Wilmington, NC: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 60.5°F in Wilmington, NC, the warmest March since 2020, 10th warmest of 149.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 60.5°F; Warmest since 2020; 10th warmest of 149
Precipitation: 2.03 in; Driest since 2007; 29th driest of 156

A normal March in Wilmington, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 54.6°F, between 51.5°F and 59.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.34 in of precipitation, between 2.04 in and 6.40 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Wilmington, NC since 1875: 60.5°F in 2026; the highest is 62.9°F, in 1921.

Normal range, 51.5 to 59.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Wilmington, NC from 1871 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	60.5	10	73.2	2	47.8	31	2.03	128	0
2025	58.2	33	69.7	20	46.6	50	2.74	100	0
2024	60.1	12	70.8	9	49.4	18	6.33	16	0
2023	59	22	70.4	13	47.7	32	2.74	100	0
2022	59.1	19	71	8	47.2	41	2.43	112	0
2021	58.5	29	69.4	26	47.7	32	2.62	106	0
2020	60.8	5	70.4	13	51.3	5	4.77	39	0
2019	54.3	78	66	61	42.7	104	3.10	84	0
2018	51.2	129	62.3	114	40.1	139	3.25	78	0
2017	53.5	97	65.9	62	41	129	2.71	102	0
2016	61.4	4	72.5	3	50.4	11	2.83	97	0
2015	55.3	66	66.6	52	44.1	80	3.43	75	0
2014	51.5	128	62.6	108	40.3	138	6.39	14	0
2013	49.7	141	60.8	133	38.6	149	2.44	111	0
2012	62.4	3	73.5	1	51.2	7	3.58	72	0
2011	54.5	75	65.6	65	43.4	93	2.89	92	0
2010	53.6	92	64.9	77	42.4	113	3.71	69	0
2009	53.7	90	63.9	92	43.5	90	3.57	73	0
2008	55.8	57	67.1	49	44.4	76	3.21	79	0
2007	57.3	44	69.8	19	44.7	71	1.56	141	0
2006	53.4	98	65.1	72	41.7	123	1.28	147	0
2005	52.5	111	63	104	42	118	3.12	83	0
2004	55.6	59	67.5	42	43.7	86	1.85	135	0
2003	57.9	37	67.9	38	48	28	5.33	29	0
2002	56.6	52	68	37	45.3	65	5.62	24	0
2001	53	105	63.1	102	42.9	103	8.26	3	0
2000	58.2	33	70.3	16	46.2	56	2.61	107	0
1999	51.8	124	64.4	86	39.2	145	3.07	85	0
1998	54.7	73	64.9	77	44.5	74	2.06	124	0
1997	59.1	19	70.6	10	47.5	36	2.55	109	0
1996	50.2	135	60.7	135	39.7	142	4.70	44	0
1995	55.5	62	67.8	39	43.3	99	4.35	55	0
1994	57	46	68.5	33	45.5	61	8.27	2	0
1993	52.7	109	64	90	41.3	128	6.34	15	0
1992	53.9	84	66.4	55	41.4	127	5.65	23	0
1991	57.5	42	68.2	35	46.7	49	6.52	11	0
1990	58.5	29	69.4	26	47.6	34	5.11	32	0
1989	55.5	62	65.9	62	45	68	6.70	9	0
1988	54.2	79	66.2	59	42.1	116	4.05	63	0
1987	52.4	114	64.1	89	40.7	132	2.70	103	0
1986	55.5	62	67.2	47	43.9	82	4.13	59	0
1985	59.1	19	70.6	10	47.6	34	1.66	139	0
1984	52.9	107	63.9	92	41.9	119	4.43	54	0
1983	53.7	90	63.9	92	43.5	90	8.09	4	0
1982	55.8	57	67.6	40	43.9	82	1.84	136	0
1981	49.9	140	61.5	123	38.3	151	3.02	88	0
1980	50.4	134	61	131	39.7	142	6.03	19	0
1979	53.9	84	65.5	66	42.3	115	4.82	38	0
1978	51.2	129	62.1	116	40.4	137	2.94	90	0
1977	57.8	39	68.6	32	47.1	43	5.66	22	0
1976	60.8	5	72.2	4	49.3	19	2.57	108	0
1975	54.4	77	64.8	80	43.9	82	3.15	82	0
1974	59.7	16	71.3	7	48	28	2.30	117	0
1973	58.7	24	69.2	29	48.3	25	3.48	74	0
1972	53.8	87	65	73	42.6	105	3.36	76	0
1971	50.2	135	60.5	139	39.9	141	4.57	46	0
1970	53.6	92	63.7	95	43.5	90	7.19	6	0
1969	50	139	61.2	130	38.8	147	4.60	45	0
1968	54.5	75	67.4	44	41.5	125	0.97	151	0
1967	58	35	69.5	24	46.4	52	0.93	153	0
1966	53.3	102	64.8	80	41.7	123	2.89	92	0
1965	51.7	127	61.5	123	41.8	120	5.72	21	0
1964	54.2	79	64.4	86	43.9	82	2.89	92	0
1963	57.7	40	69.9	18	45.5	61	0.94	152	0
1962	50.5	133	60.4	140	40.6	135	5.01	34	0
1961	58.6	27	69.7	20	47.4	39	4.52	49	0
1960	43.7	149	53	151	34.4	153	7.44	5	0
1959	53	105	63.5	98	42.5	111	6.48	12	0
1958	49	144	57.6	148	40.5	136	4.98	35	0
1957	52.9	107	62.2	115	43.7	86	5.54	27	0
1956	53.8	87	65	73	42.5	111	2.13	122	0
1955	58.3	32	69.7	20	46.9	46	2.37	115	0
1954	53.8	87	65	73	42.6	105	4.97	36	0
1953	56.5	55	66.6	52	46.4	52	4.14	58	0
1952	54.2	79	64	90	44.4	76	5.06	33	0
1951	55	68	63.3	100	46.8	48	3.62	70	0
1950	53.4	98	62.1	116	44.5	74	4.13	59	2
1949	55.2	67	64.7	84	45.7	57	1.66	139	0
1948	58.7	24	67.3	46	50.1	13	4.75	40	0
1947	47.7	147	56.9	149	38.5	150	6.15	17	0
1946	60.6	7	69.5	24	51.7	4	2.08	123	0
1945	62.6	2	72.1	5	53.1	2	0.26	156	0
1944	55	68	64.8	80	45.1	66	6.83	8	0
1943	53.6	92	63.5	98	43.7	86	4.73	42	0
1942	56.7	50	66.3	58	47.2	41	5.44	28	0
1941	49	144	58.6	145	39.5	144	3.03	87	0
1940	52.3	115	61.5	123	43.1	101	1.90	132	0
1939	58.6	27	68.2	35	49.1	21	2.80	99	0
1938	59.9	13	69.7	20	50	14	1.98	129	0
1937	53.2	103	63.2	101	43.1	101	1.87	134	0
1936	57.7	40	66.4	55	49.1	21	10.43	1	0
1935	60.6	7	70.4	13	50.8	8	1.88	133	0
1934	52	120	61.7	121	42.4	113	4.46	53	0
1933	54.8	71	64.5	85	45	68	2.88	96	0
1932	51.8	124	61.5	123	42.1	116	3.94	67	0
1931	50.1	137	59.3	142	40.9	131	3.06	86	0
1930	52.1	119	60.8	133	43.4	93	2.98	89	0
1929	59	22	67.6	40	50.4	11	2.06	124	0
1928	54	82	62.7	106	45.4	63	1.84	136	0
1927	55.6	59	64.9	77	46.4	52	2.39	114	0
1926	49.1	143	59	143	39.2	145	4.19	57	0
1925	56.6	52	66.4	55	46.9	46	2.19	120	0
1924	52.3	115	61.3	128	43.4	93	2.70	103	0
1923	57	46	66.5	54	47.5	36	4.09	62	0
1922	56.9	48	65.5	66	48.2	27	4.47	52	0
1921	62.9	1	71.8	6	54.1	1	1.44	145	0
1920	53.2	103	62.4	112	44	81	4.11	61	0
1919	55.6	59	64.8	80	46.4	52	2.20	119	0
1918	57.5	42	67.5	42	47.5	36	0.78	155	0
1917	55.4	65	65.2	70	45.6	59	4.00	64	0
1916	52	120	62.5	110	41.5	125	2.83	97	0
1915	46.4	148	56.4	150	36.5	152	2.18	121	0
1914	48.4	146	58.1	147	38.7	148	2.89	92	0
1913	58	35	66.7	51	49.3	19	4.88	37	0
1912	53.4	98	62.1	116	44.6	73	3.21	79	0
1911	52.5	111	61.6	122	43.4	93	3.95	66	0
1910	58.4	31	68.3	34	48.5	24	1.02	149	0
1909	53.9	84	63.1	102	44.7	71	0.89	154	0
1908	59.4	17	69.2	29	49.6	16	4.71	43	0
1907	59.8	15	70.5	12	49.1	21	1.40	146	0
1906	51.8	124	61	131	42.6	105	4.48	51	0
1905	56.6	52	65.9	62	47.4	39	3.19	81	0
1904	55	68	65	73	44.9	70	4.33	56	0
1903	60.6	7	68.8	31	52.5	3	3.32	77	0
1902	54.7	73	63.7	95	45.7	57	3.61	71	0
1901	54.8	71	64.3	88	45.4	63	3.98	65	0
1900	52	120	61.4	127	42.6	105	2.48	110	0
1899	55.9	56	65.3	69	46.6	50	1.01	150	0
1898	59.3	18	67.4	44	51.3	5	1.52	142	0
1897	56.9	48	65.5	66	48.3	25	1.23	148	0
1896	52.3	115	61.9	120	42.6	105	1.98	129	0
1895	53.6	92	62.4	112	44.4	76	2.94	90	2
1894	60.4	11	69.4	26	50.7	9	2.27	118	2
1893	53.6	92	62	119	45.1	66	2.40	113	0
1892	50.1	137	58.4	146	41.8	120	2.69	105	0
1891			60.7	135	43.4	93	5.15	30	6
1890					44.2	79	1.50	143	5
1889			60.6	138	43.4	93	5.57	26	4
1888	50.9	131	60.7	135	41	129	4.74	41	0
1887	51.9	123	63	104	40.7	132	1.48	144	0
1886	52.6	110	62.6	108	42.6	105	5.60	25	0
1885	49.4	142	58.8	144	40	140	2.05	127	0
1884	58.7	24	67	50	50.5	10	6.07	18	0
1883	50.6	132	60.4	140	40.7	132	5.78	20	0
1882	57.9	37	66.2	59	49.6	16	7.09	7	0
1881	52.5	111	61.3	128	43.6	89	5.14	31	0
1880	56.7	50	65.2	70	48	28	1.93	131	2
1879	57.1	45	67.2	47	47	45	2.06	124	0
1878	59.9	13	70.1	17	49.7	15	2.33	116	0
1877	53.4	98	63.6	97	43.2	100	4.52	49	0
1876	52.2	118	62.7	106	41.8	120	4.54	48	0
1875	54	82	62.5	110	45.6	59	4.55	47	0
1874							3.72	68	31
1873					47.1	43	1.68	138	31
1872							6.42	13	31
1871							6.55	10	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1921	62.9
1945	62.6
2012	62.4
2016	61.4
2020	60.8
1976	60.8
1946	60.6
1935	60.6
1903	60.6
2026	60.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	43.7
1915	46.4
1947	47.7
1914	48.4
1958	49
1941	49
1926	49.1
1885	49.4
2013	49.7
1981	49.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	10.43
1994	8.27
2001	8.26
1983	8.09
1960	7.44
1970	7.19
1882	7.09
1944	6.83
1989	6.70
1871	6.55

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1945	0.26
1918	0.78
1909	0.89
1967	0.93
1963	0.94
1968	0.97
1899	1.01
1910	1.02
1897	1.23
2006	1.28

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 23 March 2026
Coldest night: 31°F; 13 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.66 in; 16 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 2.03 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the driest March since 2007, 29th driest of 156.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 90°F on Monday 23 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Wilmington, NC: a low of 31°F on Friday 13 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Wilmington, NC: 1.66 in on Monday 16 March 2026.