Climate averages 1991–2020
Wilmington (North Carolina), United States weather
in March.
A mild, wet month: the 9th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Wilmington (North Carolina), United States: daytime highs average 17.0°C and nights cool to about 9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 101 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes March a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Fayetteville (125 km away). In March its highs average 17.3°C, about as warm as Wilmington (North Carolina), United States, with 94 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wilmington (North Carolina), United States ranks joint 224th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 359th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Wilmington (North Carolina), United States is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.0°C to 21.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 101 mm to 82 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Wilmington (North Carolina), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.8°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 91 | 9.3 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.2°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 88 | 8.8 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 17.0°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 101 | 9.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.0°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 82 | 8.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 24.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 93 | 10.5 | 13.914 h |
| June | 28.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 125 | 14.5 | 14.414 h |
| July | 29.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 159 | 17.6 | 14.214 h |
| August | 29.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 183 | 17.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 26.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 166 | 13.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 100 | 8.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.9°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 89 | 8.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 14.5°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 97 | 9.1 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Fayetteville in MarchUnited States · 125 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 6.4°C · 94 mm rain
- Greenville in MarchUnited States · 162 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 6.0°C · 93 mm rain
- Raleigh in MarchUnited States · 182 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 5.5°C · 104 mm rain
- Cary in MarchUnited States · 189 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 5.3°C · 104 mm rain
- Durham in MarchUnited States · 214 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 4.6°C · 108 mm rain
- North Charleston in MarchUnited States · 243 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Charleston in MarchUnited States · 245 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 11.2°C · 81 mm rain
- Greensboro in MarchUnited States · 264 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 4.0°C · 108 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Wilmington) is explained once on the Wilmington (North Carolina), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.