Gilpin County climate

Gilpin County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Coal Creek Canyon, 12.4 km from Gilpin County

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 44°F on March 31, and lows from 17°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.68 in over about 11 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 Gilpin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.68 in
Snowfall
35.6 in
Record high
65°FMar 25, 2026
Record low
-10°FMar 23, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
9.2 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 137°F17°F49°F 20222°F 200736%39%
Mar 238°F17°F50°F 2022-9°F 201236%39%
Mar 338°F17°F52°F 2022-3°F 200836%39%
Mar 438°F18°F49°F 2009-1°F 201536%39%
Mar 539°F18°F47°F 2016-5°F 200836%39%
Mar 639°F18°F50°F 2006-7°F 200836%39%
Mar 739°F18°F46°F 2021-8°F 202236%39%
Mar 839°F19°F47°F 2026-2°F 202336%39%
Mar 940°F19°F49°F 2004-7°F 202236%39%
Mar 1040°F19°F47°F 2014-6°F 202236%39%
Mar 1140°F19°F54°F 2016-7°F 202236%39%
Mar 1241°F20°F51°F 2007-7°F 201436%39%
Mar 1341°F20°F51°F 2007-2°F 200536%39%
Mar 1441°F20°F49°F 2012-5°F 200536%39%
Mar 1541°F20°F58°F 20150°F 200836%39%
Mar 1642°F21°F56°F 20152°F 200836%39%
Mar 1742°F21°F52°F 2012-3°F 202337%39%
Mar 1842°F21°F56°F 2026-4°F 202337%39%
Mar 1942°F21°F59°F 2026-7°F 202337%39%
Mar 2042°F21°F61°F 2026-10°F 201037%39%
Mar 2143°F22°F64°F 20265°F 200637%39%
Mar 2243°F22°F55°F 2004-1°F 200838%40%
Mar 2343°F22°F57°F 2012-10°F 200838%40%
Mar 2443°F22°F59°F 2026-4°F 201338%40%
Mar 2543°F22°F65°F 20260°F 201339%40%
Mar 2643°F22°F63°F 2026-5°F 201639%40%
Mar 2744°F22°F55°F 2022-2°F 200939%40%
Mar 2844°F22°F59°F 2026-4°F 202340%41%
Mar 2944°F23°F56°F 202610°F 200740%41%
Mar 3044°F23°F58°F 20262°F 200740%41%
Mar 3144°F23°F60°F 20121°F 201940%41%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gilpin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051681 (Coal Creek Canyon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094075, 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.