Fort Carson climate

Fort Carson Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colorado Springs Muni AP, 11.8 km from Fort Carson

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 Fort Carson, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • 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
69°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-21°FMar 3, 1965
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
9.4 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°F57°F 2008-20°F 200218%15%
Mar 251°F23°F65°F 2009-20°F 200218%15%
Mar 351°F24°F63°F 2009-21°F 196518%15%
Mar 451°F24°F55°F 2009-11°F 196419%15%
Mar 552°F24°F56°F 1986-20°F 198419%15%
Mar 652°F25°F60°F 2006-18°F 198419%15%
Mar 752°F25°F57°F 1987-14°F 199819%15%
Mar 853°F25°F52°F 1977-14°F 196919%15%
Mar 953°F26°F58°F 2004-12°F 196420%15%
Mar 1053°F26°F59°F 1989-14°F 196920%15%
Mar 1154°F26°F60°F 1989-12°F 202220%15%
Mar 1254°F26°F60°F 1989-15°F 199320%15%
Mar 1354°F27°F56°F 2003-15°F 196221%15%
Mar 1455°F27°F58°F 2007-14°F 196221%15%
Mar 1555°F27°F60°F 2013-10°F 196921%15%
Mar 1655°F28°F63°F 2015-1°F 199021%15%
Mar 1756°F28°F61°F 2017-10°F 198022%15%
Mar 1856°F28°F60°F 2017-11°F 196522%15%
Mar 1956°F28°F65°F 2017-18°F 196522%15%
Mar 2056°F29°F67°F 2026-12°F 196522%15%
Mar 2157°F29°F65°F 2004-14°F 196823%15%
Mar 2257°F29°F69°F 2026-6°F 198323%15%
Mar 2357°F29°F66°F 1989-9°F 201323%15%
Mar 2457°F30°F64°F 2012-8°F 201323%15%
Mar 2558°F30°F67°F 2026-8°F 196924%15%
Mar 2658°F30°F68°F 2026-8°F 197024%15%
Mar 2758°F30°F69°F 2026-1°F 201624%15%
Mar 2858°F30°F62°F 2015-15°F 197524%15%
Mar 2958°F31°F64°F 1986-13°F 198724%15%
Mar 3058°F31°F61°F 1978-13°F 198725%15%
Mar 3158°F31°F66°F 2012-4°F 198525%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Carson, 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 6:31 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:22 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 USC00057309, 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.