Hungry Horse climate

Hungry Horse Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hungry Horse Dam, 5.6 km from Hungry Horse

Average highs run from 38°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.21 in over about 13 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 Hungry Horse, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
3.21 in
Snowfall
14.0 in
Record high
73°FMar 30, 2004
Record low
-29°FMar 3, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 04 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
97%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
5.8 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 138°F21°F58°F 1905-7°F 196042%30%
Mar 238°F22°F67°F 1905-26°F 196042%30%
Mar 339°F22°F60°F 1905-29°F 196042%29%
Mar 439°F22°F62°F 1968-21°F 201942%28%
Mar 540°F22°F63°F 1968-20°F 201942%28%
Mar 640°F23°F57°F 1977-10°F 194342%27%
Mar 740°F23°F61°F 1906-6°F 195142%27%
Mar 841°F23°F59°F 1953-7°F 195142%26%
Mar 941°F23°F64°F 2012-6°F 193242%25%
Mar 1041°F24°F63°F 2015-9°F 194842%24%
Mar 1142°F24°F65°F 2005-18°F 196942%24%
Mar 1242°F24°F62°F 1934-14°F 196943%23%
Mar 1342°F25°F66°F 2003-10°F 189743%22%
Mar 1443°F25°F65°F 1992-2°F 196943%22%
Mar 1543°F25°F64°F 1910-10°F 190643%21%
Mar 1643°F26°F65°F 1972-2°F 190643%20%
Mar 1744°F26°F68°F 19720°F 194343%20%
Mar 1844°F26°F65°F 2024-4°F 194343%19%
Mar 1944°F26°F65°F 2024-1°F 191343%18%
Mar 2045°F27°F68°F 2026-12°F 191343%18%
Mar 2145°F27°F68°F 1999-10°F 191343%17%
Mar 2245°F27°F66°F 19633°F 189743%17%
Mar 2345°F28°F63°F 1940-3°F 196443%16%
Mar 2446°F28°F66°F 1939-7°F 195543%15%
Mar 2546°F28°F62°F 2025-14°F 195543%15%
Mar 2646°F28°F71°F 2025-7°F 195543%14%
Mar 2747°F29°F72°F 19861°F 194443%14%
Mar 2847°F29°F65°F 19861°F 195443%13%
Mar 2947°F29°F68°F 19782°F 195443%13%
Mar 3047°F29°F73°F 20045°F 193643%13%
Mar 3148°F29°F67°F 19945°F 193643%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hungry Horse, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 8:06 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00244328 (Hungry Horse Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00244558, 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.