Raleigh, NC: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 59.2°F in Raleigh, NC, the warmest March since 2012, tied 3rd warmest of 139 (with 1921).

March 2026

Mean temperature: 59.2°F; Warmest since 2012; 3rd warmest of 139
Precipitation: 1.61 in; Driest since 2006; 8th driest of 140

A normal March in Raleigh, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 52°F, between 46°F and 56.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.53 in of precipitation, between 2.45 in and 6.20 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Raleigh, NC since 1887: 59.2°F in 2026; the highest is 60.4°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 46 to 56.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Raleigh, NC from 1887 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	59.2	3	72.5	2	45.9	10	1.61	133	0
2025	58.1	6	70.2	4	46	9	3.03	92	0
2024	57	11	68.3	12	45.6	12	4.35	46	0
2023	54.8	26	65.5	33	44.1	24	3.10	90	0
2022	56.4	16	68.1	13	44.7	20	4.56	40	0
2021	54.7	27	66	26	43.4	28	2.43	113	0
2020	57.9	7	67.2	21	48.7	2	2.13	123	0
2019	49.2	89	59.7	94	38.7	83	3.17	86	0
2018	45.8	125	56.2	125	35.4	124	4.80	36	0
2017	52	58	64.1	48	39.9	67	3.13	89	0
2016	58.4	5	69.4	7	47.3	6	4.04	53	0
2015	51.3	67	62.7	65	39.8	69	3.28	83	0
2014	46	123	57.9	115	34	131	5.06	30	0
2013	44.9	132	55.9	128	33.9	132	2.95	95	0
2012	60.4	1	71.9	3	48.9	1	5.36	26	0
2011	51.4	65	62.6	66	40.1	62	3.52	68	0
2010	52	58	64.1	48	39.9	67	3.30	81	0
2009	52.2	54	62.3	70	42	39	6.83	8	0
2008	53.3	38	65.5	33	41.1	47	5.53	22	0
2007	55.9	19	69.5	6	42.2	38	3.52	68	0
2006	51.4	65	63.4	57	39.5	74	1.25	138	0
2005	47.8	109	59.9	91	35.7	121	3.54	67	0
2004	52.6	49	64	51	41.2	45	3.31	80	0
2003	53.2	42	64.2	45	42.3	36	5.23	28	0
2002	52.6	49	64.3	44	40.8	51	4.18	47	0
2001	49	92	59.8	92	38.3	87	7.11	6	0
2000	53.3	38	65.9	28	40.8	51	1.76	129	0
1999	47.5	111	60.4	88	34.6	128	3.69	62	0
1998	50.1	78	60.7	84	39.6	72	7.36	2	0
1997	54.6	29	67.6	16	41.6	41	3.41	73	0
1996	45.3	128	56.1	126	34.5	129	3.39	74	0
1995	52.6	49	65.1	40	40.2	60	2.49	111	0
1994	52.2	54	64.2	45	40.1	62	5.91	17	0
1993	47.9	108	58.5	112	37.2	109	6.13	14	0
1992	50.5	76	63.2	58	37.7	98	2.95	95	0
1991	54.3	32	65.6	32	42.9	31	4.59	38	0
1990	54.9	24	66.2	25	43.5	27	5.02	33	0
1989	50.6	73	61.3	79	40	65	5.40	24	0
1988	50.6	73	63.2	58	38	90	1.76	129	0
1987	49.1	90	61.4	77	36.9	114	2.88	98	0
1986	51.6	60	64.1	48	39.2	78	3.06	91	0
1985	52.7	47	65.7	29	39.6	72	1.03	139	0
1984	47.2	114	58.8	106	35.5	122	5.40	24	0
1983	50.7	72	60.9	82	40.5	56	7.78	1	0
1982	51.6	60	62.9	62	40.4	57	3.02	93	0
1981	46.2	120	59.2	99	33.2	137	2.35	115	0
1980	46.5	119	56.9	121	36.1	118	5.87	18	0
1979	52.1	57	65	41	39.3	77	2.69	103	0
1978	48.2	104	59	102	37.4	104	4.40	44	0
1977	53.3	38	65.7	29	40.9	48	5.63	20	0
1976	56.1	17	69	8	43.3	29	3.17	86	0
1975	47	116	57.9	115	36.2	117	6.26	11	0
1974	54.4	30	66.4	24	42.4	35	3.34	79	0
1973	54.7	27	65.3	38	44.2	23	4.06	52	0
1972	49.5	84	61	81	37.9	94	2.50	110	0
1971	45	131	56.8	122	33.3	135	3.69	62	0
1970	46.2	120	57.1	118	35.3	125	4.04	53	0
1969	43.3	136	55.5	133	31.2	138	3.95	56	0
1968	52.6	49	67.4	18	37.8	97	2.22	119	0
1967	53.7	35	67.4	18	40	65	1.62	131	0
1966	49.7	81	62.5	67	36.8	115	1.81	128	0
1965	44.6	134	55.9	128	33.3	135	4.08	50	0
1964	50.5	76	63.1	60	38	90	2.93	97	0
1963	53.4	36	65.5	33	41.2	45	3.80	59	0
1962	45.5	127	55.9	128	35.1	126	4.85	35	0
1961	52.7	47	64	51	41.4	42	4.37	45	0
1960	37.6	139	47.3	140	27.8	140	4.94	34	0
1959	48.6	100	61.4	77	35.8	120	3.22	85	0
1958	44.6	134	53.7	136	35.5	122	2.55	108	0
1957	48.7	98	59.4	97	38	90	2.25	118	0
1956	48.8	95	60.6	87	37	112	3.37	77	0
1955	53.4	36	65.5	33	41.4	42	1.56	135	0
1954	49	92	60.7	84	37.4	104	4.49	41	0
1953	51.3	67	62.3	70	40.3	58	4.43	43	0
1952	48.9	94	60.4	88	37.5	102	6.21	13	0
1951	49.4	86	60.8	83	37.9	94	2.47	112	0
1950	47.6	110	59.2	99	35.9	119	2.67	104	0
1949	51.3	67	63.9	53	38.8	82	1.48	136	0
1948	54.3	32	65.4	37	42.8	32	3.89	58	1
1947	42	138	53	137	31	139	2.74	101	0
1946	56.5	14	68.6	11	44.4	22	1.62	131	0
1945	60.1	2	72.6	1	47.7	5	1.83	127	0
1944	49.1	90	59.7	94	38.5	85	7.18	5	0
1943	50.1	78	61.6	76	38.6	84	4.58	39	1
1942	52.8	45	64.2	45	41.4	42	5.04	31	0
1941	44.8	133	56.3	124	33.4	134	4.04	53	0
1940	48.4	102	58.5	112	38.2	88	3.35	78	0
1939	54.9	24	66	26	43.8	26	2.60	106	0
1938	57.1	10	68.7	9	45.6	12	1.39	137	0
1937	49.5	84	59.7	94	39.2	78	1.93	126	0
1936	55.2	23	65.2	39	45.2	16	4.46	42	0
1935	56.5	14	67.9	15	45.1	17	4.08	50	0
1934	48.2	104	59	102	37.4	104	5.03	32	0
1933	51.5	64	62.3	70	40.6	55	2.01	125	0
1932	48	107	58.8	106	37.3	108	6.23	12	0
1931	46.2	120	54.8	134	37.6	101	3.15	88	0
1930	48.8	95	59.1	101	38.5	85	2.33	116	0
1929	55.5	21	65.7	29	45.4	14	6.00	16	0
1928	49.9	80	60	90	39.8	69	2.58	107	0
1927	52.8	45	62.8	63	42.8	32	2.78	99	0
1926	45.2	129	55.9	128	34.4	130	5.17	29	0
1925	53.1	43	63.8	55	42.3	36	2.31	117	1
1924	48.7	98	57.3	117	40.1	62	2.08	124	0
1923	51.6	60	62.4	69	40.9	48	3.67	64	0
1922	53.3	38	63.7	56	42.5	34	5.47	23	1
1921	59.2	3	69.9	5	48.4	3	3.91	57	0
1920	50.6	73	61.9	74	39.4	76	3.52	68	0
1919	52.3	53	62.8	63	41.8	40	2.38	114	0
1918	55.7	20	66.8	22	44.6	21	2.53	109	0
1917	49.3	87	58.7	109	39.8	69	5.70	19	0
1916	49.3	87	60.7	84	37.9	94	2.17	120	0
1915	42.7	137	51.9	139	33.5	133	2.63	105	0
1914	45.6	126	56.1	126	35.1	126	3.49	72	0
1913	54.4	30	63.9	53	44.8	18	3.63	65	0
1912	49.6	82	59	102	40.2	60	6.42	9	0
1911	48.5	101	58.8	106	38.2	88	3.52	68	0
1910	57.7	8	68.7	9	46.8	7	1.01	140	1
1909	48.8	95	58.6	110	39.1	80	2.77	100	0
1908	57	11	68	14	45.9	10	5.58	21	0
1907	56	18	67.3	20	44.8	18	3.38	76	0
1906	45.9	124	54.7	135	37.2	109	5.35	27	0
1905	53.8	34	64.5	42	43.1	30	3.39	74	0
1904	51.2	70	62.1	73	40.3	58	3.55	66	0
1903	57.4	9	66.7	23	48.1	4	7.32	3	0
1902	51	71	61.2	80	40.8	51	2.14	121	0
1901	52.2	54	63.1	60	40.9	48	2.96	94	1
1900	47.5	111	58	114	37	112	3.76	60	0
1899	51.6	60	62.5	67	40.7	54	6.33	10	1
1898	55.3	22	64.4	43	46.2	8	4.16	48	0
1897	52.9	44	61.8	75	44.1	24	4.76	37	0
1896	48.2	104	59.3	98	37.1	111	3.26	84	2
1895	48.4	102	58.9	105	38.9	81	6.09	15	2
1894	57	11	67.5	17	45.4	14	2.14	121	2
1893			58.6	110	37.7	98	1.59	134	4
1892	46.6	118	55.7	132	37.5	102	3.29	82	0
1891	45.2	129	52.7	138	37.7	98	7.25	4	0
1890	49.6	82	59.8	92	39.5	74	3.74	61	0
1889	47.3	113	56.5	123	38	90	2.72	102	0
1888	46.9	117	57	119	36.8	115	6.88	7	0
1887	47.2	114	57	119	37.4	104	4.13	49	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	60.4
1945	60.1
2026	59.2
1921	59.2
2016	58.4
2025	58.1
2020	57.9
1910	57.7
1903	57.4
1938	57.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	37.6
1947	42
1915	42.7
1969	43.3
1965	44.6
1958	44.6
1941	44.8
2013	44.9
1971	45
1926	45.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1983	7.78
1998	7.36
1903	7.32
1891	7.25
1944	7.18
2001	7.11
1888	6.88
2009	6.83
1912	6.42
1899	6.33

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	1.01
1985	1.03
2006	1.25
1938	1.39
1949	1.48
1955	1.56
1893	1.59
2026	1.61
1967	1.62
1946	1.62

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 11 March 2026
Coldest night: 29°F; 18 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.68 in; 16 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 1.61 in of precipitation in Raleigh, NC, the driest March since 2006, 8th driest of 140.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 89°F on Wednesday 11 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Raleigh, NC: a low of 29°F on Wednesday 18 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 0.68 in on Monday 16 March 2026.