Cochiti climate

Cochiti Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cochiti Dam, 3.9 km from Cochiti

Average highs run from 60°F on March 1 to 68°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.72 in over about 4 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 Cochiti, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
0.72 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
87°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
0°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 26 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
9.2 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 160°F27°F73°F 202611°F 199814%1%
Mar 260°F27°F73°F 20096°F 200214%1%
Mar 360°F27°F73°F 20092°F 194314%1%
Mar 460°F27°F71°F 20168°F 195114%1%
Mar 561°F28°F66°F 20164°F 194814%1%
Mar 661°F28°F69°F 200611°F 194814%1%
Mar 761°F28°F67°F 202111°F 194214%1%
Mar 862°F28°F68°F 20049°F 194214%1%
Mar 962°F28°F72°F 195413°F 202214%1%
Mar 1062°F29°F72°F 20175°F 194814%1%
Mar 1163°F29°F71°F 20110°F 194814%1%
Mar 1263°F29°F70°F 200513°F 194814%1%
Mar 1363°F29°F73°F 20266°F 200614%1%
Mar 1464°F29°F74°F 200716°F 195414%1%
Mar 1564°F30°F76°F 20139°F 200514%1%
Mar 1664°F30°F76°F 20176°F 200514%1%
Mar 1764°F30°F76°F 200712°F 200514%1%
Mar 1865°F30°F81°F 202616°F 200214%1%
Mar 1965°F31°F83°F 202614°F 195114%1%
Mar 2065°F31°F84°F 202618°F 201814%1%
Mar 2166°F31°F87°F 202613°F 194214%1%
Mar 2266°F31°F80°F 20264°F 195214%1%
Mar 2366°F31°F74°F 199812°F 195214%1%
Mar 2466°F32°F83°F 202612°F 201314%1%
Mar 2567°F32°F86°F 202616°F 195514%1%
Mar 2667°F32°F81°F 202610°F 195514%1%
Mar 2767°F32°F77°F 202512°F 195514%1%
Mar 2867°F32°F77°F 201512°F 195514%1%
Mar 2968°F33°F78°F 202613°F 194414%1%
Mar 3068°F33°F79°F 201020°F 200314%1%
Mar 3168°F33°F78°F 201218°F 202114%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cochiti, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291982 (Cochiti Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023049, 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.