Chugach Census Area climate

Chugach Census Area Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valdez WSO, 3.4 km from Chugach Census Area

Average highs run from 34°F on March 1 to 41°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.10 in over about 14 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Chugach Census Area, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
4.10 in
Snowfall
45.8 in
Record high
57°FMar 25, 1965
Record low
-11°FMar 1, 1918
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 26 min to 13 h 19 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
11.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 134°F22°F46°F 2014-11°F 191847%44%
Mar 234°F22°F47°F 1995-8°F 193246%44%
Mar 334°F22°F46°F 1960-8°F 195546%44%
Mar 434°F22°F46°F 2003-4°F 192046%44%
Mar 535°F22°F46°F 1968-6°F 192046%43%
Mar 635°F22°F44°F 19430°F 196146%43%
Mar 735°F22°F46°F 19403°F 201245%43%
Mar 835°F22°F45°F 19910°F 197245%43%
Mar 935°F22°F48°F 1933-2°F 192945%43%
Mar 1035°F22°F52°F 1933-6°F 197245%42%
Mar 1135°F22°F48°F 1933-1°F 197245%42%
Mar 1236°F22°F46°F 1984-3°F 195145%42%
Mar 1336°F22°F44°F 1967-5°F 195145%42%
Mar 1436°F22°F46°F 1993-3°F 193145%41%
Mar 1536°F22°F56°F 1967-3°F 193145%41%
Mar 1636°F22°F55°F 1967-6°F 191945%41%
Mar 1737°F23°F51°F 1967-7°F 191945%41%
Mar 1837°F23°F46°F 1996-2°F 191945%40%
Mar 1937°F23°F47°F 2010-9°F 193045%40%
Mar 2037°F23°F49°F 1981-8°F 193045%40%
Mar 2138°F23°F53°F 19980°F 196245%40%
Mar 2238°F23°F49°F 20060°F 195145%39%
Mar 2338°F24°F54°F 1965-8°F 195146%39%
Mar 2438°F24°F53°F 19655°F 193946%39%
Mar 2539°F24°F57°F 19650°F 191846%39%
Mar 2639°F24°F49°F 1965-1°F 191846%38%
Mar 2739°F25°F50°F 1996-7°F 196346%38%
Mar 2840°F25°F49°F 19402°F 193647%37%
Mar 2940°F25°F52°F 19694°F 192447%37%
Mar 3040°F26°F51°F 1969-1°F 194447%36%
Mar 3141°F26°F50°F 1995-7°F 194447%35%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chugach Census Area, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:11 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 8:30 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026442 (Valdez WSO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026442, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.