Whitefish weather in March: Whitefish, Montana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Whitefish in March has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 33°F, rising from 38°F on the 1st to 48°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal March, 1.27 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −5°C, 32 mm of precipitation and 20 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationWhitefish
- Station IDUSC00248902
- Location48.41°N 114.36°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- Population9,256
- Jan 29° 16°
- Feb 34° 16°
- Mar 43° 23°
- Apr 53° 30°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 70° 45°
- Jul 81° 50°
- Aug 80° 48°
- Sep 69° 40°
- Oct 53° 31°
- Nov 38° 24°
- Dec 29° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Whitefish in March?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 32.8°F. March is 7.7°F warmer than February and 8.8°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Whitefish and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 38°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 29°F and 36°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 38°F | 19°F | 33% | 16% |
| March 8 | 40°F | 21°F | 33% | 15% |
| March 15 | 43°F | 23°F | 32% | 15% |
| March 22 | 45°F | 24°F | 32% | 14% |
| March 31 | 48°F | 27°F | 33% | 14% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 38°F | 19°F | 33% | 16% | 11 h |
| March 2 | 38°F | 19°F | 33% | 16% | 11 h |
| March 3 | 38°F | 19°F | 34% | 16% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 4 | 39°F | 19°F | 34% | 16% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 5 | 39°F | 20°F | 34% | 15% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 6 | 39°F | 20°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 7 | 40°F | 20°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 8 | 40°F | 21°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 9 | 40°F | 21°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 10 | 41°F | 21°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 11 | 41°F | 21°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 12 | 42°F | 22°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 42°F | 22°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 14 | 42°F | 22°F | 33% | 15% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 15 | 43°F | 23°F | 32% | 15% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 43°F | 23°F | 32% | 15% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 17 | 43°F | 23°F | 32% | 15% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 44°F | 23°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 44°F | 24°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 44°F | 24°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 45°F | 24°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 45°F | 24°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 45°F | 25°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 24 | 46°F | 25°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 46°F | 25°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 46°F | 25°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 27 | 47°F | 26°F | 32% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 28 | 47°F | 26°F | 33% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 47°F | 26°F | 33% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| March 30 | 48°F | 26°F | 33% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
| March 31 | 48°F | 27°F | 33% | 14% | 12 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 23°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 1.27 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 8.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 11 h to 12 h 40 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Sunshine
- 62%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00248902; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Whitefish in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around March 3 (34%). In all, 1.27 in falls on 10 days of a normal March.
In a normal March in Whitefish, 29 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 8.0 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 25 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00248902.
How does March in Whitefish compare across Montana?
Across the 141 places PlainClimate covers in Montana, March normal highs run from 36°F in Westby to 53°F in Hardin; Whitefish's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.