Minturn climate

Minturn Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vail, 8.9 km from Minturn

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.76 in over about 10 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 Minturn, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.76 in
Snowfall
28.2 in
Record high
60°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-24°FMar 3, 1965
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
6.3 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°F13°F44°F 1992-19°F 197135%36%
Mar 238°F13°F46°F 2008-22°F 200235%36%
Mar 338°F13°F50°F 2009-24°F 196535%35%
Mar 438°F13°F49°F 2022-17°F 196534%35%
Mar 539°F14°F49°F 1987-18°F 198934%34%
Mar 639°F14°F53°F 1987-11°F 196734%34%
Mar 739°F14°F54°F 1987-15°F 195633%33%
Mar 840°F15°F56°F 1987-19°F 202233%33%
Mar 940°F15°F45°F 1972-18°F 199233%32%
Mar 1040°F15°F55°F 1989-18°F 199232%32%
Mar 1140°F16°F52°F 1989-10°F 196432%32%
Mar 1241°F16°F54°F 2016-15°F 202232%31%
Mar 1341°F16°F54°F 2007-15°F 198831%31%
Mar 1441°F16°F52°F 2003-18°F 198831%30%
Mar 1542°F17°F53°F 2018-14°F 198831%30%
Mar 1642°F17°F55°F 2015-7°F 195931%30%
Mar 1742°F17°F51°F 2015-16°F 198031%30%
Mar 1843°F17°F50°F 2017-16°F 198831%29%
Mar 1943°F18°F55°F 2017-14°F 197031%29%
Mar 2043°F18°F54°F 2026-18°F 196531%29%
Mar 2143°F18°F57°F 1997-13°F 195531%29%
Mar 2244°F18°F58°F 2026-11°F 201431%29%
Mar 2344°F19°F51°F 2026-22°F 201331%29%
Mar 2444°F19°F53°F 2012-13°F 201331%28%
Mar 2544°F19°F56°F 2026-12°F 198731%28%
Mar 2645°F19°F60°F 2026-13°F 195531%28%
Mar 2745°F20°F58°F 2026-18°F 199431%28%
Mar 2845°F20°F52°F 1986-21°F 197530%28%
Mar 2945°F20°F54°F 2026-20°F 197530%28%
Mar 3045°F20°F52°F 2026-14°F 198730%28%
Mar 3146°F20°F53°F 2026-12°F 189630%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Minturn, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058575 (Vail), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051660, 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.