	127	60.4	100	35.1	140	1.31	143
1998	52	68	62.1	75	42	53	3.01	97
1997	58.3	8	69.8	7	46.8	12	2.51	117
1996	47.3	131	57.5	130	37	130	4.73	59
1995	54.3	37	65.8	31	42.8	47	1.49	139
1994	55.1	29	66.6	22	43.5	42	4.94	52
1993	49.6	102	59.2	115	40	84	7.61	10
1992	52.7	57	63.7	57	41.7	57	4.93	53
1991	55.2	26	65.3	43	45	26	7.18	11
1990	55.9	20	65.7	34	46.1	17	3.57	87
1989	53.4	52	63.6	58	43.2	44	4.92	55
1988	52.7	57	64.1	50	41.2	68	3.29	93
1987	51	78	62.1	75	40	84	3.65	84
1986	52.7	57	64.4	48	41.1	69	3.01	97
1985	54	42	66.5	24	41.4	66	0.58	148
1984	50	95	61.1	87	38.8	101	5.89	29
1983	50.6	86	61.4	82	39.8	88	6.07	27
1982	52.7	57	63.6	58	41.7	57	1.58	136
1981	48.4	121	60.7	96	36.2	136	2.12	128
1980	47.4	130	56.9	133	37.8	117	8.76	4
1979	53.7	49	65.5	39	41.8	56	3.79	80
1978	49.4	107	61.1	87	37.7	119	4.97	50
1977	54.8	35	65.8	31	43.9	39	8.45	6
1976	54.7	36	66.1	26	43.2	44	4.36	69
1975	50.4	91	60.6	98	40.2	82	7.62	9
1974	55.1	29	67.6	18	42.7	49	3.30	92
1973	54.1	38	63.8	53	44.4	32	6.96	16
1972	49.6	102	61.4	82	37.7	119	2.59	115
1971	46.2	139	57.4	131	35.1	140	4.87	57
1970	48.5	118	59.7	110	37.4	124	2.93	100
1969	45.1	144	56.8	134	33.4	147	4.04	76
1968	51.5	73	65.8	31	37.3	128	4.96	51
1967	53.9	45	66.5	24	41.3	67	2.48	118
1966	50.1	94	62.8	68	37.5	123	2.13	126
1965	46.8	133	56.7	135	36.9	131	6.59	19
1964	50.9	81	63.3	63	38.6	107	4.18	74
1963	54	42	66.6	22	41.5	63	5.28	41
1962	48.2	122	58.2	125	38.2	115	5.47	38
1961	52.8	56	64.8	45	40.9	70	4.40	66
1960	39.7	148	50.3	148	29	148	4.93	53
1959	49.2	108	61.9	77	36.5	134	4.32	70
1958	46.7	135	56.1	140	37.4	124	2.77	107
1957	50.5	90	60.4	100	40.5	75	3.06	96
1956	51.2	76	63.8	53	38.6	107	3.74	81
1955	53.8	47	65.9	29	41.7	57	2.30	124
1954	49.8	97	61	90	38.7	103	6.94	17
1953	52.7	57	63.8	53	41.5	63	5.06	47
1952	50.6	86	61.7	80	39.5	92	8.62	5
1951	51.4	74	61.9	77	40.9	70	4.91	56
1950	47.9	126	59.8	106	35.9	137	4.29	71
1949	52.2	65	64.4	48	40	84	2.11	129
1948	55.2	26	65.1	44	45.3	21	6.78	18
1947	44.3	146	53.7	145	34.9	142	3.99	77
1946	59	5	68.5	10	49.4	3	2.78	106
1945	61.5	1	72.3	3	50.8	1	2.72	109
1944	51	78	61.1	87	40.8	72	8.34	7
1943	49.6	102	59.5	113	39.7	90	5.08	46
1942	53.3	53	63.1	65	43.4	43	6.30	24
1941	46.3	138	56.7	135	35.9	137	3.58	86
1940	48.5	118	58.5	122	38.6	107	2.96	99
1939	55.4	25	65.7	34	45.1	24	5.00	49
1938	57.4	14	68	12	46.9	11	2.84	105
1937	50.4	91	61.3	85	39.4	96	2.13	126
1936	54.9	34	64.7	46	45.1	24	7.12	12
1935	56.9	15	67.7	16	46.2	15	5.01	48
1934	47.7	127	58	127	37.4	124	2.67	113
1933	51.2	76	60.6	98	41.7	57	2.52	116
1932	49	112	59.2	115	38.7	103	5.39	40
1931	46.5	137	55.7	141	37.3	128	4.41	65
1930	48.7	115	59	117	38.5	110	2.45	119
1929	55.9	20	65.9	29	45.9	18	7.09	14
1928	50.9	81	61	90	40.8	72	3.53	89
1927	53.6	50	63	66	44.2	35	3.83	79
1926	45	145	55.3	143	34.7	143	4.80	58
1925	54.1	38	64.7	46	43.6	40	2.39	121
1924	48.6	117	57.8	128	39.4	96	2.40	120
1923	52.7	57	62.5	71	42.8	47	5.84	30
1922	53.1	54	62.7	70	43.6	40	6.32	23
1921	59.5	4	69.9	5	49.2	5	1.84	132
1920	49.9	96	60.2	104	39.5	92	7.11	13
1919	52.1	67	62.2	73	42	53	2.70	111
1918	55.8	23	65.6	36	45.9	18	2.33	122
1917	50.3	93	59	117	41.6	62	6.42	21
1916	49.8	97	61	90	38.7	103	1.38	140
1915	43.1	147	52.5	147	33.7	146	3.44	90
1914	46.1	140	56.4	138	35.9	137	1.56	137
1913	53.6	50	62.8	68	44.3	34	5.80	32
1912	49.2	108	57.8	128	40.5	75	7.86	8
1911	49.6	102	60.1	105	39.1	98	2.77	107
1910	57.8	9	68.2	11	47.4	10	0.86	146
1909	49.7	99	58.9	119	40.5	75	2.86	104
1908	57.6	11	67.8	14	47.5	9	4.27	72
1907	57.7	10	67.8	14	47.6	8	2.09	130
1906	46.8	133	55.3	143	38.4	112	5.17	45
1905	55.8	23	65.4	41	46.2	15	0.95	145
1904	52	68	61.9	77	42	53	2.60	114
1903	57.5	12	65.6	36	49.3	4	5.77	33
1902	51.7	70	61	90	42.4	51	3.54	88
1901	50.8	84	61.4	82	40.3	80	5.48	37
1900	48.1	124	58.5	122	37.7	119	5.28	41
1899	50.6	86	60.7	96	40.5	75	5.49	36
1898	55.1	29	63.4	61	46.8	12	5.83	31
1897	52.2	65	60.4	100	44.1	36	6.21	26
1896	48.2	122	58.7	121	37.7	119	1.55	138
1895	49.2	108	58.5	122	39.9	87	5.52	35
1894	56.7	17	67.6	18	45.8	20	1.04	144
1893	49.7	99	59.8	106	39.6	91	1.74	133
1892	47.5	129	56.4	138	38.7	103	4.05	75
1891	45.8	143	53.7	145	37.8	117	11.13	1
1890	49.5	106	59.6	112	39.5	92	3.08	95
1889	51	78	61.7	80	40.3	80	1.62	134
1888	49.7	99	60.9	94	38.5	110	6.22	25
1887	48.5	118	59.7	110	37.4	124	2.93	100
1886	48.8	114	58.8	120	38.8	101	6.39	22
1885	46	142	55.4	142	36.5	134	2.91	102
1884	53.9	45	62.5	71	45.2	23	9.19	3
1883	46.6	136	56.5	137	36.8	132	6.54	20
1882	54	42	63	66	45	26	2.88	103
1881	48	125	57	132	38.9	100	3.67	82
1880	51.4	74	59.8	106	42.9	46	9.57	2
1879	55	33	65.4	41	44.7	31	2.03	131

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1945	61.5
2012	61.2
2026	60.6
1921	59.5
1946	59
2020	58.6
2016	58.5
1997	58.3
1910	57.8
1907	57.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	39.7
1915	43.1
1947	44.3
1926	45
1969	45.1
1891	45.8
1885	46
2013	46.1
1914	46.1
1971	46.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1891	11.13
1880	9.57
1884	9.19
1980	8.76
1952	8.62
1977	8.45
1944	8.34
1912	7.86
1975	7.62
1993	7.61

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	0.58
2016	0.85
1910	0.86
1905	0.95
1894	1.04
1999	1.31
2006	1.32
2026	1.35
1916	1.38
1995	1.49

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 22 March 2026, 11 March 2026, 10 March 2026
Coldest night: 31°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.64 in; 12 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 1.35 in of precipitation in Charlotte, NC, the driest March since 2016, 8th driest of 148.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Charlotte, NC: 87°F on Sunday 22 March 2026, Wednesday 11 March 2026 and Tuesday 10 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Charlotte, NC: a low of 31°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Charlotte, NC: 0.64 in on Thursday 12 March 2026.