Moorhead climate

Moorhead Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorhead, 0.4 km from Moorhead

Average highs run from 61°F on March 1 to 70°F on March 31, and lows from 42°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.48 in over about 11 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 Moorhead, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
5.48 in
Record high
89°FMar 6, 2026
Record low
15°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
67%
Daylight
11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
10.1 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 161°F42°F84°F 202319°F 198637%0%
Mar 261°F43°F84°F 202618°F 198037%0%
Mar 361°F43°F84°F 202615°F 198037%0%
Mar 462°F43°F86°F 202620°F 200237%0%
Mar 562°F43°F85°F 202620°F 196037%0%
Mar 662°F44°F89°F 202620°F 201537%0%
Mar 762°F44°F88°F 202623°F 201537%0%
Mar 863°F44°F84°F 199219°F 199637%0%
Mar 963°F44°F82°F 197415°F 199636%0%
Mar 1063°F45°F84°F 202623°F 199636%0%
Mar 1164°F45°F87°F 200623°F 199836%0%
Mar 1264°F45°F86°F 195522°F 199836%0%
Mar 1364°F45°F85°F 196726°F 202236%0%
Mar 1465°F46°F85°F 202520°F 199336%0%
Mar 1565°F46°F86°F 201624°F 198835%0%
Mar 1665°F46°F83°F 201225°F 198835%0%
Mar 1766°F46°F85°F 202126°F 202635%0%
Mar 1866°F47°F84°F 196330°F 196735%0%
Mar 1966°F47°F85°F 201226°F 196534%0%
Mar 2067°F47°F85°F 194824°F 196534%0%
Mar 2167°F47°F87°F 201723°F 196534%0%
Mar 2267°F48°F87°F 202624°F 198634%0%
Mar 2367°F48°F88°F 199528°F 196833%0%
Mar 2468°F48°F87°F 202330°F 196833%0%
Mar 2568°F49°F86°F 199128°F 196833%0%
Mar 2668°F49°F88°F 202024°F 195533%0%
Mar 2769°F49°F87°F 202024°F 195533%0%
Mar 2869°F49°F87°F 202032°F 201333%0%
Mar 2969°F50°F87°F 200731°F 195532%0%
Mar 3069°F50°F88°F 196329°F 196432%0%
Mar 3170°F50°F88°F 196328°F 198732%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moorhead, 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 6:30 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226009 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013978, 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.