Missoula, MT: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 40.3°F in Missoula, MT, the warmest March since 2025, tied 17th warmest of 124 (with 2017).

March 2026

Mean temperature: 40.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 17th warmest of 124
Precipitation: 2.16 in; Wettest since 1905; 3rd wettest of 127

A normal March in Missoula, MT (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 38.2°F, between 34.4°F and 41.5°F in eight years of ten and 0.81 in of precipitation, between 0.45 in and 1.70 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Missoula, MT since 1894: 40.3°F in 2026; the highest is 43.3°F, in 1992.

Normal range, 34.4 to 41.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Missoula, MT from 1894 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	40.3	17	51.4	22	29.3	17	2.16	3	0
2025	41.1	12	51.5	20	30.8	7	1.00	47	0
2024	38.8	37	50.9	27	26.7	58	0.53	92	0
2023	34.3	90	43.8	90	24.9	84	0.69	75	0
2022	40.5	16	51.6	18	29.3	17	0.37	108	0
2021	38.8	37	51.2	24	26.5	63	0.30	117	0
2020	37.6	54	49.2	42	26.1	67	0.21	122	0
2019	28	121	39.9	119	16.2	122	0.55	90	0
2018	36.9	65	47.3	61	26.5	63	0.76	67	0
2017	40.3	17	49.2	42	31.4	4	2.02	6	0
2016	39.7	27	50.8	28	28.6	26	0.86	56	0
2015	41.5	11	54.6	5	28.4	28	0.49	95	0
2014	36.7	66	46.4	71	27.1	52	1.76	11	0
2013	38.1	49	49.5	39	26.8	57	0.60	85	0
2012	39.4	32	49.8	38	29	22	1.18	34	0
2011	37.2	59	46.6	68	27.8	39	0.80	61	0
2010	39.7	27	52.4	14	27	54	1.02	45	0
2009	33.6	96	43.3	95	24	95	1.47	17	0
2008	36.2	70	45.6	76	26.7	58	0.81	60	0
2007	42.8	4	54.3	6	31.3	5	0.31	116	0
2006	36.7	66	46.8	67	26.6	60	1.15	38	0
2005	39.8	24	50.8	28	28.7	25	0.99	48	0
2004	41.7	8	53.7	10	29.8	12	0.60	85	0
2003	38.4	43	47.9	56	29	22	1.69	12	0
2002	29.7	116	38.9	121	20.4	116	1.01	46	0
2001	37.2	59	47.1	63	27.3	49	0.80	61	0
2000	39.8	24	50.5	32	29.1	21	0.32	115	0
1999	38.4	43	50.8	28	26	69	0.46	101	0
1998	38.2	47	48.3	52	28	35	0.99	48	0
1997	35.9	76	44.6	86	27.2	51	1.79	10	0
1996	34.5	88	45.1	82	24	95	0.77	65	0
1995	38	51	49.4	40	26.6	60	0.63	83	0
1994	40.2	19	54.7	4	25.8	76	0.49	95	0
1993	38.5	42	48.9	46	28.1	34	0.66	80	0
1992	43.3	1	57.5	1	29	22	1.19	33	0
1991	35.8	78	45.9	74	25.6	81	1.22	30	0
1990	37.9	53	50	36	25.9	73	0.72	71	0
1989	32.5	101	40.6	116	24.5	90	2.10	4	0
1988	38.2	47	48.1	53	28.4	28	1.04	43	0
1987	38	51	48.4	51	27.6	43	1.23	29	0
1986	41.7	8	53.4	12	30	10	0.54	91	0
1985	36.2	70	46.9	65	25.5	82	0.44	102	0
1984	39.7	27	47.8	57	31.5	3	1.32	23	0
1983	39.9	22	50.3	35	29.5	15	1.10	39	0
1982	38.3	45	46.3	73	30.2	9	1.52	15	0
1981	40	21	52.9	13	27.1	52	1.43	20	0
1980	34.5	88	43.4	94	25.7	78	0.88	55	0
1979	35.9	76	45.8	75	26	69	1.22	30	0
1978	39.8	24	51.1	25	28.5	27	0.67	77	0
1977	34.2	92	44.1	89	24.3	93	0.98	50	0
1976	34.8	85	45.2	80	24.4	92	0.40	106	0
1975	33	99	41.7	105	24.3	93	0.74	70	0
1974	35.4	81	45.5	77	25.2	83	1.26	26	0
1973	38.9	35	49.9	37	28	35	0.23	121	0
1972	40.6	15	51.3	23	29.8	12	1.62	13	0
1971	35.5	79	45.2	80	25.7	78	0.78	64	0
1970	34.3	90	44.8	85	23.8	98	1.06	42	0
1969	29	118	40.9	109	17.1	121	0.72	71	0
1968	41.6	10	53.6	11	29.7	14	0.60	85	0
1967	34	94	43.1	97	24.8	87	1.09	40	0
1966	35.2	83	46.5	69	24	95	0.86	56	0
1965	25.5	122	36.4	124	14.7	125	0.67	77	0
1964	28.4	120	37.5	122	19.4	119	0.67	77	0
1963	38.7	39	48.9	46	28.4	28	1.26	26	0
1962	30.9	113	40.7	114	21.1	111	0.66	80	0
1961	37	64	48	55	26	69	1.39	21	0
1960	32.9	100	43.6	92	22.2	105	0.72	71	0
1959	36.5	69	45.5	77	27.5	44	0.62	84	0
1958	36.2	70	46.5	69	25.8	76	0.41	104	0
1957	35.5	79	45.1	82	26	69	0.94	52	0
1956	31.9	106	42.7	101	21	112	1.17	36	0
1955	25.4	123	35.7	125	15.1	124	1.16	37	0
1954	32.2	103	42.7	101	21.7	108	0.48	97	0
1953	37.6	54	48.7	49	26.6	60	0.20	123	0
1952	32	104	42.2	103	21.8	107	0.48	97	0
1951	29.8	115	39.1	120	20.5	115	0.92	53	0
1950	33.7	95	41.4	106	26.1	67	0.58	88	0
1949	31.7	109	42.2	103	21.2	110	0.51	93	0
1948	31.6	111	40.6	116	22.5	103	0.41	104	0
1947	38.6	41	48.7	49	28.4	28	0.47	99	0
1946	40.7	13	50.4	33	30.9	6	0.76	67	2
1945	34.8	85	44.6	86	24.9	84	0.40	106	0
1944	32.4	102	41.3	107	23.5	99	1.24	28	0
1943	30.5	114	40.2	118	20.8	114	0.70	74	2
1942	37.5	56	47.3	61	27.8	39	0.33	113	0
1941	43	2	54.3	6	31.7	2	0.27	119	1
1940	42.7	5	52.2	17	33.3	1	1.22	30	0
1939	40.1	20	50.8	28	29.4	16	1.03	44	1
1938	37.1	62	44.9	84	29.2	19	0.76	67	0
1937	37.5	56	47	64	28	35	0.33	113	1
1936	35.3	82	43.7	91	26.9	56	0.58	88	2
1935	34.1	93	43.5	93	24.7	88	0.83	59	0
1934	42.1	7	53.9	9	30.3	8	2.02	6	0
1933	36.2	70	46.4	71	25.9	73	0.20	123	1
1932			40.9	109	22.4	104	0.80	61	4
1931	37.5	56	47.4	59	27.7	42	0.89	54	1
1930	35	84	44.4	88	25.7	78	1.81	9	0
1929	38.7	39	49.2	42	28.2	32	1.47	17	0
1928	37.1	62	49.2	42	24.9	84	0.84	58	2
1927	36.6	68	46.9	65	26.2	66	0.47	99	0
1926	39.5	30	51.5	20	27.5	44	0.29	118	0
1925	38.3	45	48.8	48	27.8	39	0.37	108	1
1924	34.7	87	42.8	100	26.5	63	1.31	24	1
1920	33.2	98	43	99	23.5	99	1.44	19	0
1919	36.1	74	47.6	58	24.6	89	0.77	65	0
1918	39.5	30	51.6	18	27.5	44	1.62	13	0
1917	25.2	124	36.9	123	13.7	126	0.36	111	2
1916	38.9	35	49.3	41	27.4	47	0.96	51	2
1915	39.9	22	52.4	14	27.4	47	0.26	120	0
1914	39.1	33	50.4	33	28	35	0.36	111	1
1913	31.8	108	41.3	107	22.1	106	1.18	34	2
1912	31.7	109	43.2	96	20.2	117	0.16	126	0
1911	39.1	33	52.3	16	25.9	73	0.11	127	0
1910	43	2	56	2	30	10	0.69	75	0
1909	37.2	59	47.4	59	27	54	1.48	16	0
1908									4
1907									7
1906							1.31	24	6
1905	40.7	13	54.2	8	27.3	49	2.22	2	1
1904					24.5	90	1.97	8	4
1903	36	75	51	26	20.9	113	0.50	94	0
1902									9
1901	38.1	49	48.1	53	28.2	32	2.31	1	0
1900	42.5	6	55.8	3	29.2	19	0.37	108	0
1899	31.9	106	40.9	109	22.8	102	2.09	5	1
1898	31.6	111	43.1	97	20.1	118	0.66	80	0
1897	28.6	119	40.9	109	15.9	123	0.42	103	1
1896	29.4	117	40.7	114	18	120	1.09	40	0
1895	33.4	97	45.3	79	21.4	109	0.19	125	1
1894	32	104	40.8	113	23.3	101	1.33	22	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1992	43.3
1941	43
1910	43
2007	42.8
1940	42.7
1900	42.5
1934	42.1
2004	41.7
1986	41.7
1968	41.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	25.2
1955	25.4
1965	25.5
2019	28
1964	28.4
1897	28.6
1969	29
1896	29.4
2002	29.7
1951	29.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1901	2.31
1905	2.22
2026	2.16
1989	2.10
1899	2.09
2017	2.02
1934	2.02
1904	1.97
1930	1.81
1997	1.79

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	0.11
1912	0.16
1895	0.19
1953	0.20
1933	0.20
2020	0.21
1973	0.23
1915	0.26
1941	0.27
1926	0.29

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 75°F; 20 March 2026
Coldest night: 17°F; 15 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.77 in; 13 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 2.16 in of precipitation in Missoula, MT, the wettest March since 1905 (1907 excluded: 5 of 31 days missing; 1908 excluded: 4 of 31 days missing; 1921 excluded: 31 of 31 days missing; 2 more years excluded for missing days), 3rd wettest of 127.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Missoula, MT: 75°F on Friday 20 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Missoula, MT: a low of 17°F on Sunday 15 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Missoula, MT: 0.77 in on Friday 13 March 2026.