Elk River weather in March

In March, Elk River sees average daytime highs of 40°F and overnight lows near 23°F, with 1.9 in of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°F in the first days to 47°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Elk River's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elk River's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 40°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 1.9 in; 7.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:36 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.4; out of 10

Elk River is city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States.

Density: 211/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1865

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

← February Elk River year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°F in the first days to 47°F by the end.

A typical March day in Elk River reaches about 40°F in the afternoon and slips back to 23°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°F and 55°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 13°F warmer than February and about 15°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48
Avg low (°F)	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	32	15
2	32	15
3	33	16
4	33	16
5	34	17
6	34	17
7	35	18
8	35	19
9	36	19
10	37	20
11	37	20
12	38	21
13	38	22
14	39	22
15	40	23
16	40	24
17	41	24
18	41	25
19	42	25
20	42	26
21	43	26
22	43	26
23	44	27
24	44	27
25	45	28
26	45	28
27	46	28
28	46	29
29	47	29
30	47	29
31	48	30

How March really feels in Elk River

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

15 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Elk River 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 7°	0.9	5.8	5.9	8.9	0.0
Feb	27° / 11°	1.0	4.8	4.7	10.1	0.0
Mar	40° / 23°	1.9	7.2	4.1	11.6	0.4
Apr	55° / 36°	3.2	10.1	2.7	13.2	3.4
May	67° / 49°	4.1	11.8	0.2	14.6	5.9
Jun	77° / 59°	4.4	12.3	0	15.4	6.3
Jul	81° / 63°	3.6	10.6	0	15.1	6.5
Aug	79° / 61°	3.9	10.2	0	13.9	6.8
Sep	71° / 52°	3.2	9.3	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	56° / 40°	2.7	8.6	0.7	10.7	4.0
Nov	40° / 26°	1.8	6.7	3.6	9.3	0.4
Dec	27° / 13°	1.3	5.8	5.8	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 60%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	40	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	60	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Elk River gets around 1.9 in of rain and snow over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28
Snow chance (%)	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	18
2	22	18
3	22	18
4	22	17
5	22	17
6	22	17
7	22	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	25	11
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	27	12
30	27	12
31	28	12

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in March

Winds average 8 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	8	light breeze
2	8	light breeze
3	8	light breeze
4	8	light breeze
5	8	light breeze
6	8	light breeze
7	8	light breeze
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16	8	light breeze
17	8	light breeze
18	8	light breeze
19	8	light breeze
20	8	light breeze
21	8	light breeze
22	8	light breeze
23	8	light breeze
24	8	light breeze
25	8	light breeze
26	8	light breeze
27	8	light breeze
28	8	light breeze
29	8	light breeze
30	8	light breeze
31	8	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:07
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:03	5:52
2	10.9	7:02	5:53
3	10.9	7:00	5:54
4	11.0	6:58	5:56
5	11.0	6:56	5:57
6	11.1	6:54	5:59
7	11.1	6:53	6:00
8	11.2	6:51	6:01
9	11.2	6:49	6:03
10	11.3	6:47	6:04
11	11.3	6:45	6:05
12	11.4	6:43	6:07
13	11.4	6:41	6:08
14	11.5	6:40	6:09
15	11.6	6:38	6:11
16	11.6	6:36	6:12
17	11.7	6:34	6:13
18	11.7	6:32	6:15
19	11.8	6:30	6:16
20	11.8	6:28	6:17
21	11.9	6:26	6:19
22	11.9	6:24	6:20
23	12.0	6:22	6:21
24	12.0	6:20	6:23
25	12.1	6:18	6:24
26	12.1	6:16	6:25
27	12.2	6:14	6:27
28	12.3	6:12	6:28
29	12.3	6:11	6:29
30	12.4	6:09	6:31
31	12.4	6:07	6:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Elk River

In seasonPeak

None of Elk River's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Elk River's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Elk River?

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

0.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elk River.

What to pack for Elk River in March

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

In March, Elk River sees daytime highs around 40°F and nights near 23°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Elk River in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Elk River peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	9	8	7	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Elk River?

Elk River sits at 45.3°N, 93.6°W, 896 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Otsego, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Elk River

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Elk River has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 909 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 873 ft.

The land around Elk River is covered by trees (46%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (40%), grassland (28%) and cropland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

253 ft

trees 46%

10 miles

312 ft

trees 40%

50 miles

873 ft

trees 38%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← February Elk River year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Otsego 2.5 mi · Ramsey 6.2 mi · Saint Michael 8.1 mi · Anoka 11 mi · Champlin 11 mi · Andover 14 mi · West Coon Rapids 14 mi · Ham Lake 16 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

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 Elk River (45.3038°, -93.5672°, elevation 896 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	32	15
2	32	15
3	33	16
4	33	16
5	34	17
6	34	17
7	35	18
8	35	19
9	36	19
10	37	20
11	37	20
12	38	21
13	38	22
14	39	22
15	40	23
16	40	24
17	41	24
18	41	25
19	42	25
20	42	26
21	43	26
22	43	26
23	44	27
24	44	27
25	45	28
26	45	28
27	46	28
28	46	29
29	47	29
30	47	29
31	48	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	18
2	22	18
3	22	18
4	22	17
5	22	17
6	22	17
7	22	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	25	11
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	27	12
30	27	12
31	28	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	32	15
2	32	15
3	33	16
4	33	16
5	34	17
6	34	17
7	35	18
8	35	19
9	36	19
10	37	20
11	37	20
12	38	21
13	38	22
14	39	22
15	40	23
16	40	24
17	41	24
18	41	25
19	42	25
20	42	26
21	43	26
22	43	26
23	44	27
24	44	27
25	45	28
26	45	28
27	46	28
28	46	29
29	47	29
30	47	29
31	48	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	18
2	22	18
3	22	18
4	22	17
5	22	17
6	22	17
7	22	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	25	11
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	27	12
30	27	12
31	28	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	32	15
2	32	15
3	33	16
4	33	16
5	34	17
6	34	17
7	35	18
8	35	19
9	36	19
10	37	20
11	37	20
12	38	21
13	38	22
14	39	22
15	40	23
16	40	24
17	41	24
18	41	25
19	42	25
20	42	26
21	43	26
22	43	26
23	44	27
24	44	27
25	45	28
26	45	28
27	46	28
28	46	29
29	47	29
30	47	29
31	48	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	38	62
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	22	18
2	22	18
3	22	18
4	22	17
5	22	17
6	22	17
7	22	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	25	11
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	26	12
28	26	12
29	27	12
30	27	12
31	28	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0