Otero County Weather in March
Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.06 in over about 6 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 1.06 in
- Snowfall
- 4.7 in
- Record high
- 92°FMar 26, 2026
- Record low
- -17°FMar 3, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 23 min to 12 h 36 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 56°F | 18°F | 81°F 2008 | -6°F 1960 | 18% | 8% |
| Mar 2 | 56°F | 19°F | 79°F 1967 | -16°F 1960 | 17% | 8% |
| Mar 3 | 56°F | 19°F | 81°F 2022 | -17°F 1960 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 4 | 57°F | 19°F | 80°F 2009 | -9°F 1948 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 5 | 57°F | 20°F | 78°F 2017 | -11°F 1948 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 6 | 58°F | 20°F | 82°F 1972 | -13°F 1948 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 7 | 58°F | 20°F | 77°F 1974 | -2°F 1948 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 8 | 58°F | 21°F | 78°F 1974 | 1°F 1948 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 9 | 59°F | 21°F | 85°F 1989 | 2°F 1969 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 10 | 59°F | 21°F | 88°F 1989 | -10°F 1948 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 11 | 60°F | 22°F | 87°F 1989 | -15°F 1948 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 12 | 60°F | 22°F | 80°F 2005 | -4°F 1948 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 13 | 60°F | 22°F | 82°F 1989 | 4°F 1950 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 14 | 61°F | 23°F | 83°F 2026 | 10°F 1962 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 15 | 61°F | 23°F | 84°F 2017 | 6°F 1969 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 16 | 61°F | 23°F | 89°F 2015 | 7°F 1956 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 17 | 62°F | 24°F | 84°F 2012 | 10°F 1965 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 18 | 62°F | 24°F | 84°F 2017 | -3°F 1965 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 19 | 62°F | 25°F | 88°F 2017 | 3°F 1965 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 20 | 63°F | 25°F | 88°F 2026 | 0°F 1965 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 21 | 63°F | 25°F | 91°F 2026 | 7°F 1955 | 18% | 6% |
| Mar 22 | 63°F | 26°F | 83°F 2016 | 10°F 1952 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 23 | 63°F | 26°F | 86°F 2017 | 5°F 1952 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 24 | 64°F | 26°F | 87°F 2026 | 9°F 1965 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 25 | 64°F | 27°F | 90°F 2026 | 4°F 1955 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 26 | 64°F | 27°F | 92°F 2026 | 4°F 1955 | 20% | 6% |
| Mar 27 | 64°F | 27°F | 86°F 1988 | 6°F 1955 | 20% | 6% |
| Mar 28 | 65°F | 28°F | 88°F 1963 | 5°F 1970 | 20% | 6% |
| Mar 29 | 65°F | 28°F | 86°F 2021 | 7°F 1972 | 20% | 6% |
| Mar 30 | 65°F | 28°F | 86°F 1946 | 5°F 1987 | 20% | 5% |
| Mar 31 | 65°F | 28°F | 86°F 1946 | 20°F 1954 | 21% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003063 (La Junta 17 Wsw), 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.