Mount Crested Butte climate

Mount Crested Butte Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Crested Butte, 3.8 km from Mount Crested Butte

Average highs run from 33°F on March 1 to 43°F on March 31, and lows from 2°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.09 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 Mount Crested Butte, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
2.09 in
Snowfall
29.1 in
Record high
77°FMar 25, 2026
Record low
-16°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
6.0 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 133°F2°F56°F 2025-5°F 200238%37%
Mar 233°F2°F58°F 2026-14°F 200237%37%
Mar 334°F2°F55°F 2018-16°F 200237%36%
Mar 434°F3°F54°F 2026-7°F 200236%36%
Mar 534°F3°F59°F 2016-4°F 201536%36%
Mar 635°F3°F55°F 2006-2°F 200836%35%
Mar 735°F4°F55°F 20213°F 200835%35%
Mar 835°F4°F52°F 2004-1°F 202235%35%
Mar 936°F4°F57°F 2004-9°F 200234%34%
Mar 1036°F5°F58°F 2014-1°F 202234%34%
Mar 1136°F5°F63°F 2016-10°F 202234%33%
Mar 1237°F5°F54°F 20266°F 201433%33%
Mar 1337°F6°F59°F 20267°F 200633%33%
Mar 1437°F6°F60°F 20172°F 200633%32%
Mar 1538°F7°F64°F 20151°F 201932%32%
Mar 1638°F7°F64°F 20156°F 200632%32%
Mar 1738°F7°F64°F 20157°F 202332%31%
Mar 1839°F8°F69°F 20263°F 202332%31%
Mar 1939°F8°F72°F 20263°F 201032%31%
Mar 2039°F8°F74°F 2026-4°F 201031%31%
Mar 2140°F9°F75°F 20262°F 201031%31%
Mar 2240°F9°F69°F 202611°F 201331%31%
Mar 2340°F10°F67°F 20125°F 201331%30%
Mar 2441°F10°F73°F 2026-1°F 201331%30%
Mar 2541°F10°F77°F 2026-3°F 201331%30%
Mar 2641°F11°F72°F 20260°F 202331%30%
Mar 2741°F11°F68°F 20261°F 202331%30%
Mar 2842°F12°F68°F 2026-6°F 202331%30%
Mar 2942°F12°F66°F 20266°F 200331%30%
Mar 3042°F13°F67°F 202611°F 200931%30%
Mar 3143°F13°F69°F 20128°F 200831%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mount Crested Butte, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051959 (Crested Butte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.