Durham March Weather

Averages and records for weather in Durham, North Carolina in the month of March.
Typical Durham March Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 63.1 °F
Average daily low 40.0 °F
Average monthly precipitation 4.1 inches
Average monthly snow 0.3 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 34.5%
Daily chance of snow 1.2%
Durham March Weather Records
1899–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F March 17, 1945
Lowest temperature 10 °F March 25, 1940
Highest daily low 69 °F March 29, 2020
Lowest daily high 20 °F March 2, 1980
Hottest average high temperature 72.6 °F 1945
Coldest average high temperature 47.3 °F 1960
Most daily precipitation 3.5 inches March 15, 1899
Most monthly precipitation 9.6 inches 1899
Most daily snow 13.0 inches March 2, 1927
Most monthly snow 16.0 inches 1927
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
March 1 59.2 36.5 82 11
March 2 59.4 36.7 82 11
March 3 59.7 36.9 87 12
March 4 60.0 37.2 87 11
March 5 60.3 37.4 83 15
March 6 60.4 37.6 82 11
March 7 60.6 37.8 85 14
March 8 60.8 38.0 87 18
March 9 61.0 38.0 84 17
March 10 61.3 38.2 81 16
March 11 61.5 38.4 84 18
March 12 61.7 38.7 90 16
March 13 62.0 39.0 88 20
March 14 62.4 39.3 86 12
March 15 62.8 39.6 87 14
March 16 63.1 39.9 86 20
March 17 63.3 40.1 92 18
March 18 63.7 40.5 85 18
March 19 64.1 40.8 88 18
March 20 64.6 41.2 88 21
March 21 65.0 41.5 89 17
March 22 65.2 41.8 88 22
March 23 65.4 42.0 83 22
March 24 65.7 42.3 88 23
March 25 65.9 42.6 87 10
March 26 66.2 42.9 87 15
March 27 66.4 43.2 87 20
March 28 66.8 43.4 89 20
March 29 67.2 43.8 88 20
March 30 67.5 44.1 87 25
March 31 67.8 44.3 87 23
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1944–2024 Raleigh Durham International Airport location
1899–1944 Durham location