Hurricane weather in March

In March, Hurricane sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 34°F, with 1.5 in of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 61°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Hurricane's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hurricane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 58°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 34°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.5 in; 6.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:52 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Hurricane is city in Washington County, Utah, United States.

Density: 115/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1896

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 53°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical March day in Hurricane reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 34°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 46°F and 69°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°F warmer than February and about 8°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)	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61
Avg low (°F)	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	30
2	53	30
3	53	30
4	54	31
5	54	31
6	55	31
7	55	32
8	56	32
9	56	32
10	57	33
11	57	33
12	58	33
13	58	34
14	58	34
15	59	34
16	59	35
17	59	35
18	60	35
19	60	35
20	60	35
21	60	35
22	60	36
23	60	36
24	60	36
25	60	36
26	61	36
27	61	36
28	61	36
29	61	36
30	61	37
31	61	37

How March really feels in Hurricane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 30 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

wind chill below the day's low

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

Hurricane weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	46° / 25°	1.7	5.5	4	9.7	1.5
Feb	50° / 28°	1.9	6.5	4.1	10.6	2.6
Mar	58° / 34°	1.5	6.2	2.7	11.7	4.9
Apr	66° / 40°	0.8	4.2	1.3	12.9	7.1
May	76° / 49°	0.5	2.6	0.1	14	8.4
Jun	87° / 58°	0.1	0.8	0	14.5	6.3
Jul	92° / 66°	0.2	1.9	0	14.3	4.3
Aug	90° / 65°	0.3	1.7	0	13.4	5.0
Sep	82° / 56°	0.6	2.3	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	70° / 43°	0.8	3.4	0.3	11	8.1
Nov	56° / 32°	1.0	3.5	1.3	10	4.6
Dec	46° / 24°	1.4	5.1	3.5	9.5	1.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 37%.

	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 (%)	61	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	63	64	64	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	36	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hurricane gets around 1.5 in of rain and snow over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease 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 (%)	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19
Snow chance (%)	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

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

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.

	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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:48 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)	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:13	6:20
2	11.1	7:12	6:21
3	11.2	7:11	6:22
4	11.2	7:09	6:23
5	11.3	7:08	6:23
6	11.3	7:06	6:24
7	11.3	7:05	6:25
8	11.4	7:03	6:26
9	11.4	7:02	6:27
10	11.5	7:01	6:28
11	11.5	6:59	6:29
12	11.5	6:58	6:30
13	11.6	6:56	6:31
14	11.6	6:55	6:32
15	11.7	6:53	6:33
16	11.7	6:52	6:34
17	11.7	6:50	6:35
18	11.8	6:49	6:36
19	11.8	6:47	6:37
20	11.9	6:46	6:38
21	11.9	6:44	6:39
22	11.9	6:43	6:39
23	12.0	6:41	6:40
24	12.0	6:39	6:41
25	12.1	6:38	6:42
26	12.1	6:36	6:43
27	12.2	6:35	6:44
28	12.2	6:33	6:45
29	12.2	6:32	6:46
30	12.3	6:30	6:47
31	12.3	6:29	6:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 8.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.57 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)	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hurricane?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Hurricane for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hurricane in March

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

In March, Hurricane sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 34°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Hurricane 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 Hurricane 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	6	8	11	11	11	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Hurricane?

Hurricane sits at 37.2°N, 113.3°W, 3,248 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Washington, 12 mi away.

Topography around Hurricane

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hurricane has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,178 ft around an average of 3,455 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,669 ft.

The land around Hurricane is covered by shrubs (32%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, shrubs (42%), grassland (26%) and bare terrain (20%) within 10 miles, and grassland (31%), shrubs (30%) and trees (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,178 ft

shrubs 32%

10 miles

3,261 ft

shrubs 42%

50 miles

9,669 ft

grassland 31%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Washington 12 mi · Saint George 17 mi · Cedar City 37 mi · Mesquite 50 mi · Grand Canyon 100 mi · Boulder City 119 mi · Sunrise Manor 119 mi · North Las Vegas 122 mi

United States travel facts

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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hurricane (37.1753°, -113.29°, elevation 3,248 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	53	30
2	53	30
3	53	30
4	54	31
5	54	31
6	55	31
7	55	32
8	56	32
9	56	32
10	57	33
11	57	33
12	58	33
13	58	34
14	58	34
15	59	34
16	59	35
17	59	35
18	60	35
19	60	35
20	60	35
21	60	35
22	60	36
23	60	36
24	60	36
25	60	36
26	61	36
27	61	36
28	61	36
29	61	36
30	61	37
31	61	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	30
2	53	30
3	53	30
4	54	31
5	54	31
6	55	31
7	55	32
8	56	32
9	56	32
10	57	33
11	57	33
12	58	33
13	58	34
14	58	34
15	59	34
16	59	35
17	59	35
18	60	35
19	60	35
20	60	35
21	60	35
22	60	36
23	60	36
24	60	36
25	60	36
26	61	36
27	61	36
28	61	36
29	61	36
30	61	37
31	61	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	53	30
2	53	30
3	53	30
4	54	31
5	54	31
6	55	31
7	55	32
8	56	32
9	56	32
10	57	33
11	57	33
12	58	33
13	58	34
14	58	34
15	59	34
16	59	35
17	59	35
18	60	35
19	60	35
20	60	35
21	60	35
22	60	36
23	60	36
24	60	36
25	60	36
26	61	36
27	61	36
28	61	36
29	61	36
30	61	37
31	61	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

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