Sioux Falls weather in March

In March, Sioux Falls sees average daytime highs of 43°F and overnight lows near 24°F, with 1.8 in of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°F in the first days to 50°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Sioux Falls's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sioux Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 43°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 1.8 in; 6.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:48 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.0; out of 10

Sioux Falls is city in and seat of Minnehaha County, and largest city in South Dakota, United States.

Density: 872/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1856

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 36°F in the first days to 50°F by the end.

A typical March day in Sioux Falls reaches about 43°F in the afternoon and slips back to 24°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 62°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 13°F warmer than February and about 14°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)	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	51
Avg low (°F)	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	35	17
2	35	17
3	36	18
4	36	18
5	37	19
6	37	19
7	38	20
8	39	20
9	39	21
10	40	22
11	41	22
12	41	23
13	42	23
14	43	24
15	43	24
16	44	25
17	44	26
18	45	26
19	46	26
20	46	27
21	47	27
22	47	28
23	47	28
24	48	28
25	49	29
26	49	29
27	49	29
28	50	30
29	50	30
30	51	30
31	51	31

How March really feels in Sioux Falls

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

14 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Sioux Falls 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	26° / 10°	0.8	4.7	4.4	9.1	0.0
Feb	31° / 13°	0.9	4.8	4.4	10.2	0.0
Mar	43° / 24°	1.8	6.6	3.7	11.6	1.0
Apr	57° / 36°	3.6	10.3	2.2	13.2	4.0
May	69° / 49°	4.5	12.5	0	14.5	5.9
Jun	78° / 59°	5.1	12.5	0	15.2	6.4
Jul	82° / 64°	3.3	8.9	0	14.9	6.5
Aug	80° / 61°	3.3	8.8	0	13.8	7.0
Sep	73° / 52°	3.2	7.9	0	12.3	7.2
Oct	59° / 39°	2.4	7	0.7	10.8	5.0
Nov	43° / 25°	1.6	5.5	3.1	9.5	0.9
Dec	30° / 15°	1.0	5	4.8	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 57%.

	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 (%)	47	47	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	53	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	59	59	59

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sioux Falls gets around 1.8 in of rain and snow over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26
Snow chance (%)	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7

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

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	100	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	0	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	100	0
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 10 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 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	10	10	10	10	10
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
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
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7	10	light breeze
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16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	10	light breeze
19	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	10	light breeze
29	10	light breeze
30	10	light breeze
31	10	light breeze

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	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27	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	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:14	6:06
2	10.9	7:12	6:08
3	11.0	7:11	6:09
4	11.0	7:09	6:10
5	11.1	7:07	6:12
6	11.1	7:05	6:13
7	11.2	7:04	6:14
8	11.2	7:02	6:15
9	11.3	7:00	6:17
10	11.3	6:58	6:18
11	11.4	6:57	6:19
12	11.4	6:55	6:20
13	11.5	6:53	6:22
14	11.5	6:51	6:23
15	11.6	6:49	6:24
16	11.6	6:48	6:25
17	11.7	6:46	6:27
18	11.7	6:44	6:28
19	11.8	6:42	6:29
20	11.8	6:40	6:30
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	6:35
25	12.1	6:31	6:36
26	12.1	6:29	6:38
27	12.2	6:27	6:39
28	12.2	6:26	6:40
29	12.3	6:24	6:41
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 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.25 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	3.8	3.9	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	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sioux Falls

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sioux Falls?

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

1.0

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 Sioux Falls.

What to pack for Sioux Falls in March

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

In March, Sioux Falls sees daytime highs around 43°F and nights near 24°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls peaks around June 16 at about 8 (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	2	4	5	6	9	6	7	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Sioux Falls?

Sioux Falls sits at 43.5°N, 96.7°W, 1,470 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Brookings, 53 mi away.

Topography around Sioux Falls

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sioux Falls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft around an average of 1,440 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft.

The land around Sioux Falls is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (37%) within 2 miles, cropland (51%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and cropland (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

246 ft

artificial surfaces 47%

10 miles

390 ft

cropland 51%

50 miles

843 ft

cropland 83%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Brookings 53 mi · Mitchell 66 mi · Sioux City 74 mi · Watertown 96 mi · Norfolk 111 mi · Willmar 137 mi · Mankato 142 mi · Fremont 146 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 Sioux Falls (43.5437°, -96.728°, elevation 1,470 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	35	17
2	35	17
3	36	18
4	36	18
5	37	19
6	37	19
7	38	20
8	39	20
9	39	21
10	40	22
11	41	22
12	41	23
13	42	23
14	43	24
15	43	24
16	44	25
17	44	26
18	45	26
19	46	26
20	46	27
21	47	27
22	47	28
23	47	28
24	48	28
25	49	29
26	49	29
27	49	29
28	50	30
29	50	30
30	51	30
31	51	31

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

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

	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	100	0
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	35	17
2	35	17
3	36	18
4	36	18
5	37	19
6	37	19
7	38	20
8	39	20
9	39	21
10	40	22
11	41	22
12	41	23
13	42	23
14	43	24
15	43	24
16	44	25
17	44	26
18	45	26
19	46	26
20	46	27
21	47	27
22	47	28
23	47	28
24	48	28
25	49	29
26	49	29
27	49	29
28	50	30
29	50	30
30	51	30
31	51	31

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

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

	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	100	0
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	35	17
2	35	17
3	36	18
4	36	18
5	37	19
6	37	19
7	38	20
8	39	20
9	39	21
10	40	22
11	41	22
12	41	23
13	42	23
14	43	24
15	43	24
16	44	25
17	44	26
18	45	26
19	46	26
20	46	27
21	47	27
22	47	28
23	47	28
24	48	28
25	49	29
26	49	29
27	49	29
28	50	30
29	50	30
30	51	30
31	51	31

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

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

	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	100	0
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