Climate averages 1991–2020
Fargo weather
in March.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cold month in Fargo: daytime highs average 3.1°C and nights cool to about -7.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bismarck (304 km away). In March its highs average 3.8°C, 0.7°C warmer than Fargo, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Fargo ranks 492nd of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 42nd of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Fargo is 11.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 8.5°C to 11.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 52 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Fargo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -7.9°C-17.3°C | -17.3°C | 19 | 4.7 | 9.09 h |
| February | -4.6°C-14.5°C | -14.5°C | 18 | 4.6 | 10.310 h |
| March, selected | 3.1°C-7.2°C | -7.2°C | 35 | 6.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.5°C0.4°C | 0.4°C | 52 | 7.7 | 13.614 h |
| May | 18.8°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 88 | 11.2 | 15.015 h |
| June | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 109 | 11.8 | 15.816 h |
| July | 26.7°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 95 | 10.5 | 15.515 h |
| August | 25.9°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 82 | 8.8 | 14.214 h |
| September | 20.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 72 | 8.1 | 12.613 h |
| October | 12.2°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 60 | 7.7 | 10.911 h |
| November | 2.9°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 27 | 5.3 | 9.49 h |
| December | -4.7°C-12.7°C | -12.7°C | 24 | 5.7 | 8.69 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Bismarck in MarchUnited States · 304 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -6.6°C · 26 mm rain
- Plymouth, United States in MarchUnited States · 331 kmHigh 4.6°C · Low -4.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Brooklyn Park in MarchUnited States · 331 kmHigh 4.8°C · Low -4.9°C · 51 mm rain
- Winnipeg in MarchCanada · 335 kmHigh -0.9°C · Low -10.7°C · 25 mm precipitation
- Minneapolis in MarchUnited States · 345 kmHigh 4.9°C · Low -4.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Bloomington (Minnesota), United States in MarchUnited States · 353 kmHigh 5.0°C · Low -4.4°C · 54 mm rain
- Duluth in MarchUnited States · 356 kmHigh 0.5°C · Low -6.1°C · 49 mm precipitation
- Saint Paul in MarchUnited States · 358 kmHigh 5.0°C · Low -4.6°C · 52 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Fargo) is explained once on the Fargo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.