Lake Montezuma climate

Lake Montezuma Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montezuma Castle Nm, 6 km from Lake Montezuma

Average highs run from 68°F on March 1 to 76°F on March 31, and lows from 32°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.15 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 Lake Montezuma, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
1.15 in
Record high
89°FMar 22, 2004
Record low
9°FMar 2, 1971
Chance of a freeze
99%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 168°F32°F79°F 198617°F 197117%
Mar 268°F33°F78°F 19999°F 197116%
Mar 368°F33°F79°F 197213°F 196616%
Mar 469°F33°F76°F 199417°F 194816%
Mar 569°F33°F77°F 198622°F 196916%
Mar 669°F33°F83°F 197222°F 197716%
Mar 770°F34°F81°F 197219°F 196916%
Mar 870°F34°F82°F 197218°F 196916%
Mar 970°F34°F85°F 198922°F 196415%
Mar 1070°F34°F86°F 198924°F 196415%
Mar 1171°F34°F81°F 200419°F 196215%
Mar 1271°F35°F78°F 198319°F 196915%
Mar 1371°F35°F83°F 197219°F 195615%
Mar 1472°F35°F81°F 200717°F 196215%
Mar 1572°F35°F83°F 200721°F 197715%
Mar 1672°F35°F87°F 200723°F 196915%
Mar 1772°F35°F88°F 200722°F 196314%
Mar 1873°F35°F86°F 200722°F 196814%
Mar 1973°F36°F82°F 199724°F 196514%
Mar 2073°F36°F87°F 200422°F 196814%
Mar 2174°F36°F88°F 200414°F 195514%
Mar 2274°F36°F89°F 200425°F 194414%
Mar 2374°F36°F85°F 200421°F 197313%
Mar 2474°F36°F81°F 200423°F 196213%
Mar 2575°F36°F85°F 202526°F 196213%
Mar 2675°F36°F85°F 198825°F 196113%
Mar 2775°F36°F85°F 202522°F 197513%
Mar 2875°F37°F81°F 198620°F 197512%
Mar 2975°F37°F82°F 197124°F 197212%
Mar 3076°F37°F85°F 197122°F 197712%
Mar 3176°F37°F85°F 196624°F 197512%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Montezuma, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

March 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:23 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 6:48 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00025635 (Montezuma Castle Nm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00027708, 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.