Derby weather in March

In March, Derby sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 2.8 in of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 54°F in the first days to 63°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Derby's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Derby's year-round climate.

Daytime high
59°
8th warmest
Overnight low
37°
5th coldest
Precipitation
2.8 in
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:48 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
11 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Derby is city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.

Density
888/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 54°F in the first days to 63°F by the end.

A typical March day in Derby reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°F warmer than February and about 9°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15331
25331
35432
45432
55533
65533
75633
85634
95734
105735
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How March really feels in Derby

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Derby weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan44° / 25°1.14.31.99.70.9
Feb49° / 28°1.45.31.710.62.2
Mar59° / 37°2.87.71.111.74.8
Apr68° / 46°3.89.60.212.96.4
May77° / 57°5.411.40146.6
Jun86° / 67°4.610.4014.55.0
Jul91° / 71°3.08.1014.34.0
Aug89° / 69°3.07.5013.44.5
Sep82° / 61°3.07012.36.7
Oct70° / 48°3.270.1117.3
Nov57° / 36°1.75.30.5104.6
Dec46° / 27°1.54.82.19.51.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55545
65446
75446
85446
95446
105347
115248
125248
135248
145248
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215248
225248
235149
245248
255347
265347
275446
285446
295545
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Derby gets around 2.8 in of rain and snow over 7.7 wet days in March. 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 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1205
2205
3205
4205
5205
6205
7214
8214
9224
10234
11244
12244
13254
14254
15263
16263
17273
18273
19273
20283
21283
22283
23283
24283
25283
26283
27282
28272
29272
30272
31272

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119820
129820
139820
149820
159721
169721
179631
189631
199541
209541
219541
229451
239451
249361
259361
269361
279361
289271
299271
309271
319271

Wind in March

Winds average 11 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
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910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
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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 7:10 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:106:15
211.17:086:16
311.27:076:17
411.27:056:18
511.37:046:19
611.37:036:20
711.37:016:21
811.47:006:22
911.46:586:23
1011.56:576:24
1111.56:556:25
1211.56:546:26
1311.66:526:27
1411.66:516:28
1511.76:496:29
1611.76:486:30
1711.76:466:31
1811.86:456:32
1911.86:436:33
2011.96:426:34
2111.96:406:34
2211.96:386:35
2312.06:376:36
2412.06:356:37
2512.16:346:38
2612.16:326:39
2712.26:316:40
2812.26:296:41
2912.26:286:42
3012.36:266:43
3112.36:246:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Derby?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Derby for sightseeing.

What to pack for Derby in March

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

In March, Derby sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Derby in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Derby peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Derby?

Derby sits at 37.5°N, 97.3°W, 1,293 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wichita, 11 mi away.

Topography around Derby

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Derby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft around an average of 1,283 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 ft.

The land around Derby is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (37%), grassland (31%) and trees (20%) within 10 miles, and cropland (46%) and grassland (44%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
138 ft
10 miles
249 ft
50 miles
751 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Wichita 11 mi · Newton 35 mi · Hutchinson 51 mi · Ponca City 59 mi · Emporia 84 mi · Enid 86 mi · Bartlesville 90 mi · Salina 91 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 Derby (37.5456°, -97.2689°, elevation 1,293 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).