Derby climate

Derby Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Denver-Stapleton, 9.4 km from Derby

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.12 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 Derby, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
1.12 in
Snowfall
8.8 in
Record high
94°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-5°FMar 2, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
8.9 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 151°F23°F79°F 20061°F 201519%16%
Mar 251°F23°F74°F 2008-5°F 200219%16%
Mar 352°F23°F76°F 2009-1°F 201919%16%
Mar 452°F24°F79°F 2009-1°F 201919%16%
Mar 553°F24°F79°F 20093°F 201919%16%
Mar 653°F24°F72°F 20123°F 198519%16%
Mar 753°F25°F75°F 20125°F 199619%16%
Mar 854°F25°F73°F 20205°F 199819%16%
Mar 954°F25°F75°F 202610°F 200220%16%
Mar 1055°F26°F77°F 20261°F 202220%16%
Mar 1155°F26°F78°F 19974°F 202220%16%
Mar 1255°F26°F75°F 202010°F 199320%16%
Mar 1356°F27°F80°F 20038°F 199320%16%
Mar 1456°F27°F80°F 200311°F 199720%16%
Mar 1557°F27°F78°F 202612°F 199721%16%
Mar 1657°F27°F81°F 201713°F 198821%16%
Mar 1757°F28°F83°F 201510°F 198821%16%
Mar 1858°F28°F80°F 200713°F 198821%16%
Mar 1958°F28°F87°F 202615°F 202322%16%
Mar 2058°F29°F91°F 202611°F 201022%16%
Mar 2158°F29°F91°F 202613°F 200222%16%
Mar 2259°F29°F90°F 20268°F 198522%16%
Mar 2359°F29°F83°F 200412°F 198723%16%
Mar 2459°F29°F78°F 19982°F 201323%16%
Mar 2559°F30°F83°F 2026-2°F 199623%16%
Mar 2660°F30°F94°F 20266°F 201324%16%
Mar 2760°F30°F82°F 20049°F 200924%16%
Mar 2860°F30°F78°F 201911°F 200924%16%
Mar 2960°F30°F86°F 20267°F 198724%16%
Mar 3060°F31°F86°F 202611°F 199525%16%
Mar 3160°F31°F85°F 201019°F 198825%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Derby, 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 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023062 (Denver-Stapleton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.