Golden climate

Golden Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ralston Rsvr, 8.3 km from Golden

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.67 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 Golden, 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
29°F
Precipitation
1.67 in
Snowfall
11.4 in
Record high
94°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-5°FMar 2, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
21°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°F25°F79°F 20061°F 201517%13%
Mar 250°F25°F74°F 2008-5°F 200217%13%
Mar 350°F26°F76°F 2009-1°F 201917%13%
Mar 450°F26°F79°F 2009-1°F 201917%13%
Mar 551°F26°F79°F 20093°F 201917%13%
Mar 651°F27°F72°F 20123°F 198517%12%
Mar 751°F27°F75°F 20125°F 199618%12%
Mar 852°F27°F73°F 20205°F 199818%12%
Mar 952°F28°F75°F 202610°F 200218%12%
Mar 1052°F28°F77°F 20261°F 202218%12%
Mar 1153°F28°F78°F 19974°F 202218%12%
Mar 1253°F28°F75°F 202010°F 199318%12%
Mar 1353°F29°F80°F 20038°F 199319%12%
Mar 1454°F29°F80°F 200311°F 199719%12%
Mar 1554°F29°F78°F 202612°F 199719%12%
Mar 1654°F30°F81°F 201713°F 198819%12%
Mar 1755°F30°F83°F 201510°F 198819%12%
Mar 1855°F30°F80°F 200713°F 198820%12%
Mar 1955°F30°F87°F 202615°F 202320%12%
Mar 2056°F31°F91°F 202611°F 201020%12%
Mar 2156°F31°F91°F 202613°F 200220%13%
Mar 2256°F31°F90°F 20268°F 198521%13%
Mar 2356°F31°F83°F 200412°F 198721%13%
Mar 2456°F32°F78°F 19982°F 201321%13%
Mar 2557°F32°F83°F 2026-2°F 199622%13%
Mar 2657°F32°F94°F 20266°F 201322%13%
Mar 2757°F32°F82°F 20049°F 200922%13%
Mar 2857°F32°F78°F 201911°F 200922%13%
Mar 2957°F32°F86°F 20267°F 198723%13%
Mar 3058°F33°F86°F 202611°F 199523%13%
Mar 3158°F33°F85°F 201019°F 198823%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Golden, 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 6:34 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056816 (Ralston Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.