Manhattan climate

Manhattan Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Logan Landfill, 6.4 km from Manhattan

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.00 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Manhattan, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.00 in
Snowfall
2.7 in
Record high
79°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
-39°FMar 4, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 08 min to 12 h 46 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
8.3 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 141°F16°F62°F 1992-17°F 19435%
Mar 241°F16°F62°F 1994-25°F 19435%
Mar 342°F17°F64°F 1994-32°F 20195%
Mar 442°F17°F68°F 1987-39°F 20195%
Mar 542°F17°F70°F 1987-33°F 20195%
Mar 643°F18°F65°F 2020-30°F 19515%
Mar 743°F18°F62°F 2007-24°F 19515%
Mar 843°F18°F63°F 1972-16°F 19695%
Mar 944°F19°F73°F 1972-21°F 19485%
Mar 1044°F19°F70°F 1972-32°F 19485%
Mar 1144°F19°F65°F 1983-28°F 19485%
Mar 1245°F20°F76°F 2007-23°F 19505%
Mar 1345°F20°F67°F 2003-17°F 19695%
Mar 1445°F20°F69°F 2015-15°F 19695%
Mar 1546°F21°F74°F 1994-16°F 19435%
Mar 1646°F21°F71°F 1994-11°F 19435%
Mar 1746°F21°F74°F 2007-20°F 19435%
Mar 1847°F22°F74°F 2026-24°F 19435%
Mar 1947°F22°F78°F 2026-5°F 19435%
Mar 2047°F22°F79°F 2026-11°F 19435%
Mar 2148°F23°F68°F 2026-12°F 19435%
Mar 2248°F23°F72°F 1972-2°F 19435%
Mar 2348°F23°F72°F 2004-13°F 19655%
Mar 2449°F24°F74°F 2007-24°F 19654%
Mar 2549°F24°F73°F 2007-23°F 19654%
Mar 2649°F24°F71°F 2025-10°F 19654%
Mar 2749°F25°F74°F 2015-12°F 19554%
Mar 2850°F25°F74°F 1986-10°F 19654%
Mar 2950°F25°F74°F 1978-6°F 19874%
Mar 3050°F25°F75°F 1978-2°F 19544%
Mar 3151°F26°F74°F 20042°F 19754%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Manhattan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00245123 (Logan Landfill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024132, 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.