Atlantic City weather in March

In March, Atlantic City sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 4.7 in of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 49°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Atlantic City's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atlantic City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
46°
10th warmest
Overnight low
38°
4th coldest
Precipitation
4.7 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
13 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Atlantic City is city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

Density
890/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 49°F by the end.

A typical March day in Atlantic City reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 54°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Atlantic City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 21 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
21
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Atlantic City weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 33°3.69.72.79.50.2
Feb42° / 33°3.69.22.810.50.2
Mar46° / 38°4.710.41.411.71.4
Apr54° / 47°3.69.60.1133.4
May63° / 56°3.39.4014.15.5
Jun72° / 66°2.98.7014.76.9
Jul78° / 73°3.08.5014.57.1
Aug78° / 72°3.98.9013.57.1
Sep73° / 67°3.88.3012.37.2
Oct64° / 57°4.58.50116.0
Nov54° / 47°3.58.40.19.83.6
Dec47° / 38°4.49.71.19.31.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34753
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54852
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Atlantic City gets around 4.7 in of rain and snow over 10.4 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1379
2368
3368
4368
5358
6357
7347
8346
9336
10335
11335
12325
13325
14325
15324
16314
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 13 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 mph on the calmest days to 13 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
113breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:405:42
211.16:395:43
311.16:375:44
411.26:365:45
511.26:345:46
611.26:335:47
711.36:315:48
811.36:305:49
911.46:285:50
1011.46:265:52
1111.56:255:53
1211.56:235:54
1311.56:225:55
1411.66:205:56
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1611.76:175:58
1711.76:155:59
1811.86:146:00
1911.86:126:01
2011.96:106:02
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2211.96:076:04
2312.06:066:05
2412.06:046:06
2512.16:026:07
2612.16:016:08
2712.25:596:09
2812.25:576:10
2912.35:566:11
3012.35:546:12
3112.35:526:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
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274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Atlantic City

In seasonPeak

None of Atlantic City's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Atlantic City sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
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May
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Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Atlantic City?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atlantic City.

What to pack for Atlantic City in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Atlantic City sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 38°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Atlantic City in March

The nearest coast averages about 41°F in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 75°F and coldest in February near 39°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 25 to Oct 2 — about 3.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan42Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar41Bracing
Apr47Bracing
May56Bracing
Jun66Cool
Jul73Refreshing
Aug75Refreshing
Sep72Refreshing
Oct65Cool
Nov56Bracing
Dec48Bracing

UV index in Atlantic City in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atlantic City peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atlantic City?

Atlantic City sits at 39.4°N, 74.4°W, 7 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pleasantville, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Atlantic City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Atlantic City.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Atlantic City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 ft around an average of 3 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 ft.

The land around Atlantic City is covered by water (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 2 miles, water (69%) within 10 miles, and water (47%) and trees (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
89 ft
10 miles
135 ft
50 miles
285 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Pleasantville 5.6 mi · Ocean Acres 27 mi · South Vineland 33 mi · Millville 33 mi · Vineland 34 mi · Jackson 37 mi · Williamstown 38 mi · Sicklerville 38 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Atlantic City (39.3642°, -74.4231°, elevation 7 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).