Prudhoe Bay climate

Prudhoe Bay Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Deadhorse AP, 8.8 km from Prudhoe Bay

Average highs run from -8°F on March 1 to -1°F on March 31, and lows from -22°F to -16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.14 in.

March day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Prudhoe Bay, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-2002040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
-7°F
Average low
-21°F
Precipitation
0.14 in
Record high
37°FMar 30, 2019
Record low
-50°FMar 1, 2012
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 14 h 00 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
97%
Dew point
-4°F
Wind
13.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 1-8°F-22°F13°F 2002-50°F 2012
Mar 2-8°F-23°F17°F 2014-50°F 2012
Mar 3-8°F-23°F24°F 2019-46°F 2020
Mar 4-8°F-23°F20°F 2019-46°F 2007
Mar 5-8°F-23°F26°F 2022-47°F 2007
Mar 6-8°F-23°F21°F 2018-46°F 2004
Mar 7-8°F-23°F28°F 2023-45°F 2004
Mar 8-8°F-23°F27°F 2023-41°F 2005
Mar 9-8°F-23°F23°F 2021-45°F 2012
Mar 10-8°F-23°F23°F 2017-47°F 2012
Mar 11-8°F-23°F26°F 2017-48°F 2007
Mar 12-8°F-22°F29°F 2020-43°F 2015
Mar 13-8°F-22°F29°F 2020-42°F 2015
Mar 14-8°F-22°F28°F 2020-43°F 2012
Mar 15-8°F-22°F18°F 2020-47°F 2012
Mar 16-8°F-22°F26°F 2020-49°F 2012
Mar 17-7°F-22°F22°F 2002-47°F 2009
Mar 18-7°F-21°F29°F 2020-48°F 2008
Mar 19-7°F-21°F32°F 2020-50°F 2008
Mar 20-7°F-21°F33°F 2020-46°F 2008
Mar 21-6°F-21°F27°F 2004-42°F 2008
Mar 22-6°F-20°F26°F 2024-40°F 2012
Mar 23-5°F-20°F29°F 2024-41°F 2008
Mar 24-5°F-20°F28°F 2020-40°F 2007
Mar 25-5°F-19°F30°F 2019-39°F 2003
Mar 26-4°F-19°F33°F 2019-40°F 2003
Mar 27-4°F-18°F32°F 2019-43°F 2012
Mar 28-3°F-18°F31°F 2019-40°F 2021
Mar 29-2°F-17°F29°F 2019-38°F 2006
Mar 30-2°F-17°F37°F 2019-39°F 2001
Mar 31-1°F-16°F37°F 2019-30°F 2002

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

March 1
sunrise 8:20 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 8:59 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027406 (Deadhorse AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027406, 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.