Winterset climate

Winterset Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winterset 1S, 1.8 km from Winterset

Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.12 in over about 7 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 Winterset, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.12 in
Snowfall
4.7 in
Record high
91°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-22°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
12.3 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 140°F19°F77°F 1992-22°F 196221%10%
Mar 241°F19°F75°F 1983-6°F 201421%10%
Mar 341°F20°F81°F 1983-7°F 201421%9%
Mar 442°F20°F69°F 2000-9°F 197821%9%
Mar 542°F21°F74°F 2009-15°F 196022%9%
Mar 643°F21°F77°F 2017-6°F 196022%8%
Mar 743°F21°F79°F 2000-5°F 199622%8%
Mar 844°F22°F78°F 1977-3°F 199622%8%
Mar 944°F22°F76°F 20262°F 194822%8%
Mar 1045°F23°F79°F 2025-6°F 194822%7%
Mar 1145°F23°F82°F 1972-12°F 194822%7%
Mar 1246°F24°F76°F 1990-11°F 194822%7%
Mar 1346°F24°F77°F 20072°F 197522%6%
Mar 1447°F24°F81°F 20123°F 196023%6%
Mar 1547°F25°F81°F 20129°F 194923%6%
Mar 1648°F25°F84°F 20121°F 195123%6%
Mar 1748°F25°F83°F 20125°F 202623%6%
Mar 1849°F26°F83°F 20125°F 196524%5%
Mar 1949°F26°F81°F 20125°F 196524%5%
Mar 2050°F27°F79°F 20267°F 195124%5%
Mar 2150°F27°F91°F 20262°F 195124%5%
Mar 2251°F27°F84°F 198810°F 196524%5%
Mar 2351°F28°F82°F 19944°F 196525%5%
Mar 2452°F28°F83°F 19671°F 197425%4%
Mar 2552°F28°F82°F 20073°F 195526%4%
Mar 2653°F29°F87°F 1991-1°F 196426%4%
Mar 2753°F29°F80°F 19896°F 196426%4%
Mar 2853°F29°F81°F 19689°F 197027%4%
Mar 2954°F29°F91°F 19866°F 196927%4%
Mar 3054°F30°F87°F 20266°F 196428%4%
Mar 3155°F30°F84°F 197815°F 198728%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Winterset, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:07 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00139132 (Winterset 1S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, 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.