Cottonwood climate

Cottonwood Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cottonwood 2 Wsw, 3.7 km from Cottonwood

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 28°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.12 in over about 13 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 Cottonwood, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
2.12 in
Snowfall
8.7 in
Record high
78°FMar 29, 1978
Record low
-9°FMar 5, 1955
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 08 min to 12 h 46 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
29°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 144°F28°F65°F 19055°F 196041%19%
Mar 244°F28°F68°F 1905-5°F 189641%19%
Mar 344°F28°F66°F 1905-5°F 189641%19%
Mar 445°F28°F66°F 1968-3°F 195541%18%
Mar 545°F29°F65°F 1968-9°F 195541%18%
Mar 645°F29°F62°F 20018°F 195642%18%
Mar 745°F29°F63°F 200110°F 200942%18%
Mar 846°F29°F63°F 20056°F 200242%17%
Mar 946°F29°F73°F 197210°F 196942%17%
Mar 1046°F30°F65°F 1946-1°F 194842%17%
Mar 1147°F30°F67°F 20056°F 195042%17%
Mar 1247°F30°F65°F 1934-4°F 190642%16%
Mar 1347°F30°F69°F 19924°F 190642%16%
Mar 1447°F30°F69°F 1992-1°F 190642%16%
Mar 1548°F30°F68°F 1934-4°F 190642%15%
Mar 1648°F31°F68°F 19722°F 190643%15%
Mar 1748°F31°F72°F 197210°F 196543%15%
Mar 1848°F31°F72°F 20263°F 196543%14%
Mar 1949°F31°F75°F 20268°F 196543%14%
Mar 2049°F31°F77°F 202612°F 195544%14%
Mar 2149°F31°F70°F 196015°F 189444%13%
Mar 2249°F32°F72°F 196014°F 195244%13%
Mar 2349°F32°F68°F 200114°F 196645%12%
Mar 2450°F32°F69°F 19394°F 196545%12%
Mar 2550°F32°F74°F 19605°F 193145%12%
Mar 2650°F32°F77°F 20258°F 193146%11%
Mar 2750°F32°F74°F 19863°F 197546%11%
Mar 2850°F32°F74°F 19864°F 197546%11%
Mar 2950°F33°F78°F 197811°F 195446%10%
Mar 3051°F33°F73°F 20048°F 193646%10%
Mar 3151°F33°F71°F 199115°F 199947%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cottonwood, 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 (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 7:13 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00102159 (Cottonwood 2 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00103771, 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.