Ouray County Weather in March
Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 17°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.27 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
- 53°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 1.27 in
- Snowfall
- 13.6 in
- Record high
- 75°FMar 26, 2026
- Record low
- -24°FMar 2, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 22 min to 12 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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 | 48°F | 17°F | 60°F 2026 | -17°F 1998 | 21% | 16% |
| Mar 2 | 48°F | 17°F | 61°F 1921 | -24°F 2002 | 21% | 16% |
| Mar 3 | 49°F | 17°F | 62°F 1941 | -19°F 2002 | 21% | 16% |
| Mar 4 | 49°F | 17°F | 56°F 1986 | -12°F 1965 | 21% | 16% |
| Mar 5 | 49°F | 18°F | 58°F 1925 | -12°F 1966 | 21% | 16% |
| Mar 6 | 50°F | 18°F | 60°F 1987 | -14°F 1935 | 21% | 16% |
| Mar 7 | 50°F | 18°F | 56°F 1986 | -15°F 1995 | 21% | 16% |
| Mar 8 | 50°F | 19°F | 58°F 1929 | -14°F 1998 | 21% | 15% |
| Mar 9 | 51°F | 19°F | 62°F 1989 | -18°F 2002 | 21% | 15% |
| Mar 10 | 51°F | 19°F | 63°F 1989 | -11°F 1919 | 21% | 15% |
| Mar 11 | 51°F | 19°F | 62°F 1989 | -15°F 2022 | 21% | 15% |
| Mar 12 | 52°F | 20°F | 60°F 2016 | -20°F 1932 | 21% | 15% |
| Mar 13 | 52°F | 20°F | 59°F 1972 | -15°F 1950 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 14 | 52°F | 20°F | 57°F 1935 | -16°F 1962 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 15 | 53°F | 20°F | 60°F 2026 | -9°F 1956 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 16 | 53°F | 21°F | 62°F 2015 | -7°F 1935 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 17 | 53°F | 21°F | 62°F 2015 | -10°F 1980 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 18 | 53°F | 21°F | 64°F 1921 | -10°F 1980 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 19 | 54°F | 21°F | 69°F 2026 | -10°F 1970 | 21% | 14% |
| Mar 20 | 54°F | 21°F | 71°F 2026 | -17°F 1943 | 22% | 14% |
| Mar 21 | 54°F | 21°F | 73°F 2026 | -11°F 1927 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 22 | 54°F | 22°F | 74°F 2026 | -6°F 1933 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 23 | 55°F | 22°F | 67°F 2026 | -13°F 1952 | 22% | 13% |
| Mar 24 | 55°F | 22°F | 66°F 2026 | -2°F 1936 | 23% | 13% |
| Mar 25 | 55°F | 22°F | 73°F 2026 | -8°F 2023 | 23% | 13% |
| Mar 26 | 55°F | 22°F | 75°F 2026 | -11°F 2023 | 23% | 13% |
| Mar 27 | 55°F | 22°F | 69°F 2026 | -12°F 1931 | 23% | 13% |
| Mar 28 | 56°F | 23°F | 69°F 2026 | -10°F 1975 | 24% | 13% |
| Mar 29 | 56°F | 23°F | 73°F 1986 | -12°F 1975 | 24% | 13% |
| Mar 30 | 56°F | 23°F | 65°F 2026 | -14°F 1995 | 24% | 13% |
| Mar 31 | 56°F | 23°F | 70°F 1943 | -17°F 1924 | 24% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 7:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057020 (Ridgway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058204, 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.