Crested Butte Weather in March
Average highs run from 33°F on March 1 to 43°F on March 31, and lows from 2°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.09 in over about 10 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
- 38°F
- Average low
- 7°F
- Precipitation
- 2.09 in
- Snowfall
- 29.1 in
- Record high
- 79°FMar 26, 2026
- Record low
- -29°FMar 2, 1903
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 14°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 33°F | 2°F | 58°F 1904 | -24°F 1903 | 38% | 37% |
| Mar 2 | 33°F | 2°F | 61°F 2026 | -29°F 1903 | 37% | 37% |
| Mar 3 | 34°F | 2°F | 59°F 1904 | -26°F 1916 | 37% | 36% |
| Mar 4 | 34°F | 3°F | 57°F 2018 | -20°F 1920 | 36% | 36% |
| Mar 5 | 34°F | 3°F | 57°F 2026 | -27°F 1966 | 36% | 36% |
| Mar 6 | 35°F | 3°F | 60°F 1934 | -23°F 1976 | 36% | 35% |
| Mar 7 | 35°F | 4°F | 59°F 1904 | -22°F 1922 | 35% | 35% |
| Mar 8 | 35°F | 4°F | 62°F 1904 | -23°F 1920 | 35% | 35% |
| Mar 9 | 36°F | 4°F | 57°F 1898 | -19°F 1964 | 34% | 34% |
| Mar 10 | 36°F | 5°F | 63°F 1972 | -27°F 1922 | 34% | 34% |
| Mar 11 | 36°F | 5°F | 62°F 1972 | -25°F 1919 | 34% | 33% |
| Mar 12 | 37°F | 5°F | 60°F 1934 | -26°F 1919 | 33% | 33% |
| Mar 13 | 37°F | 6°F | 65°F 1934 | -19°F 1914 | 33% | 33% |
| Mar 14 | 37°F | 6°F | 64°F 1934 | -20°F 1962 | 33% | 32% |
| Mar 15 | 38°F | 7°F | 63°F 1934 | -17°F 1962 | 32% | 32% |
| Mar 16 | 38°F | 7°F | 64°F 1934 | -20°F 1895 | 32% | 32% |
| Mar 17 | 38°F | 7°F | 69°F 1907 | -12°F 1895 | 32% | 31% |
| Mar 18 | 39°F | 8°F | 66°F 1907 | -24°F 1923 | 32% | 31% |
| Mar 19 | 39°F | 8°F | 71°F 2026 | -25°F 1906 | 32% | 31% |
| Mar 20 | 39°F | 8°F | 75°F 2026 | -16°F 1906 | 31% | 31% |
| Mar 21 | 40°F | 9°F | 77°F 2026 | -19°F 1927 | 31% | 31% |
| Mar 22 | 40°F | 9°F | 78°F 2026 | -17°F 1914 | 31% | 31% |
| Mar 23 | 40°F | 10°F | 73°F 2026 | -18°F 1952 | 31% | 30% |
| Mar 24 | 41°F | 10°F | 71°F 2026 | -18°F 1923 | 31% | 30% |
| Mar 25 | 41°F | 10°F | 75°F 2026 | -6°F 1923 | 31% | 30% |
| Mar 26 | 41°F | 11°F | 79°F 2026 | -10°F 1929 | 31% | 30% |
| Mar 27 | 41°F | 11°F | 75°F 1928 | -11°F 1923 | 31% | 30% |
| Mar 28 | 42°F | 12°F | 73°F 2026 | -8°F 1987 | 31% | 30% |
| Mar 29 | 42°F | 12°F | 72°F 2026 | -9°F 1975 | 31% | 30% |
| Mar 30 | 42°F | 13°F | 71°F 2026 | -5°F 1975 | 31% | 30% |
| Mar 31 | 43°F | 13°F | 69°F 2026 | -15°F 1924 | 31% | 30% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051959 (Crested Butte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053662, 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.