Thornton climate

Thornton Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Northglenn, 4.9 km from Thornton

Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 24°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.21 in over about 6 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 Thornton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.21 in
Snowfall
8.2 in
Record high
94°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-5°FMar 2, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
8.9 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 153°F24°F79°F 20061°F 201515%13%
Mar 253°F24°F74°F 2008-5°F 200215%13%
Mar 353°F24°F76°F 2009-1°F 201916%13%
Mar 454°F25°F79°F 2009-1°F 201916%12%
Mar 554°F25°F79°F 20093°F 201916%12%
Mar 654°F25°F72°F 20123°F 198516%12%
Mar 755°F26°F75°F 20125°F 199616%12%
Mar 855°F26°F73°F 20205°F 199816%12%
Mar 956°F26°F75°F 202610°F 200216%12%
Mar 1056°F27°F77°F 20261°F 202216%12%
Mar 1156°F27°F78°F 19974°F 202217%12%
Mar 1257°F27°F75°F 202010°F 199317%12%
Mar 1357°F28°F80°F 20038°F 199317%12%
Mar 1457°F28°F80°F 200311°F 199717%12%
Mar 1558°F28°F78°F 202612°F 199717%12%
Mar 1658°F29°F81°F 201713°F 198818%12%
Mar 1758°F29°F83°F 201510°F 198818%12%
Mar 1859°F29°F80°F 200713°F 198818%12%
Mar 1959°F30°F87°F 202615°F 202319%12%
Mar 2059°F30°F91°F 202611°F 201019%12%
Mar 2160°F30°F91°F 202613°F 200219%12%
Mar 2260°F30°F90°F 20268°F 198519%12%
Mar 2360°F31°F83°F 200412°F 198720%12%
Mar 2460°F31°F78°F 19982°F 201320%12%
Mar 2561°F31°F83°F 2026-2°F 199620%12%
Mar 2661°F31°F94°F 20266°F 201321%12%
Mar 2761°F32°F82°F 20049°F 200921%12%
Mar 2861°F32°F78°F 201911°F 200922%12%
Mar 2961°F32°F86°F 20267°F 198722%12%
Mar 3062°F32°F86°F 202611°F 199522%12%
Mar 3162°F32°F85°F 201019°F 198823%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thornton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00055984 (Northglenn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.