Sturgis Weather in March
Average highs run from 43°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.25 in over about 7 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
- 49°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 1.25 in
- Snowfall
- 8.4 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 19, 2026
- Record low
- -20°FMar 11, 1998
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 64%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 9.2 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 | 43°F | 20°F | 69°F 1974 | -18°F 1962 | 23% | 10% |
| Mar 2 | 43°F | 20°F | 71°F 1974 | -17°F 2014 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 3 | 44°F | 20°F | 72°F 1905 | -13°F 1960 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 4 | 44°F | 21°F | 68°F 1905 | -17°F 1960 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 5 | 44°F | 21°F | 72°F 1910 | -12°F 1989 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 6 | 45°F | 21°F | 73°F 1987 | -7°F 1951 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 7 | 45°F | 22°F | 71°F 2020 | -7°F 2008 | 23% | 9% |
| Mar 8 | 46°F | 22°F | 78°F 1911 | -19°F 1996 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 9 | 46°F | 22°F | 71°F 2014 | -8°F 2002 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 10 | 46°F | 23°F | 81°F 1972 | -5°F 2022 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 11 | 47°F | 23°F | 79°F 1972 | -20°F 1998 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 12 | 47°F | 23°F | 81°F 2007 | -12°F 1950 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 13 | 48°F | 24°F | 75°F 2007 | -9°F 1950 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 14 | 48°F | 24°F | 78°F 1903 | -10°F 1906 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 15 | 49°F | 24°F | 82°F 2015 | -12°F 1906 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 16 | 49°F | 25°F | 78°F 2012 | -8°F 1906 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 17 | 49°F | 25°F | 80°F 2012 | -8°F 1902 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 18 | 50°F | 25°F | 77°F 2012 | -6°F 1965 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 19 | 50°F | 26°F | 87°F 2026 | -7°F 1965 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 20 | 50°F | 26°F | 81°F 2026 | -8°F 1965 | 23% | 8% |
| Mar 21 | 51°F | 26°F | 83°F 1910 | -18°F 1913 | 24% | 8% |
| Mar 22 | 51°F | 27°F | 85°F 1910 | -9°F 1913 | 24% | 8% |
| Mar 23 | 52°F | 27°F | 83°F 1910 | -6°F 1965 | 24% | 8% |
| Mar 24 | 52°F | 27°F | 78°F 1986 | -4°F 1965 | 24% | 8% |
| Mar 25 | 52°F | 28°F | 78°F 2007 | -10°F 1965 | 24% | 8% |
| Mar 26 | 53°F | 28°F | 82°F 1993 | -11°F 1915 | 25% | 7% |
| Mar 27 | 53°F | 28°F | 77°F 1986 | -2°F 1913 | 25% | 7% |
| Mar 28 | 53°F | 29°F | 80°F 1963 | 6°F 1954 | 25% | 7% |
| Mar 29 | 53°F | 29°F | 81°F 1967 | 5°F 1954 | 25% | 7% |
| Mar 30 | 54°F | 29°F | 81°F 1986 | 7°F 1987 | 26% | 7% |
| Mar 31 | 54°F | 29°F | 82°F 2012 | 6°F 1954 | 26% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00393069 (Ft Meade), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00393069, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.