Salida Weather in March
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 49°F | 18°F | 66°F 2006 | -13°F 1903 | 10% | 8% |
| Mar 2 | 50°F | 18°F | 65°F 1901 | -18°F 2002 | 10% | 8% |
| Mar 3 | 50°F | 18°F | 69°F 2009 | -21°F 2002 | 10% | 8% |
| Mar 4 | 50°F | 18°F | 66°F 1994 | -12°F 1965 | 11% | 8% |
| Mar 5 | 51°F | 19°F | 68°F 2009 | -15°F 1948 | 11% | 8% |
| Mar 6 | 51°F | 19°F | 65°F 1910 | -5°F 1943 | 11% | 8% |
| Mar 7 | 51°F | 19°F | 68°F 2006 | -6°F 1920 | 11% | 8% |
| Mar 8 | 52°F | 19°F | 69°F 2004 | 1°F 1998 | 11% | 8% |
| Mar 9 | 52°F | 19°F | 67°F 1989 | -13°F 1964 | 11% | 8% |
| Mar 10 | 52°F | 20°F | 71°F 1900 | -12°F 1919 | 12% | 8% |
| Mar 11 | 53°F | 20°F | 77°F 1900 | -20°F 1948 | 12% | 8% |
| Mar 12 | 53°F | 20°F | 71°F 1989 | -8°F 1932 | 12% | 8% |
| Mar 13 | 53°F | 20°F | 70°F 2007 | -2°F 1950 | 12% | 8% |
| Mar 14 | 54°F | 21°F | 75°F 2007 | -3°F 1962 | 12% | 8% |
| Mar 15 | 54°F | 21°F | 73°F 2015 | 5°F 1956 | 13% | 8% |
| Mar 16 | 54°F | 21°F | 74°F 2015 | 2°F 1923 | 13% | 8% |
| Mar 17 | 55°F | 21°F | 67°F 1967 | 5°F 1960 | 13% | 8% |
| Mar 18 | 55°F | 22°F | 71°F 1907 | 0°F 1906 | 13% | 8% |
| Mar 19 | 55°F | 22°F | 74°F 1907 | -8°F 1906 | 13% | 8% |
| Mar 20 | 56°F | 22°F | 77°F 2004 | -1°F 1965 | 13% | 8% |
| Mar 21 | 56°F | 22°F | 74°F 2004 | -2°F 1955 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 22 | 56°F | 22°F | 74°F 2009 | -9°F 1923 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 23 | 56°F | 23°F | 73°F 2009 | -10°F 1898 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 24 | 57°F | 23°F | 72°F 1956 | 0°F 1969 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 25 | 57°F | 23°F | 70°F 1956 | -1°F 1964 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 26 | 57°F | 23°F | 71°F 2004 | 3°F 1913 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 27 | 57°F | 24°F | 71°F 2012 | -3°F 1899 | 14% | 8% |
| Mar 28 | 57°F | 24°F | 75°F 1943 | 5°F 1899 | 15% | 8% |
| Mar 29 | 57°F | 24°F | 76°F 1943 | 1°F 1901 | 15% | 8% |
| Mar 30 | 58°F | 24°F | 73°F 1943 | -2°F 1995 | 15% | 8% |
| Mar 31 | 58°F | 24°F | 74°F 1966 | 4°F 1995 | 15% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.