La Junta climate

La Junta Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Junta, 0.3 km from La Junta

Average highs run from 55°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.98 in over about 5 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 La Junta, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
0.98 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
92°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-17°FMar 3, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
10.1 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 155°F23°F81°F 2008-6°F 196014%9%
Mar 255°F23°F79°F 1967-16°F 196014%9%
Mar 356°F24°F81°F 2022-17°F 196014%9%
Mar 456°F24°F80°F 2009-9°F 194814%8%
Mar 557°F24°F78°F 2017-11°F 194814%8%
Mar 657°F25°F82°F 1972-13°F 194814%8%
Mar 758°F25°F77°F 1974-2°F 194814%8%
Mar 858°F25°F78°F 19741°F 194814%8%
Mar 958°F26°F85°F 19892°F 196914%8%
Mar 1059°F26°F88°F 1989-10°F 194814%8%
Mar 1159°F26°F87°F 1989-15°F 194814%8%
Mar 1260°F27°F80°F 2005-4°F 194814%8%
Mar 1360°F27°F82°F 19894°F 195014%8%
Mar 1460°F27°F83°F 202610°F 196215%8%
Mar 1561°F28°F84°F 20176°F 196915%8%
Mar 1661°F28°F89°F 20157°F 195615%8%
Mar 1762°F28°F84°F 201210°F 196515%8%
Mar 1862°F29°F84°F 2017-3°F 196515%7%
Mar 1962°F29°F88°F 20173°F 196515%7%
Mar 2063°F29°F88°F 20260°F 196516%7%
Mar 2163°F30°F91°F 20267°F 195516%7%
Mar 2263°F30°F83°F 201610°F 195216%7%
Mar 2364°F30°F86°F 20175°F 195216%7%
Mar 2464°F31°F87°F 20269°F 196516%7%
Mar 2564°F31°F90°F 20264°F 195516%7%
Mar 2664°F31°F92°F 20264°F 195516%7%
Mar 2765°F31°F86°F 19886°F 195516%7%
Mar 2865°F32°F88°F 19635°F 197017%7%
Mar 2965°F32°F86°F 20217°F 197217%6%
Mar 3065°F32°F86°F 19465°F 198717%6%
Mar 3165°F32°F86°F 194620°F 195417%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Junta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:48 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:16 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00054724 (La Junta), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023067, 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.