Minneapolis weather in March

In March, Minneapolis sees average daytime highs of 40°F and overnight lows near 24°F, with 2.0 in of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 26% 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 Minneapolis's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minneapolis's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 40°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 2.0 in; 7.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:34 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.4; out of 10

Minneapolis is city in and seat of Hennepin County, and largest city in State of Minnesota, United States.

Density: 2,761/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1850

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 33°F in the first days to 47°F by the end.

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

How March really feels in Minneapolis

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

13 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Minneapolis weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-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°	1.0	5.8	5.9	9	0.0
Feb	28° / 12°	1.0	4.9	4.9	10.1	0.0
Mar	40° / 24°	2.0	7.6	4.2	11.6	0.4
Apr	55° / 37°	3.2	10.6	2.5	13.2	3.4
May	68° / 49°	4.3	12	0.1	14.6	5.9
Jun	77° / 60°	4.3	12.1	0	15.3	6.3
Jul	81° / 64°	3.5	10.7	0	15.1	6.5
Aug	79° / 61°	3.9	10	0	13.9	6.8
Sep	71° / 53°	3.3	9.4	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	57° / 40°	2.6	8.8	0.7	10.7	4.1
Nov	40° / 27°	1.9	6.9	3.7	9.3	0.5
Dec	28° / 14°	1.4	6.1	5.8	8.6	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 61%.

	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 (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Minneapolis gets around 2.0 in of rain and snow over 7.6 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 29% 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 (%)	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29
Snow chance (%)	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11

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

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
8	8	light breeze
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11	8	light breeze
12	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 7:02 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:31 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)	7:02	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	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:06
Sunset (PM)	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	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:02	5:51
2	10.9	7:00	5:52
3	10.9	6:58	5:54
4	11.0	6:56	5:55
5	11.0	6:55	5:56
6	11.1	6:53	5:58
7	11.1	6:51	5:59
8	11.2	6:49	6:00
9	11.2	6:47	6:02
10	11.3	6:46	6:03
11	11.3	6:44	6:04
12	11.4	6:42	6:06
13	11.5	6:40	6:07
14	11.5	6:38	6:08
15	11.6	6:36	6:10
16	11.6	6:34	6:11
17	11.7	6:32	6:12
18	11.7	6:31	6:14
19	11.8	6:29	6:15
20	11.8	6:27	6:16
21	11.9	6:25	6:18
22	11.9	6:23	6:19
23	12.0	6:21	6:20
24	12.0	6:19	6:21
25	12.1	6:17	6:23
26	12.1	6:15	6:24
27	12.2	6:13	6:25
28	12.3	6:11	6:27
29	12.3	6:09	6:28
30	12.4	6:07	6:29
31	12.4	6:06	6:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.96 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	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	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	Moderate	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	3.4	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
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 Minneapolis?

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

0.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Minneapolis.

What to pack for Minneapolis in March

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

In March, Minneapolis sees daytime highs around 40°F and nights near 24°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Minneapolis in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minneapolis peaks around June 17 at about 8 (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	4	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	4	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 Minneapolis?

Minneapolis sits at 45.0°N, 93.3°W, 830 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Longfellow Community, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Minneapolis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Minneapolis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft around an average of 843 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 ft.

The land around Minneapolis is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (24%) within 2 miles, trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 10 miles, and cropland (39%) and trees (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

230 ft

artificial surfaces 67%

10 miles

440 ft

trees 51%

50 miles

741 ft

cropland 39%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

March weather nearby: Longfellow Community 3.1 mi · Columbia Heights 4.3 mi · Golden Valley 4.3 mi · Saint Louis Park 5.0 mi · Roseville 5.6 mi · Crystal 6.2 mi · New Brighton 6.8 mi · Richfield 6.8 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 Minneapolis (44.98°, -93.2638°, elevation 830 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	16
2	33	17
3	33	17
4	34	17
5	34	18
6	35	19
7	35	19
8	36	20
9	36	20
10	37	21
11	38	21
12	38	22
13	39	22
14	39	23
15	40	24
16	40	24
17	41	25
18	42	25
19	42	26
20	43	26
21	43	27
22	44	27
23	44	28
24	45	28
25	45	28
26	46	29
27	46	29
28	47	29
29	47	30
30	47	30
31	48	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

	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