Hastings weather in March

In March, Hastings sees average daytime highs of 41°F and overnight lows near 24°F, with 2.1 in of precipitation across 8 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 34°F in the first days to 47°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Hastings's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hastings's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 41°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 2.1 in; 8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:33 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 7th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.5; out of 10

Hastings is city in Dakota and Washington counties, Minnesota, United States.

Density: 779/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1857

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°F in the first days to 47°F by the end.

A typical March day in Hastings reaches about 41°F in the afternoon and slips back to 24°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 56°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)	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	48
Avg low (°F)	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31

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

How March really feels in Hastings

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

14 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Hastings 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	23° / 8°	1.1	6.3	6.2	9	0.0
Feb	28° / 12°	1.1	5.4	5.3	10.1	0.0
Mar	41° / 24°	2.1	8	4.4	11.6	0.5
Apr	55° / 37°	3.2	11.1	2.5	13.2	3.4
May	67° / 49°	4.4	12.6	0.1	14.6	5.8
Jun	77° / 59°	4.5	12.2	0	15.3	6.4
Jul	81° / 63°	3.4	10.3	0	15	6.6
Aug	78° / 61°	3.9	10.1	0	13.9	6.8
Sep	71° / 52°	3.3	9.6	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	57° / 40°	2.6	8.9	0.7	10.7	4.1
Nov	41° / 27°	2.0	6.7	3.7	9.4	0.5
Dec	28° / 14°	1.5	6.9	6.1	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 62%.

	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 (%)	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hastings gets around 2.1 in of rain and snow over 8 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	31
Snow chance (%)	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10

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

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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	99	1
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	98	2
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	99	1
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 9 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	9
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
8	8	light breeze
9	8	light breeze
10	8	light breeze
11	8	light breeze
12	8	light breeze
13	8	light breeze
14	8	light breeze
15	8	light breeze
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	9	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 7:00 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:29 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	11.5	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)	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:00	5:50
2	10.9	6:58	5:51
3	10.9	6:56	5:52
4	11.0	6:55	5:54
5	11.0	6:53	5:55
6	11.1	6:51	5:56
7	11.1	6:49	5:58
8	11.2	6:47	5:59
9	11.2	6:46	6:00
10	11.3	6:44	6:02
11	11.3	6:42	6:03
12	11.4	6:40	6:04
13	11.5	6:38	6:06
14	11.5	6:36	6:07
15	11.6	6:35	6:08
16	11.6	6:33	6:09
17	11.7	6:31	6:11
18	11.7	6:29	6:12
19	11.8	6:27	6:13
20	11.8	6:25	6:15
21	11.9	6:23	6:16
22	11.9	6:21	6:17
23	12.0	6:19	6:19
24	12.0	6:17	6:20
25	12.1	6:16	6:21
26	12.1	6:14	6:22
27	12.2	6:12	6:24
28	12.3	6:10	6:25
29	12.3	6:08	6:26
30	12.4	6:06	6:27
31	12.4	6:04	6:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.98 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	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	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	4.3	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hastings?

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

0.5

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 Hastings.

What to pack for Hastings in March

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

In March, Hastings sees daytime highs around 41°F and nights near 24°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hastings 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 Hastings 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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very 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 Hastings?

Hastings sits at 44.7°N, 92.9°W, 725 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cottage Grove, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Hastings

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hastings has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 ft around an average of 781 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 ft.

The land around Hastings is covered by trees (43%) within 2 miles, cropland (46%) and trees (29%) within 10 miles, and cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

299 ft

trees 43%

10 miles

495 ft

cropland 46%

50 miles

725 ft

cropland 42%

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

March weather nearby: Cottage Grove 7.5 mi · Inver Grove Heights 12 mi · Rosemount 14 mi · Woodbury 14 mi · South Saint Paul 14 mi · River Falls 14 mi · Farmington 16 mi · Eagan 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 Hastings (44.7433°, -92.8524°, elevation 725 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	33	16
2	33	17
3	34	17
4	34	18
5	35	18
6	35	19
7	36	19
8	36	20
9	37	20
10	37	21
11	38	21
12	39	22
13	39	22
14	40	23
15	40	24
16	41	24
17	42	25
18	42	25
19	42	26
20	43	26
21	44	27
22	44	27
23	45	28
24	45	28
25	46	28
26	46	29
27	46	29
28	47	29
29	47	30
30	48	30
31	48	31

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

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

	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	99	1
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	98	2
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	99	1
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

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

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

	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	99	1
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	98	2
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	99	1
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

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

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

	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	99	1
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	98	2
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	99	1
30	100	0
31	100	0