Custer County climate

Custer County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Westcliffe, 9 km from Custer County

Average highs run from 45°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.06 in over about 7 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 Custer County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.06 in
Snowfall
15.0 in
Record high
79°FMar 25, 2026
Record low
-31°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
56%
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 145°F15°F63°F 2009-28°F 192218%17%
Mar 245°F16°F67°F 2009-21°F 200219%17%
Mar 346°F16°F62°F 1904-24°F 200219%18%
Mar 446°F16°F62°F 1910-19°F 195319%18%
Mar 546°F17°F65°F 1910-28°F 194819%18%
Mar 647°F17°F63°F 1934-19°F 198419%18%
Mar 747°F17°F61°F 1934-14°F 195619%18%
Mar 847°F18°F64°F 1910-13°F 194619%18%
Mar 948°F18°F66°F 1989-20°F 196420%18%
Mar 1048°F18°F67°F 1989-14°F 194120%18%
Mar 1148°F18°F69°F 1989-31°F 194820%18%
Mar 1249°F19°F66°F 1916-24°F 194820%18%
Mar 1349°F19°F67°F 2007-21°F 195020%18%
Mar 1449°F19°F68°F 2026-8°F 196220%18%
Mar 1550°F20°F68°F 2017-12°F 196920%18%
Mar 1650°F20°F71°F 2015-8°F 195620%18%
Mar 1750°F20°F67°F 2007-10°F 196021%18%
Mar 1850°F20°F74°F 2026-9°F 198821%18%
Mar 1951°F21°F76°F 2026-15°F 190621%18%
Mar 2051°F21°F78°F 2026-12°F 201021%18%
Mar 2151°F21°F78°F 2026-12°F 198321%18%
Mar 2252°F21°F72°F 2026-11°F 195221%18%
Mar 2352°F22°F69°F 2012-15°F 195221%18%
Mar 2452°F22°F77°F 2026-17°F 201322%18%
Mar 2552°F22°F79°F 2026-7°F 201322%18%
Mar 2653°F22°F77°F 2026-10°F 191322%18%
Mar 2753°F22°F70°F 2022-11°F 201622%17%
Mar 2853°F23°F69°F 1943-13°F 197022%17%
Mar 2953°F23°F70°F 2026-18°F 197222%17%
Mar 3053°F23°F69°F 2026-18°F 198722%17%
Mar 3154°F23°F72°F 1966-7°F 199522%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Custer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058931 (Westcliffe), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058931, 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.