Moorhead Weather in March
Average highs run from 28°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 10°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.33 in over about 8 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 37°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 1.33 in
- Snowfall
- 9.3 in
- Record high
- 78°FMar 18, 2012
- Record low
- -34°FMar 10, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 06 min to 12 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 28°F | 10°F | 58°F 1990 | -23°F 1962 | 26% | 22% |
| Mar 2 | 29°F | 11°F | 50°F 2021 | -21°F 1950 | 26% | 22% |
| Mar 3 | 29°F | 11°F | 61°F 2000 | -20°F 2019 | 27% | 21% |
| Mar 4 | 30°F | 12°F | 55°F 2000 | -22°F 1952 | 27% | 21% |
| Mar 5 | 30°F | 12°F | 67°F 2000 | -22°F 1997 | 27% | 21% |
| Mar 6 | 31°F | 13°F | 66°F 2016 | -18°F 1955 | 27% | 20% |
| Mar 7 | 31°F | 13°F | 65°F 2016 | -19°F 2008 | 27% | 20% |
| Mar 8 | 32°F | 14°F | 60°F 2026 | -16°F 1956 | 26% | 20% |
| Mar 9 | 32°F | 14°F | 65°F 2021 | -26°F 1948 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 10 | 33°F | 15°F | 66°F 2025 | -34°F 1948 | 26% | 19% |
| Mar 11 | 34°F | 15°F | 70°F 2024 | -28°F 1948 | 26% | 18% |
| Mar 12 | 34°F | 16°F | 66°F 2016 | -17°F 2009 | 26% | 18% |
| Mar 13 | 35°F | 16°F | 63°F 2012 | -13°F 1892 | 26% | 18% |
| Mar 14 | 35°F | 17°F | 68°F 2015 | -13°F 1956 | 26% | 17% |
| Mar 15 | 36°F | 17°F | 75°F 2015 | -18°F 1997 | 26% | 17% |
| Mar 16 | 37°F | 18°F | 76°F 2012 | -12°F 1892 | 26% | 16% |
| Mar 17 | 37°F | 18°F | 76°F 2012 | -15°F 2013 | 26% | 16% |
| Mar 18 | 38°F | 19°F | 78°F 2012 | -6°F 1892 | 26% | 16% |
| Mar 19 | 38°F | 19°F | 76°F 2012 | -17°F 1892 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 20 | 39°F | 20°F | 63°F 2021 | -15°F 1892 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 21 | 39°F | 20°F | 70°F 2012 | -12°F 1965 | 26% | 15% |
| Mar 22 | 40°F | 21°F | 72°F 1945 | -9°F 1965 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 23 | 41°F | 21°F | 73°F 2003 | -16°F 1965 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 24 | 41°F | 22°F | 70°F 1945 | -11°F 1974 | 26% | 14% |
| Mar 25 | 42°F | 22°F | 67°F 1961 | -10°F 1964 | 26% | 13% |
| Mar 26 | 43°F | 23°F | 68°F 1946 | -12°F 1996 | 26% | 13% |
| Mar 27 | 43°F | 23°F | 78°F 1946 | -7°F 1964 | 26% | 13% |
| Mar 28 | 44°F | 24°F | 78°F 1946 | -9°F 1964 | 26% | 12% |
| Mar 29 | 44°F | 24°F | 77°F 2021 | -15°F 1969 | 26% | 12% |
| Mar 30 | 45°F | 24°F | 78°F 1967 | -14°F 1969 | 26% | 12% |
| Mar 31 | 46°F | 25°F | 77°F 1963 | 2°F 1969 | 26% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215586 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014914, 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.