Chinle climate

Chinle Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canyon De Chelly, 1.2 km from Chinle

Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.65 in over about 4 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 Chinle, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
0.65 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
84°FMar 19, 2026
Record low
-8°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 25 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
10.7 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 156°F27°F69°F 20256°F 202116%2%
Mar 256°F27°F71°F 2009-1°F 200216%2%
Mar 356°F27°F70°F 2016-8°F 200216%2%
Mar 457°F27°F69°F 2016-1°F 200216%2%
Mar 557°F27°F68°F 20162°F 200215%2%
Mar 657°F28°F65°F 20141°F 201815%2%
Mar 758°F28°F66°F 20216°F 201815%2%
Mar 858°F28°F68°F 202110°F 200915%2%
Mar 959°F28°F69°F 20172°F 200215%2%
Mar 1059°F28°F71°F 201712°F 200214%2%
Mar 1159°F28°F70°F 201710°F 202214%2%
Mar 1260°F29°F69°F 201712°F 200614%2%
Mar 1360°F29°F70°F 2007-7°F 200614%2%
Mar 1460°F29°F73°F 2007-2°F 200614%2%
Mar 1561°F29°F74°F 20173°F 200514%2%
Mar 1661°F29°F72°F 200713°F 200214%2%
Mar 1761°F29°F76°F 200716°F 200013%2%
Mar 1862°F30°F79°F 202616°F 200013%2%
Mar 1962°F30°F84°F 20269°F 200013%2%
Mar 2062°F30°F84°F 20265°F 202513%2%
Mar 2163°F30°F84°F 202612°F 200213%2%
Mar 2263°F30°F75°F 202615°F 201213%2%
Mar 2363°F30°F77°F 202613°F 200813%2%
Mar 2463°F31°F80°F 20267°F 201313%2%
Mar 2564°F31°F84°F 20269°F 201312%2%
Mar 2664°F31°F77°F 202216°F 200212%2%
Mar 2764°F31°F78°F 202612°F 201612%2%
Mar 2865°F31°F76°F 201515°F 200312%2%
Mar 2965°F32°F76°F 201512°F 200312%2%
Mar 3065°F32°F75°F 201514°F 200312%2%
Mar 3165°F32°F74°F 201210°F 202112%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chinle, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 7:39 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00021248 (Canyon De Chelly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003029, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.