Waconia climate

Waconia Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chaska 2NW, 13 km from Waconia

Average highs run from 33°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.66 in over about 9 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 Waconia, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.66 in
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
79°FMar 27, 2007
Record low
-19°FMar 2, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 10 min to 12 h 44 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.6 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 133°F12°F57°F 2024-10°F 201922%18%
Mar 233°F13°F58°F 2024-19°F 201423%18%
Mar 334°F13°F62°F 2024-17°F 201923%17%
Mar 434°F14°F70°F 2024-17°F 201923%17%
Mar 535°F14°F47°F 2026-17°F 201524%17%
Mar 635°F15°F61°F 2017-10°F 201524%16%
Mar 736°F15°F68°F 2017-14°F 200824%16%
Mar 836°F15°F61°F 2021-12°F 200825%16%
Mar 937°F16°F65°F 20165°F 201825%15%
Mar 1037°F16°F62°F 20211°F 200826%15%
Mar 1138°F17°F70°F 2025-5°F 200926%14%
Mar 1238°F17°F70°F 2024-9°F 200926%14%
Mar 1339°F18°F70°F 2024-8°F 200927%14%
Mar 1439°F18°F64°F 2012-4°F 202327%13%
Mar 1540°F19°F73°F 2025-3°F 202327%13%
Mar 1640°F19°F70°F 2015-2°F 202628%13%
Mar 1741°F20°F78°F 2012-2°F 202628%12%
Mar 1841°F20°F76°F 2012-4°F 202628%12%
Mar 1942°F20°F78°F 2012-1°F 202328%12%
Mar 2042°F21°F78°F 2012-1°F 202329%11%
Mar 2143°F21°F63°F 2015-6°F 201329%11%
Mar 2243°F22°F74°F 2026-5°F 201329%11%
Mar 2344°F22°F65°F 20128°F 201330%10%
Mar 2444°F23°F68°F 20129°F 200830%10%
Mar 2545°F23°F68°F 200410°F 201431%10%
Mar 2645°F24°F71°F 202610°F 201431%9%
Mar 2746°F24°F79°F 20077°F 201331%9%
Mar 2846°F25°F65°F 20124°F 202332%9%
Mar 2947°F25°F74°F 20251°F 202332%9%
Mar 3048°F26°F74°F 20212°F 202332%8%
Mar 3148°F26°F75°F 20268°F 202333%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waconia, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211468 (Chaska 2NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211065, 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.