Killdeer Weather in March
Killdeer in March
The short of it: Killdeer in March averages a high of 5 °C (42 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 42° · low 18° · rain 0.6 in. · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Killdeer an average March high of 42°, a low of 18° and some 0.6 in. of rain. Highs rise 13° against February, to near 42°; nights run about 18°. Rain is scarce, about 0.6 in., the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 94 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Killdeer runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Mandaree, 25 mi to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Killdeer, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 13° warmer, 0.2 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 14° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 11 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MandareeNorth Dakota | 25 mi N | 40° | 17° | 0.6 in. |
| DickinsonNorth Dakota | 34 mi S | 42° | 19° | 0.6 in. |
| Watford CityNorth Dakota | 39 mi NW | 42° | 18° | 0.5 in. |
| RichardtonNorth Dakota | 39 mi SSE | 41° | 19° | 0.7 in. |
| BelfieldNorth Dakota | 40 mi SSW | 43° | 19° | 0.5 in. |
| Four Bears VillageNorth Dakota | 43 mi N | 38° | 17° | 0.6 in. |
| New TownNorth Dakota | 44 mi NNE | 39° | 16° | 0.6 in. |
| BeulahNorth Dakota | 46 mi E | 41° | 18° | 0.7 in. |