Rexburg weather in March

In March, Rexburg sees average daytime highs of 45°F and overnight lows near 27°F, with 1.6 in of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 40°F in the first days to 50°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Rexburg's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rexburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 45°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.6 in; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:48 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.1; out of 10

Rexburg is city in and county seat of Madison County, Idaho, United States.

Density: 1,092/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1883

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

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 40°F in the first days to 50°F by the end.

A typical March day in Rexburg reaches about 45°F in the afternoon and slips back to 27°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°F and 57°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°F warmer than February and about 10°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)	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50
Avg low (°F)	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	39	22
2	39	22
3	40	22
4	40	23
5	41	23
6	41	24
7	42	24
8	42	25
9	43	25
10	44	26
11	44	26
12	44	26
13	45	27
14	45	27
15	46	27
16	46	28
17	47	28
18	47	28
19	47	28
20	47	28
21	48	29
22	48	29
23	48	29
24	48	29
25	49	29
26	49	29
27	49	29
28	49	30
29	50	30
30	50	30
31	50	30

How March really feels in Rexburg

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

1 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Rexburg weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 15°	1.7	10.7	11.7	9.1	0.0
Feb	35° / 19°	1.3	8.7	8.2	10.2	0.0
Mar	45° / 27°	1.6	9.7	4.9	11.6	1.1
Apr	55° / 33°	2.1	11.9	3.1	13.2	3.4
May	65° / 41°	2.4	10.3	0.6	14.5	5.8
Jun	75° / 48°	1.5	6.7	0.1	15.2	7.4
Jul	85° / 55°	0.5	3	0	14.9	6.4
Aug	84° / 54°	0.6	3.4	0	13.8	6.9
Sep	73° / 46°	1.1	4.3	0.1	12.3	7.9
Oct	58° / 36°	1.5	7.1	1.2	10.8	4.7
Nov	42° / 24°	1.4	8.7	6.5	9.5	0.6
Dec	31° / 15°	1.8	10.3	11	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 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	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	36	36
Cloudier (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	64	64

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Rexburg gets around 1.6 in of rain and snow over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 5 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 (%)	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40
Snow chance (%)	26	25	24	23	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	26
2	29	25
3	28	24
4	28	23
5	27	21
6	27	20
7	27	19
8	27	18
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	16
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	28	14
15	29	14
16	29	13
17	30	13
18	32	13
19	33	13
20	34	14
21	35	14
22	36	14
23	36	14
24	37	14
25	37	14
26	38	15
27	38	15
28	39	15
29	39	15
30	40	15
31	40	15

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 6 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	6	calm
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28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:44 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)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	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	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:14	6:06
2	10.9	7:13	6:08
3	11.0	7:11	6:09
4	11.0	7:09	6:10
5	11.1	7:08	6:12
6	11.1	7:06	6:13
7	11.2	7:04	6:14
8	11.2	7:02	6:15
9	11.3	7:01	6:17
10	11.3	6:59	6:18
11	11.4	6:57	6:19
12	11.4	6:55	6:21
13	11.5	6:53	6:22
14	11.5	6:52	6:23
15	11.6	6:50	6:24
16	11.6	6:48	6:26
17	11.7	6:46	6:27
18	11.7	6:44	6:28
19	11.8	6:43	6:29
20	11.8	6:41	6:31
21	11.9	6:39	6:32
22	11.9	6:37	6:33
23	12.0	6:35	6:34
24	12.0	6:33	6:36
25	12.1	6:31	6:37
26	12.1	6:29	6:38
27	12.2	6:28	6:39
28	12.2	6:26	6:40
29	12.3	6:24	6:42
30	12.3	6:22	6:43
31	12.4	6:20	6:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.54 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)	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.8	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rexburg?

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

1.1

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 Rexburg.

What to pack for Rexburg in March

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

In March, Rexburg sees daytime highs around 45°F and nights near 27°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Rexburg 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 Rexburg peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	5	5	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Air quality in Rexburg in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rexburg is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	9	10	10	10	9	17	20	14	9	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Rexburg?

Rexburg sits at 43.8°N, 111.8°W, 4,865 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Idaho Falls, 28 mi away.

Topography around Rexburg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rexburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 ft around an average of 4,911 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,753 ft.

The land around Rexburg is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (63%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (46%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

394 ft

cropland 33%

10 miles

955 ft

cropland 63%

50 miles

8,753 ft

grassland 46%

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

March weather nearby: Idaho Falls 28 mi · Pocatello 74 mi · Conda 77 mi · Bozeman 133 mi · Logan 144 mi · Butte 155 mi · Twin Falls 160 mi · Brigham City 160 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 Rexburg (43.826°, -111.7897°, elevation 4,865 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	39	22
2	39	22
3	40	22
4	40	23
5	41	23
6	41	24
7	42	24
8	42	25
9	43	25
10	44	26
11	44	26
12	44	26
13	45	27
14	45	27
15	46	27
16	46	28
17	47	28
18	47	28
19	47	28
20	47	28
21	48	29
22	48	29
23	48	29
24	48	29
25	49	29
26	49	29
27	49	29
28	49	30
29	50	30
30	50	30
31	50	30

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	26
2	29	25
3	28	24
4	28	23
5	27	21
6	27	20
7	27	19
8	27	18
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	16
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	28	14
15	29	14
16	29	13
17	30	13
18	32	13
19	33	13
20	34	14
21	35	14
22	36	14
23	36	14
24	37	14
25	37	14
26	38	15
27	38	15
28	39	15
29	39	15
30	40	15
31	40	15

	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	39	22
2	39	22
3	40	22
4	40	23
5	41	23
6	41	24
7	42	24
8	42	25
9	43	25
10	44	26
11	44	26
12	44	26
13	45	27
14	45	27
15	46	27
16	46	28
17	47	28
18	47	28
19	47	28
20	47	28
21	48	29
22	48	29
23	48	29
24	48	29
25	49	29
26	49	29
27	49	29
28	49	30
29	50	30
30	50	30
31	50	30

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	26
2	29	25
3	28	24
4	28	23
5	27	21
6	27	20
7	27	19
8	27	18
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	16
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	28	14
15	29	14
16	29	13
17	30	13
18	32	13
19	33	13
20	34	14
21	35	14
22	36	14
23	36	14
24	37	14
25	37	14
26	38	15
27	38	15
28	39	15
29	39	15
30	40	15
31	40	15

	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	39	22
2	39	22
3	40	22
4	40	23
5	41	23
6	41	24
7	42	24
8	42	25
9	43	25
10	44	26
11	44	26
12	44	26
13	45	27
14	45	27
15	46	27
16	46	28
17	47	28
18	47	28
19	47	28
20	47	28
21	48	29
22	48	29
23	48	29
24	48	29
25	49	29
26	49	29
27	49	29
28	49	30
29	50	30
30	50	30
31	50	30

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	26
2	29	25
3	28	24
4	28	23
5	27	21
6	27	20
7	27	19
8	27	18
9	27	17
10	27	17
11	27	16
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	28	14
15	29	14
16	29	13
17	30	13
18	32	13
19	33	13
20	34	14
21	35	14
22	36	14
23	36	14
24	37	14
25	37	14
26	38	15
27	38	15
28	39	15
29	39	15
30	40	15
31	40	15

	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