Hutchinson weather in March

In March, Hutchinson sees average daytime highs of 57°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 2.5 in of precipitation across 6.9 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 52°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Hutchinson's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hutchinson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
57°
8th warmest
Overnight low
35°
5th coldest
Precipitation
2.5 in
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
10 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Hutchinson is city in Kansas, United States.

Density
650/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 52°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical March day in Hutchinson reaches about 57°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 74°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)
15129
25230
35230
45331
55331
65431
75432
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105633
115634
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296240
306240
316240

How March really feels in Hutchinson

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hutchinson 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
Jan43° / 24°0.93.82.59.70.5
Feb47° / 27°1.24.82.310.51.8
Mar57° / 35°2.56.91.211.74.5
Apr67° / 45°3.19.10.5136.3
May76° / 56°5.111.90146.6
Jun86° / 66°3.910.4014.65.0
Jul91° / 70°3.08.5014.43.9
Aug89° / 68°3.58.5013.54.5
Sep81° / 60°2.67.1012.36.9
Oct69° / 47°2.76.40.1117.3
Nov56° / 35°1.54.80.99.94.3
Dec44° / 26°1.34.42.59.41.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45545
55644
65644
75644
85545
95545
105545
115446
125545
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195347
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225446
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245545
255545
265644
275545
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hutchinson gets around 2.5 in of rain and snow over 6.9 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 22% 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 (%)
1187
2187
3186
4186
5175
6185
7185
8185
9184
10194
11194
12204
13204
14214
15214
16224
17224
18234
19244
20244
21254
22254
23264
24264
25263
26273
27273
28273
29273
30283
31283

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149820
159820
169820
179820
189730
199730
209730
219640
229640
239640
249640
259550
269550
279550
289550
299550
309451
319451

Wind in March

Winds average 10 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
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910light breeze
1010light 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 7:13 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:136:17
211.17:116:18
311.27:106:19
411.27:086:20
511.27:076:21
611.37:066:22
711.37:046:23
811.47:036:24
911.47:016:25
1011.47:006:26
1111.56:586:27
1211.56:576:28
1311.66:556:29
1411.66:546:30
1511.76:526:31
1611.76:516:32
1711.76:496:33
1811.86:476:34
1911.86:466:35
2011.96:446:36
2111.96:436:37
2211.96:416:38
2312.06:406:39
2412.06:386:40
2512.16:366:41
2612.16:356:42
2712.26:336:43
2812.26:326:44
2912.26:306:45
3012.36:286:46
3112.36:276:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hutchinson?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Hutchinson for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hutchinson in March

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

In March, Hutchinson sees daytime highs around 57°F and nights near 35°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hutchinson?

Hutchinson sits at 38.1°N, 97.9°W, 1,535 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Newton, 32 mi away.

Topography around Hutchinson

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hutchinson has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 ft around an average of 1,535 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 ft.

The land around Hutchinson is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (27%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, cropland (47%) and grassland (33%) within 10 miles, and cropland (57%) and grassland (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
49 ft
10 miles
302 ft
50 miles
758 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Newton 32 mi · Wichita 41 mi · Great Bend 50 mi · Derby 51 mi · Salina 57 mi · Junction City 89 mi · Hays 94 mi · Emporia 98 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 Hutchinson (38.0608°, -97.9298°, elevation 1,535 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).