Boulder climate

Boulder Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Boulder, 2.6 km from Boulder

Average highs run from 52°F on March 1 to 61°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.99 in over about 8 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 Boulder, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.99 in
Snowfall
15.7 in
Record high
89°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-13°FMar 9, 1932
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
9.2 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 152°F25°F73°F 2008-11°F 192224%21%
Mar 252°F25°F75°F 1901-8°F 194324%21%
Mar 353°F26°F73°F 1921-4°F 194324%21%
Mar 453°F26°F74°F 2009-5°F 201924%20%
Mar 553°F26°F73°F 1925-2°F 194824%20%
Mar 654°F26°F73°F 1972-8°F 194324%20%
Mar 754°F27°F70°F 1901-8°F 194325%20%
Mar 855°F27°F74°F 1986-1°F 193225%20%
Mar 955°F27°F77°F 1989-13°F 193225%20%
Mar 1055°F28°F79°F 1900-7°F 193225%20%
Mar 1156°F28°F78°F 1900-9°F 193225%20%
Mar 1256°F28°F74°F 1900-10°F 193225%20%
Mar 1356°F29°F75°F 19100°F 189525%19%
Mar 1457°F29°F76°F 1935-2°F 189526%19%
Mar 1557°F29°F78°F 20152°F 190626%19%
Mar 1657°F29°F80°F 2015-4°F 190626%19%
Mar 1758°F30°F75°F 19080°F 192426%19%
Mar 1858°F30°F81°F 2026-5°F 192326%19%
Mar 1958°F30°F85°F 2026-1°F 196527%19%
Mar 2059°F30°F86°F 2026-3°F 192727%19%
Mar 2159°F30°F89°F 2026-1°F 191427%19%
Mar 2259°F31°F85°F 20260°F 189827%19%
Mar 2359°F31°F76°F 19673°F 189828%19%
Mar 2460°F31°F79°F 20262°F 196528%19%
Mar 2560°F31°F87°F 2026-2°F 199628%19%
Mar 2660°F31°F84°F 2026-1°F 195529%19%
Mar 2760°F32°F78°F 1986-5°F 189929%19%
Mar 2860°F32°F80°F 2026-2°F 197529%19%
Mar 2961°F32°F82°F 20264°F 197530%19%
Mar 3061°F32°F81°F 20266°F 192630%19%
Mar 3161°F32°F81°F 20121°F 189930%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Boulder, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00050848 (Boulder), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00050848, 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.