North Platte weather in March

In March, North Platte sees average daytime highs of 52°F and overnight lows near 28°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 6.1 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 46°F in the first days to 56°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is North Platte's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see North Platte's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 52°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 28°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.4 in; 6.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:03 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

North Platte is city in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States.

Density: 698/km²; people per km²

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 46°F in the first days to 56°F by the end.

A typical March day in North Platte reaches about 52°F in the afternoon and slips back to 28°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°F and 70°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°F warmer than February and about 9°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)	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57
Avg low (°F)	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	45	22
2	46	22
3	46	22
4	47	23
5	47	23
6	48	24
7	48	24
8	49	24
9	49	25
10	50	25
11	50	26
12	51	26
13	51	27
14	52	27
15	52	28
16	53	28
17	53	28
18	53	29
19	53	29
20	54	29
21	54	30
22	54	30
23	55	30
24	55	30
25	55	31
26	55	31
27	56	31
28	56	31
29	56	32
30	56	32
31	57	32

How March really feels in North Platte

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

7 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

North Platte 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	39° / 17°	0.5	3.1	2.8	9.4	0.0
Feb	42° / 20°	0.7	4.1	3.5	10.4	0.3
Mar	52° / 28°	1.4	6.1	3.2	11.7	3.0
Apr	60° / 36°	3.1	8.9	2.4	13.1	5.0
May	70° / 47°	3.8	11.2	0.2	14.3	6.4
Jun	81° / 58°	3.5	10.8	0	14.9	6.2
Jul	87° / 64°	2.6	9.9	0	14.7	5.1
Aug	84° / 61°	2.8	9.1	0	13.6	5.9
Sep	77° / 52°	1.8	5.8	0.1	12.3	7.7
Oct	63° / 38°	1.8	6.1	1.1	10.9	6.3
Nov	50° / 27°	0.9	4.3	2.5	9.7	2.6
Dec	40° / 19°	0.7	3.2	2.9	9.1	0.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	60	60	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	53	52	51	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52
Cloudier (%)	40	40	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

North Platte gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 6.1 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 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 (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26
Snow chance (%)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	9

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

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 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.

	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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
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	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
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24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze
31	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:59 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)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:37
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:27	6:25
2	11.0	7:26	6:27
3	11.1	7:24	6:28
4	11.1	7:23	6:29
5	11.2	7:21	6:30
6	11.2	7:19	6:31
7	11.2	7:18	6:32
8	11.3	7:16	6:33
9	11.3	7:15	6:35
10	11.4	7:13	6:36
11	11.4	7:11	6:37
12	11.5	7:10	6:38
13	11.5	7:08	6:39
14	11.6	7:06	6:40
15	11.6	7:05	6:41
16	11.7	7:03	6:43
17	11.7	7:01	6:44
18	11.8	7:00	6:45
19	11.8	6:58	6:46
20	11.8	6:56	6:47
21	11.9	6:54	6:48
22	11.9	6:53	6:49
23	12.0	6:51	6:50
24	12.0	6:49	6:51
25	12.1	6:47	6:52
26	12.1	6:46	6:54
27	12.2	6:44	6:55
28	12.2	6:42	6:56
29	12.3	6:41	6:57
30	12.3	6:39	6:58
31	12.4	6:37	6:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.73 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)	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for North Platte

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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May

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit North Platte?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in North Platte.

What to pack for North Platte in March

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

In March, North Platte sees daytime highs around 52°F and nights near 28°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in North Platte 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 North Platte peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (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)	2	3	4	6	7	9	9	8	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is North Platte?

North Platte sits at 41.1°N, 100.8°W, 2,802 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kearney, 93 mi away.

Topography around North Platte

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around North Platte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 ft around an average of 2,805 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,391 ft.

The land around North Platte is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, grassland (66%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (71%) and cropland (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

69 ft

artificial surfaces 36%

10 miles

453 ft

grassland 66%

50 miles

1,391 ft

grassland 71%

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

March weather nearby: Kearney 93 mi · Grand Island 127 mi · Hastings 130 mi · Hays 173 mi · Columbus 178 mi · Norfolk 184 mi · Cheyenne 211 mi · Evans 212 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
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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 North Platte (41.1239°, -100.7654°, elevation 2,802 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	45	22
2	46	22
3	46	22
4	47	23
5	47	23
6	48	24
7	48	24
8	49	24
9	49	25
10	50	25
11	50	26
12	51	26
13	51	27
14	52	27
15	52	28
16	53	28
17	53	28
18	53	29
19	53	29
20	54	29
21	54	30
22	54	30
23	55	30
24	55	30
25	55	31
26	55	31
27	56	31
28	56	31
29	56	32
30	56	32
31	57	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

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

	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	45	22
2	46	22
3	46	22
4	47	23
5	47	23
6	48	24
7	48	24
8	49	24
9	49	25
10	50	25
11	50	26
12	51	26
13	51	27
14	52	27
15	52	28
16	53	28
17	53	28
18	53	29
19	53	29
20	54	29
21	54	30
22	54	30
23	55	30
24	55	30
25	55	31
26	55	31
27	56	31
28	56	31
29	56	32
30	56	32
31	57	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

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

	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	45	22
2	46	22
3	46	22
4	47	23
5	47	23
6	48	24
7	48	24
8	49	24
9	49	25
10	50	25
11	50	26
12	51	26
13	51	27
14	52	27
15	52	28
16	53	28
17	53	28
18	53	29
19	53	29
20	54	29
21	54	30
22	54	30
23	55	30
24	55	30
25	55	31
26	55	31
27	56	31
28	56	31
29	56	32
30	56	32
31	57	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

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

	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