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Warmest beach in Maryland in March

138 coastal locations in Maryland ranked by their typical March sea temperature. State-wide average in March: 7.1°C.

Warmest in March

Ewell, Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay

8.1°C

State March average

7.1°C

across 138 coastal locations in Maryland

Vs annual mean

-8.5°C

below the year-round state average

What the Maryland water feels like in March

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Maryland monthly average 3.8°C to 27.4°C
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  • Warmest month July 27.4°C
  • Coldest month February 3.8°C
  • Annual mean 15.6°C
  • Months above 20°C 4 of 12

Where March fits in the year

March sits inside the state pattern shown on the left. Browse a different month for a fresh ranking.

Maryland sea temperature map (live)

Today's reading at every Maryland beach we track. The list below uses the typical March mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Maryland beaches in March

Sorted by typical March mean. Click any beach for the full location page.

# Location March mean
1 Ewell, Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 8.1°C
2 Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
3 Chance, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
4 Colburn Creek, Big Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
5 Crisfield, Little Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 8.0°C
6 Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
7 Long Point, Big Annemessex River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
8 Sharkfin Shoal Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
9 Teague Creek, Manokin River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
10 Bishops Head, Hooper Strait Maryland 8.0°C
11 Holland Island Bar Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
12 Holland Island Bar Light Maryland 8.0°C
13 Hooper Island Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
14 Hooper Strait Light, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
15 McCready's Creek, Fishing Bay, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 8.0°C
16 Middle Hooper Island, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
17 Roaring Point, Nanticoke River, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
18 Smithville Road Bridge, Beaverdam Creek, Little Choptank River Maryland 8.0°C
19 Vienna, Nanticoke River Maryland 8.0°C
20 Whitehaven, Wicomico River, Maryland Maryland 8.0°C
21 Crisfield Maryland 7.8°C
22 Avalon, Dogwood Harbor, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
23 Benedict, Patuxent River, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
24 Bladensburg, Anacostia River Maryland 7.2°C
25 Cambridge, Choptank River Maryland 7.2°C
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26 Cherry Island, Beckwiths Creek, Little Choptank River, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
27 Claiborne, Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
28 Deep Neck Point, Broad Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
29 Dover Bridge, Choptank River, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
30 Easton Point, Tred Avon River, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
31 Edgewater, South River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
32 Ferry Cove, Tilghman Island, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
33 Galesville, West River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
34 Gingerville Creek, South River, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
35 Hillsboro, Tuckahoe Creek Maryland 7.2°C
36 Indian Head, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
37 Kent Island Narrows, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
38 Kent Point Marina, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.2°C
39 Lower Marlboro, Patuxent River Maryland 7.2°C
40 Marshall Hall, Potomac River, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
41 Matapeake, Kent Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.2°C
42 Oxford, Tred Avon River, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
43 Poplar Island, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.2°C
44 Queenstown, Chester River, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
45 Rhode River (County Wharf), Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
46 Robinwood Maryland 7.2°C
47 Rose Haven, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
48 St. Michaels, Miles River, Chesapeake Bay Maryland 7.2°C
49 St. Michaels, San Domingo Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Maryland 7.2°C
50 Thomas Point Shoal Light Maryland 7.2°C

Coldest 10 in Maryland in March

Same data the other way.

# Location March mean
1 Charlestown Maryland 6.3°C
2 North East Maryland 6.3°C
3 White Crystal Beach Maryland 6.3°C
4 Ocean City Maryland 6.6°C
5 Annapolis Maryland 6.7°C
6 Arden On The Severn Maryland 6.7°C
7 Baltimore Maryland 6.7°C
8 Dundalk Maryland 6.7°C
9 Essex Maryland 6.7°C
10 Havre De Grace Maryland 6.7°C

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