Fort Benton Weather in March
Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 in over about 6 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
- 48°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 0.56 in
- Snowfall
- 4.3 in
- Record high
- 83°FMar 30, 2004
- Record low
- -35°FMar 8, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 05 min to 12 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 71%
- Humidity
- 65%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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 | 42°F | 15°F | 65°F 1968 | -15°F 1947 | 18% | 15% |
| Mar 2 | 42°F | 15°F | 69°F 1994 | -18°F 1960 | 18% | 15% |
| Mar 3 | 43°F | 16°F | 70°F 1986 | -31°F 2019 | 18% | 14% |
| Mar 4 | 43°F | 16°F | 78°F 1987 | -25°F 2019 | 18% | 14% |
| Mar 5 | 44°F | 16°F | 78°F 1987 | -32°F 1947 | 18% | 14% |
| Mar 6 | 44°F | 17°F | 73°F 1987 | -27°F 1947 | 18% | 13% |
| Mar 7 | 44°F | 17°F | 72°F 2020 | -25°F 1897 | 18% | 13% |
| Mar 8 | 45°F | 17°F | 70°F 2026 | -35°F 1951 | 18% | 13% |
| Mar 9 | 45°F | 18°F | 72°F 2004 | -26°F 1951 | 18% | 13% |
| Mar 10 | 46°F | 18°F | 76°F 1983 | -28°F 1951 | 19% | 12% |
| Mar 11 | 46°F | 18°F | 71°F 1995 | -25°F 1951 | 19% | 12% |
| Mar 12 | 47°F | 19°F | 74°F 1910 | -22°F 1897 | 19% | 12% |
| Mar 13 | 47°F | 19°F | 73°F 2007 | -35°F 1897 | 19% | 12% |
| Mar 14 | 48°F | 19°F | 74°F 1999 | -22°F 1895 | 19% | 12% |
| Mar 15 | 48°F | 20°F | 74°F 2015 | -30°F 1906 | 20% | 11% |
| Mar 16 | 48°F | 20°F | 71°F 1972 | -15°F 1899 | 20% | 11% |
| Mar 17 | 49°F | 21°F | 74°F 1972 | -30°F 1899 | 20% | 11% |
| Mar 18 | 49°F | 21°F | 74°F 1910 | -17°F 1965 | 20% | 11% |
| Mar 19 | 50°F | 21°F | 79°F 2017 | -10°F 1913 | 21% | 11% |
| Mar 20 | 50°F | 22°F | 78°F 1910 | -15°F 1899 | 21% | 11% |
| Mar 21 | 50°F | 22°F | 80°F 1910 | -21°F 2002 | 21% | 10% |
| Mar 22 | 51°F | 23°F | 76°F 1910 | -10°F 1899 | 22% | 10% |
| Mar 23 | 51°F | 23°F | 80°F 1993 | -17°F 1965 | 22% | 10% |
| Mar 24 | 52°F | 23°F | 80°F 1910 | -19°F 1964 | 22% | 10% |
| Mar 25 | 52°F | 24°F | 82°F 1999 | -18°F 1898 | 22% | 10% |
| Mar 26 | 52°F | 24°F | 77°F 1960 | -18°F 1904 | 23% | 10% |
| Mar 27 | 53°F | 25°F | 78°F 1946 | -4°F 1904 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 28 | 53°F | 25°F | 78°F 2015 | -10°F 1965 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 29 | 53°F | 25°F | 80°F 1978 | -4°F 1899 | 24% | 9% |
| Mar 30 | 54°F | 26°F | 83°F 2004 | -5°F 1899 | 24% | 9% |
| Mar 31 | 54°F | 26°F | 76°F 1976 | -3°F 1899 | 24% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00243113 (Ft Benton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00243113, 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.