Whitefish weather in March

In March, Whitefish sees average daytime highs of 38°F and overnight lows near 21°F, with 3.1 in of precipitation across 14.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°F in the first days to 42°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Whitefish's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whitefish's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 38°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 3.1 in; 14.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:00 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Whitefish is city in Flathead County, Montana, United States.

Density: 229/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 33°F in the first days to 42°F by the end.

A typical March day in Whitefish reaches about 38°F in the afternoon and slips back to 21°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°F and 49°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°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)	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43
Avg low (°F)	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	33	17
2	33	17
3	33	17
4	34	17
5	34	18
6	35	18
7	35	19
8	36	19
9	36	20
10	37	20
11	37	20
12	37	21
13	38	21
14	38	21
15	38	22
16	39	22
17	39	22
18	39	22
19	40	23
20	40	23
21	40	23
22	40	23
23	41	23
24	41	24
25	41	24
26	41	24
27	42	24
28	42	24
29	42	24
30	42	25
31	43	25

How March really feels in Whitefish

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

9 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Whitefish weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 15°	3.1	14.9	16.5	8.6	0.0
Feb	31° / 15°	2.5	12.4	13.4	9.9	0.0
Mar	38° / 21°	3.1	14.9	12.5	11.6	0.0
Apr	48° / 28°	2.8	13.7	6.9	13.4	1.6
May	58° / 36°	3.3	14	2.1	15	4.0
Jun	66° / 43°	3.8	13	0.6	15.8	5.5
Jul	76° / 49°	1.1	5.6	0	15.5	7.9
Aug	76° / 48°	1.1	5.4	0	14.1	7.9
Sep	65° / 41°	1.9	7.3	0.3	12.4	6.3
Oct	49° / 32°	2.9	12.4	3.7	10.6	2.0
Nov	36° / 23°	3.5	14.9	12.6	9	0.0
Dec	27° / 15°	3.1	14	15.9	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 73%.

	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 (%)	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	28	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26
Cloudier (%)	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	73	73	73	72	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Whitefish gets around 3.1 in of rain and snow over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 13 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 (%)	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51
Snow chance (%)	46	46	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	46
2	44	46
3	44	45
4	44	44
5	44	44
6	44	43
7	44	43
8	44	42
9	45	42
10	45	41
11	45	40
12	45	40
13	46	39
14	46	38
15	47	38
16	47	38
17	48	37
18	49	37
19	49	38
20	50	38
21	51	38
22	51	38
23	51	38
24	52	38
25	52	38
26	52	38
27	52	38
28	52	38
29	52	37
30	51	37
31	51	36

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 4 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:56 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)	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:30	6:28
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	7:31	6:11
2	10.7	7:29	6:12
3	10.8	7:27	6:14
4	10.8	7:25	6:15
5	10.9	7:23	6:17
6	11.0	7:21	6:18
7	11.0	7:19	6:20
8	11.1	7:17	6:22
9	11.1	7:15	6:23
10	11.2	7:13	6:25
11	11.3	7:11	6:26
12	11.3	7:09	6:28
13	11.4	7:06	6:29
14	11.4	7:04	6:31
15	11.5	7:02	6:32
16	11.6	7:00	6:34
17	11.6	6:58	6:35
18	11.7	6:56	6:37
19	11.7	6:54	6:38
20	11.8	6:52	6:40
21	11.9	6:50	6:41
22	11.9	6:47	6:43
23	12.0	6:45	6:44
24	12.0	6:43	6:46
25	12.1	6:41	6:47
26	12.2	6:39	6:49
27	12.2	6:37	6:50
28	12.3	6:35	6:52
29	12.3	6:33	6:53
30	12.4	6:30	6:55
31	12.5	6:28	6:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.64 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)	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Whitefish?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Whitefish.

What to pack for Whitefish in March

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

In March, Whitefish sees daytime highs around 38°F and nights near 21°F. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Whitefish 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 Whitefish peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	6	8	7	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Whitefish 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 Whitefish is worst in September — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 14.6× the cleanest month (December, 3 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)	4	4	6	8	10	9	13	45	50	8	6	3
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	4	Good
Feb	4	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	8	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	3	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Whitefish?

Whitefish sits at 48.4°N, 114.3°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kalispell, 15 mi away.

Topography around Whitefish

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Whitefish has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 ft around an average of 3,081 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,216 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,248 ft.

The land around Whitefish is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (34%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

472 ft

trees 39%

10 miles

4,216 ft

trees 68%

50 miles

8,248 ft

trees 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

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

March weather nearby: Kalispell 15 mi · Cranbrook 99 mi · Missoula 107 mi · Lethbridge 112 mi · Coeur d'Alene 124 mi · Post Falls 130 mi · Spokane Valley 144 mi · Opportunity 144 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 Whitefish (48.4111°, -114.3376°, elevation 0 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	33	17
2	33	17
3	33	17
4	34	17
5	34	18
6	35	18
7	35	19
8	36	19
9	36	20
10	37	20
11	37	20
12	37	21
13	38	21
14	38	21
15	38	22
16	39	22
17	39	22
18	39	22
19	40	23
20	40	23
21	40	23
22	40	23
23	41	23
24	41	24
25	41	24
26	41	24
27	42	24
28	42	24
29	42	24
30	42	25
31	43	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	46
2	44	46
3	44	45
4	44	44
5	44	44
6	44	43
7	44	43
8	44	42
9	45	42
10	45	41
11	45	40
12	45	40
13	46	39
14	46	38
15	47	38
16	47	38
17	48	37
18	49	37
19	49	38
20	50	38
21	51	38
22	51	38
23	51	38
24	52	38
25	52	38
26	52	38
27	52	38
28	52	38
29	52	37
30	51	37
31	51	36

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	46
2	44	46
3	44	45
4	44	44
5	44	44
6	44	43
7	44	43
8	44	42
9	45	42
10	45	41
11	45	40
12	45	40
13	46	39
14	46	38
15	47	38
16	47	38
17	48	37
18	49	37
19	49	38
20	50	38
21	51	38
22	51	38
23	51	38
24	52	38
25	52	38
26	52	38
27	52	38
28	52	38
29	52	37
30	51	37
31	51	36

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	26	74
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	46
2	44	46
3	44	45
4	44	44
5	44	44
6	44	43
7	44	43
8	44	42
9	45	42
10	45	41
11	45	40
12	45	40
13	46	39
14	46	38
15	47	38
16	47	38
17	48	37
18	49	37
19	49	38
20	50	38
21	51	38
22	51	38
23	51	38
24	52	38
25	52	38
26	52	38
27	52	38
28	52	38
29	52	37
30	51	37
31	51	36

	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