Montezuma County climate

Montezuma County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cortez, 0.7 km from Montezuma County

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.86 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 Montezuma County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
0.86 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
85°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-1°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
7.4 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 151°F25°F67°F 20255°F 200223%14%
Mar 252°F25°F70°F 20090°F 200223%14%
Mar 352°F25°F69°F 2022-1°F 200222%14%
Mar 452°F26°F67°F 20095°F 200222%14%
Mar 553°F26°F67°F 20165°F 200222%14%
Mar 653°F26°F69°F 20065°F 201822%14%
Mar 753°F26°F66°F 20208°F 201822%13%
Mar 854°F26°F66°F 20216°F 200222%13%
Mar 954°F27°F66°F 20044°F 200221%13%
Mar 1054°F27°F68°F 201713°F 199821%13%
Mar 1155°F27°F70°F 201612°F 200921%13%
Mar 1255°F27°F70°F 200716°F 201421%13%
Mar 1355°F27°F71°F 200717°F 199921%12%
Mar 1456°F28°F72°F 200711°F 200620%12%
Mar 1556°F28°F73°F 20179°F 200520%12%
Mar 1656°F28°F71°F 201110°F 200520%12%
Mar 1757°F28°F75°F 200717°F 200520%12%
Mar 1857°F28°F77°F 202617°F 200820%11%
Mar 1957°F28°F82°F 202612°F 200220%11%
Mar 2057°F28°F83°F 202612°F 201420%11%
Mar 2158°F28°F85°F 202616°F 200220%11%
Mar 2258°F29°F81°F 202617°F 201320%11%
Mar 2358°F29°F76°F 202613°F 200819%11%
Mar 2459°F29°F80°F 202610°F 201319%11%
Mar 2559°F29°F83°F 202611°F 201319%10%
Mar 2659°F29°F78°F 202617°F 199719%10%
Mar 2759°F29°F79°F 202613°F 201619%10%
Mar 2859°F29°F74°F 201513°F 202319%10%
Mar 2960°F30°F76°F 201514°F 200319%10%
Mar 3060°F30°F76°F 201512°F 199719%10%
Mar 3160°F30°F77°F 201513°F 200919%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Montezuma County, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051886 (Cortez), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093069, 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.