Basalt climate

Basalt Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen Pitkin CO AP, 21.5 km from Basalt

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.03 in over about 10 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 Basalt, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.03 in
Snowfall
26.9 in
Record high
77°FMar 25, 2026
Record low
-16°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
5.6 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 141°F16°F56°F 2025-5°F 200236%36%
Mar 242°F16°F58°F 2026-14°F 200236%35%
Mar 342°F17°F55°F 2018-16°F 200235%35%
Mar 442°F17°F54°F 2026-7°F 200235%34%
Mar 543°F17°F59°F 2016-4°F 201535%34%
Mar 643°F18°F55°F 2006-2°F 200835%34%
Mar 743°F18°F55°F 20213°F 200835%33%
Mar 844°F18°F52°F 2004-1°F 202235%33%
Mar 944°F19°F57°F 2004-9°F 200235%33%
Mar 1044°F19°F58°F 2014-1°F 202235%32%
Mar 1145°F19°F63°F 2016-10°F 202235%32%
Mar 1245°F20°F54°F 20266°F 201435%32%
Mar 1345°F20°F59°F 20267°F 200635%31%
Mar 1446°F20°F60°F 20172°F 200635%31%
Mar 1546°F21°F64°F 20151°F 201935%31%
Mar 1646°F21°F64°F 20156°F 200635%31%
Mar 1747°F21°F64°F 20157°F 202335%31%
Mar 1847°F22°F69°F 20263°F 202335%31%
Mar 1947°F22°F72°F 20263°F 201035%30%
Mar 2048°F22°F74°F 2026-4°F 201035%30%
Mar 2148°F22°F75°F 20262°F 201035%30%
Mar 2248°F23°F69°F 202611°F 201336%30%
Mar 2349°F23°F67°F 20125°F 201336%30%
Mar 2449°F23°F73°F 2026-1°F 201336%30%
Mar 2549°F23°F77°F 2026-3°F 201336%30%
Mar 2650°F24°F72°F 20260°F 202336%30%
Mar 2750°F24°F68°F 20261°F 202337%30%
Mar 2850°F24°F68°F 2026-6°F 202337%30%
Mar 2950°F24°F66°F 20266°F 200337%30%
Mar 3051°F25°F67°F 202611°F 200937%30%
Mar 3151°F25°F69°F 20128°F 200837%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Basalt, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093073 (Aspen Pitkin CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.