Alta climate

Alta Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Blue Canyon AP, 11.7 km from Alta

Average highs run from 46°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 34°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 8.95 in over about 13 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 Alta, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
8.95 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
78°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
9°FMar 6, 1956
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
6.3 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 146°F34°F62°F 195911°F 197144%8%
Mar 246°F34°F63°F 198614°F 195144%8%
Mar 347°F34°F65°F 202014°F 195144%8%
Mar 447°F34°F65°F 198616°F 197644%7%
Mar 547°F34°F64°F 197211°F 195644%7%
Mar 647°F34°F66°F 19799°F 195644%7%
Mar 747°F34°F67°F 201820°F 196444%7%
Mar 847°F34°F66°F 200520°F 200243%7%
Mar 948°F34°F69°F 201519°F 195143%7%
Mar 1048°F35°F62°F 199715°F 195443%7%
Mar 1148°F35°F69°F 200713°F 195443%7%
Mar 1248°F35°F66°F 200716°F 195442%7%
Mar 1348°F35°F64°F 194715°F 195242%7%
Mar 1448°F35°F66°F 194713°F 194442%6%
Mar 1548°F35°F70°F 194719°F 194842%6%
Mar 1648°F35°F72°F 202618°F 195242%6%
Mar 1749°F35°F74°F 202619°F 195242%6%
Mar 1849°F35°F74°F 202618°F 194541%6%
Mar 1949°F35°F76°F 202619°F 194841%6%
Mar 2049°F35°F78°F 202612°F 195241%6%
Mar 2149°F35°F69°F 196016°F 195241%6%
Mar 2249°F35°F69°F 202618°F 195241%6%
Mar 2349°F35°F71°F 196019°F 200941%5%
Mar 2449°F35°F68°F 202620°F 194541%5%
Mar 2549°F35°F68°F 198819°F 194841%5%
Mar 2649°F35°F68°F 202618°F 197541%5%
Mar 2749°F35°F69°F 202619°F 197541%5%
Mar 2849°F35°F68°F 198618°F 197540%5%
Mar 2950°F35°F70°F 196619°F 196740%5%
Mar 3050°F35°F70°F 200222°F 194640%5%
Mar 3150°F35°F72°F 196620°F 199940%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alta, 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 (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023225 (Blue Canyon AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023225, 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.