Boulder climate

Boulder Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Boulder, 0.9 km from Boulder

Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 17°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.40 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 Boulder, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
0.40 in
Record high
70°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
-36°FMar 10, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 08 min to 12 h 46 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
7.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 142°F17°F58°F 1901-22°F 197618%
Mar 242°F17°F60°F 1905-31°F 194318%
Mar 342°F17°F65°F 1921-27°F 201919%
Mar 443°F17°F59°F 1921-30°F 201919%
Mar 543°F18°F59°F 1987-26°F 194519%
Mar 643°F18°F59°F 2020-22°F 194319%
Mar 744°F18°F59°F 1904-20°F 194319%
Mar 844°F19°F57°F 1914-18°F 200219%
Mar 945°F19°F64°F 1972-23°F 194819%
Mar 1045°F19°F62°F 1989-36°F 194819%
Mar 1145°F20°F65°F 2005-28°F 194819%
Mar 1246°F20°F65°F 1916-23°F 195019%
Mar 1346°F20°F64°F 1994-15°F 189719%
Mar 1446°F20°F63°F 2015-13°F 195219%
Mar 1547°F21°F69°F 1994-18°F 190620%
Mar 1647°F21°F62°F 1916-13°F 190620%
Mar 1747°F21°F65°F 2007-18°F 194320%
Mar 1848°F22°F66°F 2017-25°F 194320%
Mar 1948°F22°F68°F 2026-10°F 195520%
Mar 2048°F22°F70°F 2026-17°F 195520%
Mar 2149°F22°F67°F 1928-14°F 194321%
Mar 2249°F23°F64°F 1928-19°F 189821%
Mar 2349°F23°F66°F 2004-15°F 196421%
Mar 2450°F23°F65°F 2007-20°F 196521%
Mar 2550°F23°F66°F 1999-25°F 195521%
Mar 2650°F24°F67°F 2025-24°F 195522%
Mar 2750°F24°F68°F 2015-10°F 195522%
Mar 2850°F24°F66°F 1986-17°F 197522%
Mar 2951°F24°F68°F 1978-11°F 198722%
Mar 3051°F24°F68°F 2004-15°F 193622%
Mar 3151°F25°F66°F 1923-13°F 193623%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:15 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241008 (Boulder), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024135, 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.