Lumberton weather in March

In March, Lumberton sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 3.6 in of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 69°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lumberton's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lumberton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
8th warmest
Overnight low
45°
5th coldest
Precipitation
3.6 in
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:34 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
8 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Lumberton is county seat in North Carolina, United States.

Density
465/km²
people per km²
Founded
1787

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 62°F in the first days to 69°F by the end.

A typical March day in Lumberton reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°F warmer than February and about 9°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How March really feels in Lumberton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lumberton weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 36°3.69.30.69.93.7
Feb58° / 38°3.38.90.410.74.4
Mar65° / 45°3.69.40.211.76.2
Apr74° / 53°3.48.1012.87.2
May81° / 62°3.710.6013.86.3
Jun87° / 69°4.513.2014.34.4
Jul89° / 73°5.717.1014.13.5
Aug87° / 71°5.715.3013.34.1
Sep83° / 66°5.310.8012.25.9
Oct74° / 55°3.67.4011.17.4
Nov65° / 44°3.17.5010.26.4
Dec58° / 39°3.68.80.19.74.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
45149
55248
65149
75248
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105248
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lumberton gets around 3.6 in of rain and snow over 9.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
331
430
529
629
728
828
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1728
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2030
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1861040
2861040
3861040
4851140
5851140
6851140
7851140
8841240
9841240
10841240
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:546:05
211.26:526:06
311.36:516:07
411.36:506:07
511.36:496:08
611.46:476:09
711.46:466:10
811.46:456:11
911.56:436:12
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1211.66:396:14
1311.66:386:15
1411.76:376:16
1511.76:356:17
1611.76:346:18
1711.86:326:18
1811.86:316:19
1911.86:306:20
2011.96:286:21
2111.96:276:22
2212.06:256:22
2312.06:246:23
2412.06:226:24
2512.16:216:25
2612.16:206:26
2712.16:186:26
2812.26:176:27
2912.26:156:28
3012.36:146:29
3112.36:126:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
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224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lumberton?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lumberton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lumberton in March

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

In March, Lumberton sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lumberton in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lumberton peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Lumberton in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lumberton is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1417 µg/m³Dec 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lumberton?

Lumberton sits at 34.6°N, 79.0°W, 128 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hope Mills, 25 mi away.

Topography around Lumberton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lumberton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 ft around an average of 138 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 ft.

The land around Lumberton is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (59%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
108 ft
10 miles
151 ft
50 miles
653 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Hope Mills 25 mi · Laurinburg 28 mi · Fayetteville 31 mi · Fort Bragg 36 mi · Pinehurst 48 mi · Florence 52 mi · Conway 54 mi · North Myrtle Beach 58 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 Lumberton (34.6183°, -79.0105°, elevation 128 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).