Fruitvale climate

Fruitvale Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Junction 6ESE, 5.2 km from Fruitvale

Average highs run from 52°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 30°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in over about 6 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 Fruitvale, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
88°FMar 25, 2026
Record low
5°FMar 5, 1939
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
8.1 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 152°F30°F69°F 20259°F 190319%6%
Mar 253°F30°F71°F 20266°F 200219%6%
Mar 353°F30°F71°F 20096°F 200219%6%
Mar 454°F31°F70°F 200910°F 200219%6%
Mar 554°F31°F70°F 19105°F 193919%5%
Mar 654°F31°F72°F 19346°F 197119%5%
Mar 755°F32°F70°F 191012°F 197119%5%
Mar 855°F32°F73°F 190414°F 199819%5%
Mar 956°F32°F76°F 198914°F 196419%5%
Mar 1056°F32°F75°F 19727°F 194819%5%
Mar 1157°F33°F73°F 19005°F 194819%5%
Mar 1257°F33°F74°F 190010°F 194819%5%
Mar 1357°F33°F74°F 190016°F 195019%5%
Mar 1458°F34°F73°F 200710°F 196419%4%
Mar 1558°F34°F76°F 201716°F 195619%4%
Mar 1658°F34°F75°F 201717°F 190219%4%
Mar 1759°F34°F76°F 201714°F 192319%4%
Mar 1859°F34°F80°F 201710°F 192320%4%
Mar 1959°F35°F82°F 202614°F 190620%4%
Mar 2060°F35°F85°F 202616°F 196520%4%
Mar 2160°F35°F87°F 20269°F 195520%4%
Mar 2260°F35°F81°F 202613°F 192320%3%
Mar 2360°F36°F77°F 202610°F 195221%3%
Mar 2461°F36°F84°F 202614°F 201321%3%
Mar 2561°F36°F88°F 202618°F 196521%3%
Mar 2661°F36°F85°F 202616°F 191721%3%
Mar 2761°F36°F80°F 202516°F 193122%3%
Mar 2862°F36°F78°F 201511°F 197522%3%
Mar 2962°F37°F80°F 202614°F 197722%3%
Mar 3062°F37°F79°F 197116°F 198722%3%
Mar 3162°F37°F80°F 201216°F 198022%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fruitvale, 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 6:46 AM, sunset 6:07 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053489 (Grand Junction 6ESE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023066, 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.