Red Cloud Weather in March
Red Cloud in March
The short of it: Red Cloud in March averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 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 55° · low 28° · rain 1.6 in. · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Red Cloud an average March high of 55°, a low of 28° and some 1.6 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 12° from February to about 55°, with nights near 28°. Rain is modest, about 1.6 in., the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 72 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, Red Cloud runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Blue Hill, 17 mi to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Red Cloud, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 12° warmer, 1.0 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 11° colder
- Day–night spread
- 26°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue HillNebraska | 17 mi NNE | 53° | 28° | 1.7 in. |
| FranklinNebraska | 23 mi W | 55° | 28° | 1.5 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 24 mi E | 55° | 29° | 1.7 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 26 mi SSW | 56° | 28° | 1.3 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi SE | 55° | 29° | 1.7 in. |
| JuniataNebraska | 35 mi N | 53° | 28° | 1.7 in. |
| HastingsNebraska | 35 mi NNE | 53° | 28° | 1.7 in. |
| MindenNebraska | 36 mi NW | 53° | 27° | 1.6 in. |