Pine Ridge climate

Pine Ridge Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pine Ridge AP, 3.1 km from Pine Ridge

Average highs run from 45°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in over about 7 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 Pine Ridge, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Snowfall
8.1 in
Record high
90°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-29°FMar 11, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
12.1 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 145°F18°F69°F 2022-11°F 201420%13%
Mar 245°F19°F69°F 2025-11°F 200220%13%
Mar 346°F19°F73°F 2009-22°F 201920%13%
Mar 446°F19°F72°F 2009-17°F 201920%13%
Mar 547°F20°F75°F 2000-10°F 201920%12%
Mar 647°F20°F74°F 2012-2°F 199820%12%
Mar 748°F21°F76°F 2006-9°F 200821%12%
Mar 848°F21°F74°F 2026-7°F 199821%12%
Mar 949°F21°F76°F 2026-15°F 200221%12%
Mar 1049°F22°F75°F 2012-16°F 202221%12%
Mar 1149°F22°F76°F 2016-29°F 199821%12%
Mar 1250°F22°F81°F 20079°F 202322%11%
Mar 1350°F23°F78°F 20124°F 202322%11%
Mar 1451°F23°F80°F 20031°F 200622%11%
Mar 1551°F24°F82°F 2015-1°F 202622%11%
Mar 1651°F24°F82°F 2012-5°F 202623%11%
Mar 1752°F24°F82°F 201211°F 201823%11%
Mar 1852°F25°F80°F 20125°F 202323%11%
Mar 1953°F25°F82°F 202610°F 201623%10%
Mar 2053°F26°F84°F 20266°F 200224%10%
Mar 2153°F26°F90°F 2026-3°F 200224%10%
Mar 2254°F26°F79°F 2009-3°F 200224%10%
Mar 2354°F27°F74°F 20077°F 201425%10%
Mar 2454°F27°F77°F 19987°F 201325%10%
Mar 2554°F27°F86°F 20265°F 201325%10%
Mar 2655°F27°F84°F 20127°F 202426%10%
Mar 2755°F28°F82°F 20258°F 202426%10%
Mar 2855°F28°F82°F 201519°F 202427%9%
Mar 2955°F28°F77°F 202611°F 200327%9%
Mar 3056°F29°F85°F 202612°F 202228%9%
Mar 3156°F29°F82°F 20125°F 201428%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pine Ridge, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:16 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094039 (Pine Ridge AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094039, 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.