Pitkin County climate

Pitkin County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen 1SW, 7.7 km from Pitkin County

Average highs run from 39°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.59 in over about 11 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 Pitkin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.59 in
Snowfall
26.9 in
Record high
77°FMar 25, 2026
Record low
-16°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 38 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 139°F16°F56°F 2025-5°F 200240%36%
Mar 239°F16°F58°F 2026-14°F 200240%35%
Mar 339°F16°F55°F 2018-16°F 200240%35%
Mar 440°F17°F54°F 2026-7°F 200239%34%
Mar 540°F17°F59°F 2016-4°F 201539%34%
Mar 640°F17°F55°F 2006-2°F 200839%34%
Mar 740°F17°F55°F 20213°F 200838%33%
Mar 841°F18°F52°F 2004-1°F 202238%33%
Mar 941°F18°F57°F 2004-9°F 200238%33%
Mar 1041°F18°F58°F 2014-1°F 202238%32%
Mar 1142°F19°F63°F 2016-10°F 202237%32%
Mar 1242°F19°F54°F 20266°F 201437%32%
Mar 1342°F19°F59°F 20267°F 200637%31%
Mar 1442°F20°F60°F 20172°F 200637%31%
Mar 1543°F20°F64°F 20151°F 201937%31%
Mar 1643°F20°F64°F 20156°F 200637%31%
Mar 1743°F20°F64°F 20157°F 202337%31%
Mar 1843°F21°F69°F 20263°F 202337%31%
Mar 1944°F21°F72°F 20263°F 201037%30%
Mar 2044°F21°F74°F 2026-4°F 201037%30%
Mar 2144°F21°F75°F 20262°F 201038%30%
Mar 2244°F22°F69°F 202611°F 201338%30%
Mar 2345°F22°F67°F 20125°F 201338%30%
Mar 2445°F22°F73°F 2026-1°F 201338%30%
Mar 2545°F22°F77°F 2026-3°F 201339%30%
Mar 2645°F22°F72°F 20260°F 202339%30%
Mar 2746°F23°F68°F 20261°F 202339%30%
Mar 2846°F23°F68°F 2026-6°F 202339%30%
Mar 2946°F23°F66°F 20266°F 200340%30%
Mar 3046°F23°F67°F 202611°F 200940%30%
Mar 3146°F23°F69°F 20128°F 200840%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pitkin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:53 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 USC00050372 (Aspen 1SW), 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.