Salida climate

Salida Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salida, 1.5 km from Salida

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 4 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 Salida, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
0.69 in
Snowfall
6.5 in
Record high
77°FMar 11, 1900
Record low
-21°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
10.5 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 149°F18°F66°F 2006-13°F 190310%8%
Mar 250°F18°F65°F 1901-18°F 200210%8%
Mar 350°F18°F69°F 2009-21°F 200210%8%
Mar 450°F18°F66°F 1994-12°F 196511%8%
Mar 551°F19°F68°F 2009-15°F 194811%8%
Mar 651°F19°F65°F 1910-5°F 194311%8%
Mar 751°F19°F68°F 2006-6°F 192011%8%
Mar 852°F19°F69°F 20041°F 199811%8%
Mar 952°F19°F67°F 1989-13°F 196411%8%
Mar 1052°F20°F71°F 1900-12°F 191912%8%
Mar 1153°F20°F77°F 1900-20°F 194812%8%
Mar 1253°F20°F71°F 1989-8°F 193212%8%
Mar 1353°F20°F70°F 2007-2°F 195012%8%
Mar 1454°F21°F75°F 2007-3°F 196212%8%
Mar 1554°F21°F73°F 20155°F 195613%8%
Mar 1654°F21°F74°F 20152°F 192313%8%
Mar 1755°F21°F67°F 19675°F 196013%8%
Mar 1855°F22°F71°F 19070°F 190613%8%
Mar 1955°F22°F74°F 1907-8°F 190613%8%
Mar 2056°F22°F77°F 2004-1°F 196513%8%
Mar 2156°F22°F74°F 2004-2°F 195514%8%
Mar 2256°F22°F74°F 2009-9°F 192314%8%
Mar 2356°F23°F73°F 2009-10°F 189814%8%
Mar 2457°F23°F72°F 19560°F 196914%8%
Mar 2557°F23°F70°F 1956-1°F 196414%8%
Mar 2657°F23°F71°F 20043°F 191314%8%
Mar 2757°F24°F71°F 2012-3°F 189914%8%
Mar 2857°F24°F75°F 19435°F 189915%8%
Mar 2957°F24°F76°F 19431°F 190115%8%
Mar 3058°F24°F73°F 1943-2°F 199515%8%
Mar 3158°F24°F74°F 19664°F 199515%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salida, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057370 (Salida), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057370, 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.