Chaffee County Weather in March
Average highs run from 46°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 17°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in over about 6 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 50°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 0.62 in
- Snowfall
- 8.2 in
- Record high
- 78°FMar 26, 2026
- Record low
- -24°FMar 11, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 21 min to 12 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 66%
- Dew point
- 15°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 46°F | 17°F | 65°F 1967 | -15°F 1922 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 2 | 46°F | 18°F | 69°F 1967 | -19°F 2002 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 3 | 46°F | 18°F | 67°F 1967 | -14°F 2002 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 4 | 47°F | 18°F | 65°F 2026 | -13°F 1963 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 5 | 47°F | 19°F | 63°F 1920 | -20°F 1948 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 6 | 47°F | 19°F | 65°F 1910 | 1°F 1939 | 19% | 16% |
| Mar 7 | 48°F | 19°F | 63°F 2006 | -3°F 1995 | 19% | 16% |
| Mar 8 | 48°F | 19°F | 68°F 1972 | -11°F 1909 | 19% | 16% |
| Mar 9 | 48°F | 20°F | 70°F 1989 | -15°F 1924 | 19% | 16% |
| Mar 10 | 49°F | 20°F | 70°F 1989 | 1°F 1969 | 19% | 16% |
| Mar 11 | 49°F | 20°F | 70°F 1989 | -24°F 1948 | 19% | 16% |
| Mar 12 | 49°F | 21°F | 68°F 1989 | -11°F 1941 | 19% | 16% |
| Mar 13 | 50°F | 21°F | 66°F 1972 | -9°F 1963 | 19% | 15% |
| Mar 14 | 50°F | 21°F | 69°F 2007 | -6°F 1937 | 19% | 15% |
| Mar 15 | 50°F | 21°F | 64°F 2007 | -2°F 1944 | 19% | 15% |
| Mar 16 | 51°F | 22°F | 71°F 2015 | -10°F 1924 | 19% | 15% |
| Mar 17 | 51°F | 22°F | 73°F 2015 | -6°F 1923 | 19% | 15% |
| Mar 18 | 51°F | 22°F | 68°F 2007 | -11°F 1923 | 19% | 15% |
| Mar 19 | 52°F | 22°F | 75°F 2026 | -9°F 1965 | 19% | 15% |
| Mar 20 | 52°F | 22°F | 74°F 2026 | -12°F 1914 | 19% | 15% |
| Mar 21 | 52°F | 23°F | 77°F 2026 | -5°F 1955 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 22 | 52°F | 23°F | 77°F 2026 | -14°F 1923 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 23 | 53°F | 23°F | 70°F 2026 | -2°F 1923 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 24 | 53°F | 23°F | 71°F 2012 | -5°F 2013 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 25 | 53°F | 23°F | 76°F 2026 | -4°F 2013 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 26 | 53°F | 23°F | 78°F 2026 | -14°F 1913 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 27 | 53°F | 24°F | 77°F 2026 | 1°F 1937 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 28 | 54°F | 24°F | 68°F 2022 | -4°F 1975 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 29 | 54°F | 24°F | 70°F 2026 | -1°F 1975 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 30 | 54°F | 24°F | 68°F 2026 | -14°F 1926 | 19% | 14% |
| Mar 31 | 54°F | 24°F | 71°F 1966 | 3°F 1954 | 20% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051071 (Buena Vista 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051071, 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.