El Paso County climate

El Paso County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colorado Springs Muni AP, 14.3 km from El Paso County

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.79 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 El Paso County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
0.79 in
Snowfall
5.7 in
Record high
85°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-6°FMar 10, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
20°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 150°F23°F70°F 2016-5°F 201518%15%
Mar 251°F23°F69°F 20163°F 201418%15%
Mar 351°F24°F69°F 20261°F 201218%15%
Mar 451°F24°F71°F 201810°F 201519%15%
Mar 552°F24°F71°F 2016-3°F 201519%15%
Mar 652°F25°F68°F 2016-4°F 201519%15%
Mar 752°F25°F73°F 20167°F 202219%15%
Mar 853°F25°F74°F 201611°F 202219%15%
Mar 953°F26°F72°F 202010°F 202220%15%
Mar 1053°F26°F74°F 2017-6°F 202220%15%
Mar 1154°F26°F72°F 2014-4°F 202220%15%
Mar 1254°F26°F74°F 202010°F 201420%15%
Mar 1354°F27°F73°F 201613°F 201421%15%
Mar 1455°F27°F72°F 201615°F 201121%15%
Mar 1555°F27°F76°F 202615°F 202521%15%
Mar 1655°F28°F77°F 20176°F 202621%15%
Mar 1756°F28°F80°F 20156°F 202622%15%
Mar 1856°F28°F73°F 202615°F 202222%15%
Mar 1956°F28°F81°F 20173°F 202322%15%
Mar 2056°F29°F81°F 201712°F 201322%15%
Mar 2157°F29°F82°F 202613°F 202523%15%
Mar 2257°F29°F85°F 202616°F 201223%15%
Mar 2357°F29°F79°F 201616°F 201323%15%
Mar 2457°F30°F77°F 2017-1°F 201323%15%
Mar 2558°F30°F80°F 20266°F 201324%15%
Mar 2658°F30°F84°F 20267°F 201324%15%
Mar 2758°F30°F84°F 20267°F 202324%15%
Mar 2858°F30°F78°F 20191°F 202324%15%
Mar 2958°F31°F78°F 201516°F 201424%15%
Mar 3058°F31°F79°F 202624°F 202125%15%
Mar 3158°F31°F77°F 202612°F 202125%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at El Paso 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 6:30 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:21 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093037 (Colorado Springs Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00052668, 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.