Capitan Weather in March
Average highs run from 57°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 28°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 3 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
- 62°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 0.61 in
- Snowfall
- 5.3 in
- Record high
- 88°FMar 17, 1921
- Record low
- -2°FMar 3, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 43%
- Dew point
- 21°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 | 57°F | 28°F | 71°F 2008 | 3°F 1922 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 2 | 58°F | 28°F | 78°F 1921 | 6°F 1922 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 3 | 58°F | 28°F | 73°F 2009 | -2°F 2002 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 4 | 58°F | 28°F | 71°F 2009 | -2°F 2002 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 5 | 58°F | 28°F | 71°F 2012 | 8°F 1932 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 6 | 59°F | 28°F | 73°F 2006 | 3°F 1984 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 7 | 59°F | 29°F | 72°F 1921 | 8°F 1931 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 8 | 59°F | 29°F | 76°F 1985 | 13°F 1935 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 9 | 60°F | 29°F | 76°F 1989 | 8°F 1994 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 10 | 60°F | 29°F | 77°F 1989 | 12°F 1924 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 11 | 60°F | 29°F | 79°F 1989 | 14°F 1931 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 12 | 61°F | 29°F | 79°F 1989 | 14°F 1932 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 13 | 61°F | 29°F | 75°F 2002 | 6°F 1940 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 14 | 61°F | 29°F | 80°F 1921 | 5°F 1988 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 15 | 62°F | 29°F | 75°F 2013 | 9°F 1940 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 16 | 62°F | 30°F | 80°F 1921 | 12°F 1923 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 17 | 62°F | 30°F | 88°F 1921 | 14°F 1931 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 18 | 63°F | 30°F | 84°F 1921 | 7°F 1980 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 19 | 63°F | 30°F | 88°F 1921 | 11°F 1923 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 20 | 63°F | 30°F | 77°F 1934 | 6°F 1942 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 21 | 64°F | 30°F | 75°F 1995 | 10°F 1942 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 22 | 64°F | 30°F | 78°F 1934 | 16°F 1923 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 23 | 64°F | 31°F | 75°F 1921 | 15°F 1932 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 24 | 65°F | 31°F | 76°F 1998 | 9°F 2013 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 25 | 65°F | 31°F | 86°F 1921 | 6°F 1937 | 10% | 5% |
| Mar 26 | 65°F | 31°F | 73°F 2012 | 10°F 1942 | 10% | 5% |
| Mar 27 | 65°F | 31°F | 76°F 1986 | 8°F 1930 | 10% | 5% |
| Mar 28 | 66°F | 32°F | 76°F 2012 | 4°F 1994 | 10% | 5% |
| Mar 29 | 66°F | 32°F | 75°F 1933 | 11°F 1987 | 10% | 5% |
| Mar 30 | 66°F | 32°F | 76°F 1933 | 2°F 1987 | 10% | 4% |
| Mar 31 | 66°F | 32°F | 79°F 2012 | 15°F 1928 | 10% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291440 (Capitan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.