Tonto Basin climate

Tonto Basin Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Punkin Ctr, 2.8 km from Tonto Basin

Average highs run from 69°F on March 1 to 77°F on March 31, and lows from 39°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.77 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 Tonto Basin, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
1.77 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
90°FMar 19, 2026
Record low
3°FMar 3, 1966
Chance of a freeze
68%
Daylight
11 h 28 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
5.8 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 169°F39°F76°F 202613°F 196218%0%
Mar 269°F39°F75°F 19995°F 197118%0%
Mar 369°F39°F74°F 20223°F 196618%0%
Mar 470°F40°F77°F 19729°F 196617%0%
Mar 570°F40°F80°F 197213°F 197617%0%
Mar 670°F40°F79°F 197215°F 198417%0%
Mar 771°F40°F78°F 197216°F 195917%0%
Mar 871°F40°F80°F 197213°F 196917%0%
Mar 971°F40°F81°F 198912°F 196416%0%
Mar 1071°F41°F83°F 198918°F 195816%0%
Mar 1172°F41°F80°F 197212°F 196216%0%
Mar 1272°F41°F80°F 198912°F 196916%0%
Mar 1372°F41°F80°F 197211°F 195615%0%
Mar 1473°F41°F80°F 201714°F 195615%0%
Mar 1573°F41°F79°F 200715°F 197715%0%
Mar 1673°F41°F81°F 200713°F 196315%0%
Mar 1773°F42°F84°F 202618°F 199115%0%
Mar 1874°F42°F89°F 202616°F 197714%0%
Mar 1974°F42°F90°F 202618°F 196314%0%
Mar 2074°F42°F90°F 202617°F 201214%0%
Mar 2174°F42°F89°F 202614°F 195514%0%
Mar 2275°F42°F87°F 202612°F 195513%0%
Mar 2375°F42°F84°F 200418°F 195213%0%
Mar 2475°F42°F82°F 202622°F 195513%0%
Mar 2576°F43°F85°F 202619°F 196413%0%
Mar 2676°F43°F84°F 198819°F 195412%0%
Mar 2776°F43°F85°F 202620°F 198712%0%
Mar 2876°F43°F85°F 202618°F 197012%0%
Mar 2977°F43°F81°F 197118°F 197212%0%
Mar 3077°F43°F81°F 197118°F 197712%0%
Mar 3177°F43°F82°F 201122°F 197211%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tonto Basin, 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 (MST).

March 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 6:45 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00026840 (Punkin Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093139, 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.