Helena climate

Helena Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Helena, 2.8 km from Helena

Average highs run from 64°F on March 1 to 72°F on March 31, and lows from 41°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.34 in over about 12 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Helena, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
5.34 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
89°FMar 25, 2007
Record low
20°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
5.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 164°F41°F80°F 201729°F 200539%0%
Mar 264°F42°F81°F 201224°F 200539%0%
Mar 364°F42°F76°F 200425°F 200939%0%
Mar 465°F42°F79°F 201524°F 201039%0%
Mar 565°F43°F77°F 200424°F 201038%0%
Mar 665°F43°F77°F 200920°F 201538%0%
Mar 765°F43°F77°F 200923°F 201538%0%
Mar 866°F43°F80°F 201228°F 201538%0%
Mar 966°F44°F80°F 201626°F 200838%0%
Mar 1066°F44°F80°F 200631°F 200838%0%
Mar 1167°F44°F83°F 200629°F 200438%0%
Mar 1267°F44°F84°F 200631°F 200838%0%
Mar 1367°F45°F82°F 200629°F 201438%0%
Mar 1467°F45°F81°F 202131°F 201437%0%
Mar 1568°F45°F88°F 201628°F 201837%0%
Mar 1668°F45°F85°F 201225°F 201737%0%
Mar 1768°F45°F86°F 201235°F 201937%0%
Mar 1869°F46°F85°F 201234°F 200537%0%
Mar 1969°F46°F87°F 201232°F 201937%0%
Mar 2069°F46°F87°F 201232°F 201937%0%
Mar 2170°F46°F87°F 201732°F 201637%0%
Mar 2270°F46°F82°F 201132°F 201636%0%
Mar 2370°F47°F83°F 200731°F 200436%0%
Mar 2470°F47°F86°F 200733°F 200636%0%
Mar 2571°F47°F89°F 200727°F 200836%0%
Mar 2671°F47°F87°F 202027°F 200636%0%
Mar 2771°F47°F86°F 201226°F 201336%0%
Mar 2872°F48°F86°F 202031°F 201336%0%
Mar 2972°F48°F88°F 200736°F 201336%0%
Mar 3072°F48°F81°F 200535°F 200936%0%
Mar 3172°F48°F82°F 201234°F 201436%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Helena, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 5:44 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:07 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00013781 (Helena), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00013781, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.