Pinehurst Weather in March
Pinehurst in March
The short of it: Pinehurst in March averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 65° · low 40° · rain 3.7 in. · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
March in Pinehurst brings afternoons near 65° and nights around 40°, with about 3.7 in. of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from February to about 65°, with nights near 40°. Wet spells are common — about 3.7 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 60 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Pinehurst runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Southern Pines, 5 mi to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Pinehurst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 8° warmer, 0.2 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern PinesNorth Carolina | 5 mi ESE | 65° | 40° | 3.7 in. |
| AberdeenNorth Carolina | 5 mi SSE | 65° | 40° | 3.7 in. |
| Whispering PinesNorth Carolina | 7 mi NE | 65° | 40° | 3.7 in. |
| Seven LakesNorth Carolina | 8 mi NW | 64° | 40° | 3.8 in. |
| CarthageNorth Carolina | 11 mi NNE | 64° | 40° | 3.8 in. |
| RaefordNorth Carolina | 20 mi SE | 65° | 41° | 3.7 in. |
| RockinghamNorth Carolina | 25 mi SW | 66° | 41° | 3.7 in. |
| HamletNorth Carolina | 25 mi SSW | 66° | 41° | 3.7 in. |