Dolores County climate

Dolores County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yellow Jacket 2W, 33.1 km from Dolores County

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.07 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 Dolores County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
1.07 in
Snowfall
9.7 in
Record high
85°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-1°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
22°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 149°F23°F67°F 20255°F 200222%22%
Mar 249°F23°F70°F 20090°F 200222%21%
Mar 350°F23°F69°F 2022-1°F 200222%21%
Mar 450°F24°F67°F 20095°F 200222%21%
Mar 550°F24°F67°F 20165°F 200222%20%
Mar 651°F24°F69°F 20065°F 201822%20%
Mar 751°F24°F66°F 20208°F 201822%20%
Mar 851°F25°F66°F 20216°F 200222%20%
Mar 952°F25°F66°F 20044°F 200222%19%
Mar 1052°F25°F68°F 201713°F 199822%19%
Mar 1152°F25°F70°F 201612°F 200922%19%
Mar 1253°F26°F70°F 200716°F 201421%18%
Mar 1353°F26°F71°F 200717°F 199921%18%
Mar 1454°F26°F72°F 200711°F 200621%18%
Mar 1554°F26°F73°F 20179°F 200521%17%
Mar 1654°F26°F71°F 201110°F 200521%17%
Mar 1755°F27°F75°F 200717°F 200521%17%
Mar 1855°F27°F77°F 202617°F 200821%17%
Mar 1955°F27°F82°F 202612°F 200221%16%
Mar 2056°F27°F83°F 202612°F 201421%16%
Mar 2156°F27°F85°F 202616°F 200221%16%
Mar 2256°F28°F81°F 202617°F 201321%16%
Mar 2357°F28°F76°F 202613°F 200821%15%
Mar 2457°F28°F80°F 202610°F 201320%15%
Mar 2557°F28°F83°F 202611°F 201320%15%
Mar 2658°F28°F78°F 202617°F 199720%15%
Mar 2758°F28°F79°F 202613°F 201620%14%
Mar 2858°F29°F74°F 201513°F 202320%14%
Mar 2958°F29°F76°F 201514°F 200320%14%
Mar 3059°F29°F76°F 201512°F 199720%14%
Mar 3159°F29°F77°F 201513°F 200920%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dolores 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 6:45 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00059275 (Yellow Jacket 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093069, 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.