Cedar City weather in March

In March, Cedar City sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 24°F, with 2.0 in of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 43°F in the first days to 50°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cedar City's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cedar City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
47°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Precipitation
2.0 in
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
47%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Cedar City is city in Iron County, Utah, United States.

Density
324/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 43°F in the first days to 50°F by the end.

A typical March day in Cedar City reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 24°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°F and 59°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How March really feels in Cedar City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
3 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cedar City weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 15°1.66.76.69.70.0
Feb40° / 18°2.07.57.110.50.0
Mar47° / 24°2.07.66.511.71.7
Apr55° / 30°1.674.512.93.9
May66° / 39°1.16.21.2146.9
Jun79° / 49°0.42.30.214.68.3
Jul84° / 56°1.05.3014.36.4
Aug82° / 55°1.15.5013.57.2
Sep74° / 46°1.04.5012.38.2
Oct61° / 35°1.45.21.4116.1
Nov47° / 23°1.34.83.7101.9
Dec37° / 15°1.55.96.19.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
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316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Cedar City gets around 2.0 in of rain and snow over 7.6 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:136:18
211.17:116:19
311.27:106:20
411.27:096:21
511.27:076:22
611.37:066:23
711.37:046:24
811.47:036:25
911.47:016:26
1011.57:006:27
1111.56:586:28
1211.56:576:29
1311.66:556:30
1411.66:546:31
1511.76:526:32
1611.76:516:33
1711.76:496:34
1811.86:486:35
1911.86:466:36
2011.96:456:37
2111.96:436:38
2211.96:426:39
2312.06:406:39
2412.06:396:40
2512.16:376:41
2612.16:356:42
2712.26:346:43
2812.26:326:44
2912.26:316:45
3012.36:296:46
3112.36:286:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
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155.7Bright
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225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cedar City?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cedar City.

What to pack for Cedar City in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Cedar City sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 24°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Cedar City in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cedar City peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cedar City?

Cedar City sits at 37.7°N, 113.1°W, 5,846 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hurricane, 37 mi away.

Topography around Cedar City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Cedar City.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cedar City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,759 ft around an average of 6,020 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,954 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,714 ft.

The land around Cedar City is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 2 miles, trees (39%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%), grassland (33%) and shrubs (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,759 ft
10 miles
4,954 ft
50 miles
8,714 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Hurricane 37 mi · Washington 45 mi · Saint George 49 mi · Mesquite 82 mi · Grand Canyon 123 mi · Sunrise Manor 150 mi · North Las Vegas 153 mi · Boulder City 153 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cedar City (37.6775°, -113.0619°, elevation 5,846 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).