Downs Weather in March
Downs in March
The short of it: Downs in March averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 38 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 58° · low 30° · rain 1.5 in. · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Downs an average March high of 58°, a low of 30° and some 1.5 in. of rain. Highs rise 12° against February, to near 58°; nights run about 30°. Rain is modest, about 1.5 in., the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 71 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Downs runs about middling and drier than most in March. Osborne, 9 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 12° warmer, 0.9 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 10° colder
- Day–night spread
- 28°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 13 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsborneKansas | 9 mi WSW | 58° | 30° | 1.6 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 23 mi NNW | 56° | 28° | 1.3 in. |
| BeloitKansas | 23 mi E | 57° | 31° | 1.6 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi NE | 55° | 29° | 1.7 in. |
| LincolnKansas | 38 mi SE | 59° | 31° | 1.6 in. |
| StocktonKansas | 39 mi W | 58° | 29° | 1.3 in. |
| Red CloudNebraska | 41 mi N | 55° | 28° | 1.6 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 44 mi NE | 55° | 29° | 1.7 in. |