Routt County climate

Routt County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Steamboat Springs, 14.2 km from Routt County

Average highs run from 39°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.58 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 Routt County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.58 in
Snowfall
19.5 in
Record high
81°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-34°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
5.8 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°F12°F55°F 2026-17°F 197140%39%
Mar 240°F12°F53°F 1909-24°F 192240%38%
Mar 340°F13°F62°F 2026-25°F 191740%37%
Mar 440°F13°F58°F 2018-25°F 191739%37%
Mar 541°F14°F56°F 1987-22°F 196639%36%
Mar 641°F14°F57°F 1987-29°F 194338%35%
Mar 742°F14°F56°F 1987-20°F 192238%35%
Mar 842°F15°F57°F 1992-22°F 196437%34%
Mar 942°F15°F57°F 1989-32°F 193237%33%
Mar 1043°F16°F61°F 2026-21°F 192237%32%
Mar 1143°F16°F60°F 1995-34°F 194836%32%
Mar 1244°F16°F61°F 1922-32°F 193236%31%
Mar 1344°F17°F58°F 1922-25°F 193236%31%
Mar 1444°F17°F60°F 2026-22°F 196235%30%
Mar 1545°F17°F60°F 1995-16°F 192335%30%
Mar 1645°F18°F65°F 2017-13°F 191835%29%
Mar 1745°F18°F66°F 1994-16°F 192435%29%
Mar 1846°F19°F66°F 2015-22°F 192335%28%
Mar 1946°F19°F72°F 2026-20°F 196535%28%
Mar 2046°F19°F76°F 2026-15°F 196435%28%
Mar 2147°F20°F76°F 2026-17°F 194335%28%
Mar 2247°F20°F81°F 2026-14°F 195235%27%
Mar 2347°F20°F69°F 2026-25°F 189835%27%
Mar 2448°F21°F70°F 2012-14°F 189836%27%
Mar 2548°F21°F74°F 2026-17°F 191336%27%
Mar 2648°F21°F81°F 2026-15°F 195536%27%
Mar 2749°F22°F75°F 2026-17°F 191736%26%
Mar 2849°F22°F68°F 2022-20°F 197537%26%
Mar 2949°F22°F73°F 2026-21°F 197537%26%
Mar 3050°F22°F73°F 2026-2°F 194237%26%
Mar 3150°F23°F70°F 2004-16°F 192437%26%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Routt 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 6:41 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057936 (Steamboat Springs), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057936, 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.