Sun Valley climate

Sun Valley Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Reno WFO, 3.5 km from Sun Valley

Average highs run from 54°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31, and lows from 32°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.87 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 Sun Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
0.87 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
78°FMar 16, 2007
Record low
2°FMar 6, 1998
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.2 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 154°F32°F72°F 198612°F 199322%11%
Mar 254°F32°F68°F 19948°F 202322%11%
Mar 354°F32°F66°F 201614°F 201222%11%
Mar 455°F32°F68°F 202215°F 199721%10%
Mar 555°F32°F68°F 198611°F 201821%10%
Mar 655°F33°F69°F 20202°F 199821%10%
Mar 755°F33°F65°F 20057°F 199821%10%
Mar 856°F33°F72°F 20056°F 199820%10%
Mar 956°F33°F74°F 200515°F 201220%10%
Mar 1056°F33°F68°F 200513°F 200920%10%
Mar 1156°F33°F72°F 199714°F 200920%10%
Mar 1256°F34°F77°F 200716°F 198820%9%
Mar 1357°F34°F77°F 200715°F 200619%9%
Mar 1457°F34°F74°F 201316°F 201919%9%
Mar 1557°F34°F74°F 201315°F 200219%9%
Mar 1657°F34°F78°F 200718°F 201919%9%
Mar 1757°F34°F76°F 200718°F 200819%9%
Mar 1857°F34°F73°F 199710°F 201819%9%
Mar 1958°F34°F73°F 199717°F 198718%9%
Mar 2058°F34°F78°F 200418°F 201218%9%
Mar 2158°F35°F77°F 200421°F 202118%8%
Mar 2258°F35°F77°F 200421°F 199918%8%
Mar 2358°F35°F73°F 200417°F 200918%8%
Mar 2458°F35°F74°F 200717°F 200918%8%
Mar 2558°F35°F75°F 202220°F 199518%8%
Mar 2658°F35°F75°F 202216°F 199518%8%
Mar 2759°F35°F73°F 198617°F 202317%8%
Mar 2859°F35°F76°F 201515°F 198517%8%
Mar 2959°F35°F74°F 200422°F 198517%8%
Mar 3059°F35°F73°F 198618°F 199917%7%
Mar 3159°F35°F78°F 201520°F 200917%7%

Chance of rain

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

March 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00266791 (Reno WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00267820, 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.