Ouray climate

Ouray Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ouray, 0.3 km from Ouray

Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.38 in over about 9 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 Ouray, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.38 in
Snowfall
23.8 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
82%
Dew point
15°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 140°F22°F60°F 2026-17°F 199830%27%
Mar 240°F22°F61°F 1921-24°F 200230%27%
Mar 341°F22°F62°F 1941-19°F 200230%27%
Mar 441°F22°F56°F 1986-12°F 196530%27%
Mar 541°F23°F58°F 1925-12°F 196630%27%
Mar 642°F23°F60°F 1987-14°F 193530%27%
Mar 742°F23°F56°F 1986-15°F 199530%27%
Mar 842°F23°F58°F 1929-14°F 199830%27%
Mar 943°F23°F62°F 1989-18°F 200230%27%
Mar 1043°F24°F63°F 1989-11°F 191930%27%
Mar 1143°F24°F62°F 1989-15°F 202230%27%
Mar 1244°F24°F60°F 2016-20°F 193230%27%
Mar 1344°F24°F59°F 1972-15°F 195030%27%
Mar 1444°F24°F57°F 1935-16°F 196230%27%
Mar 1544°F25°F60°F 2026-9°F 195630%27%
Mar 1645°F25°F62°F 2015-7°F 193530%26%
Mar 1745°F25°F62°F 2015-10°F 198030%26%
Mar 1845°F25°F64°F 1921-10°F 198030%26%
Mar 1946°F25°F69°F 2026-10°F 197031%26%
Mar 2046°F25°F71°F 2026-17°F 194331%26%
Mar 2146°F26°F73°F 2026-11°F 192731%26%
Mar 2246°F26°F74°F 2026-6°F 193331%26%
Mar 2347°F26°F67°F 2026-13°F 195231%26%
Mar 2447°F26°F66°F 2026-2°F 193631%26%
Mar 2547°F26°F73°F 2026-8°F 202331%26%
Mar 2647°F26°F75°F 2026-11°F 202332%26%
Mar 2748°F27°F69°F 2026-12°F 193132%26%
Mar 2848°F27°F69°F 2026-10°F 197532%26%
Mar 2948°F27°F73°F 1986-12°F 197532%25%
Mar 3048°F27°F65°F 2026-14°F 199532%25%
Mar 3148°F27°F70°F 1943-17°F 192432%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ouray, 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 6:42 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056203 (Ouray), 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.