Grand Canyon climate

Grand Canyon Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Canyon Np 2, 1 km from Grand Canyon

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.85 in over about 6 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 Grand Canyon, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
1.85 in
Snowfall
8.1 in
Record high
86°FMar 19, 2026
Record low
-8°FMar 1, 1997
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 25 min to 12 h 34 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
8.5 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 149°F23°F70°F 2026-8°F 199723%12%
Mar 249°F23°F70°F 20090°F 200223%12%
Mar 349°F23°F69°F 2016-4°F 200223%12%
Mar 450°F23°F68°F 20163°F 200223%12%
Mar 550°F24°F63°F 20122°F 201522%12%
Mar 650°F24°F63°F 20212°F 200322%12%
Mar 751°F24°F64°F 202110°F 202522%12%
Mar 851°F24°F66°F 20171°F 201122%11%
Mar 951°F24°F70°F 200411°F 199821%11%
Mar 1052°F24°F69°F 20172°F 202221%11%
Mar 1152°F24°F68°F 1997-7°F 202221%11%
Mar 1252°F25°F68°F 2017-1°F 200620%10%
Mar 1353°F25°F72°F 2007-3°F 200620%10%
Mar 1453°F25°F73°F 20070°F 200620%10%
Mar 1553°F25°F71°F 20073°F 200220%10%
Mar 1654°F25°F75°F 20075°F 200219%10%
Mar 1754°F25°F75°F 20073°F 200219%9%
Mar 1854°F25°F80°F 20269°F 201419%9%
Mar 1955°F26°F86°F 20264°F 201419%9%
Mar 2055°F26°F85°F 2026-1°F 201218%9%
Mar 2155°F26°F82°F 202613°F 200018%8%
Mar 2256°F26°F76°F 20263°F 201118%8%
Mar 2356°F26°F77°F 202611°F 201118%8%
Mar 2456°F26°F79°F 202610°F 201317%8%
Mar 2557°F26°F81°F 202612°F 199717%7%
Mar 2657°F26°F77°F 202614°F 199717%7%
Mar 2757°F26°F79°F 202610°F 200916%7%
Mar 2857°F26°F75°F 202610°F 202016%7%
Mar 2958°F27°F75°F 20261°F 199816%6%
Mar 3058°F27°F73°F 2015-4°F 199816%6%
Mar 3158°F27°F71°F 20028°F 200915%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grand Canyon, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

March 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 6:50 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00023596 (Grand Canyon Np 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003195, 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.