El Rito Weather in March
Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31, and lows from 24°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 5 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
- 54°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 0.71 in
- Snowfall
- 3.6 in
- Record high
- 83°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- -3°FMar 11, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 25 min to 12 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 59%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 8.9 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 | 50°F | 24°F | 69°F 2026 | 1°F 1929 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 2 | 50°F | 24°F | 68°F 2026 | 2°F 2002 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 3 | 50°F | 24°F | 64°F 2009 | 0°F 2002 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 4 | 51°F | 24°F | 65°F 2016 | 2°F 1965 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 5 | 51°F | 24°F | 65°F 1986 | 1°F 1948 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 6 | 51°F | 25°F | 68°F 1934 | 3°F 1939 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 7 | 52°F | 25°F | 65°F 1972 | 3°F 1931 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 8 | 52°F | 25°F | 67°F 1989 | 10°F 1969 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 9 | 52°F | 25°F | 72°F 1989 | 9°F 1924 | 15% | 6% |
| Mar 10 | 53°F | 25°F | 71°F 1989 | 9°F 1958 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 11 | 53°F | 26°F | 73°F 1989 | -3°F 1948 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 12 | 53°F | 26°F | 70°F 1989 | 7°F 1932 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 13 | 54°F | 26°F | 69°F 2026 | 6°F 1962 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 14 | 54°F | 26°F | 70°F 2026 | 8°F 1962 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 15 | 54°F | 26°F | 71°F 2013 | 10°F 1969 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 16 | 55°F | 26°F | 73°F 2015 | 6°F 2005 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 17 | 55°F | 26°F | 71°F 2007 | 11°F 1942 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 18 | 55°F | 27°F | 77°F 2026 | 9°F 1988 | 15% | 4% |
| Mar 19 | 56°F | 27°F | 78°F 2026 | 6°F 1928 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 20 | 56°F | 27°F | 80°F 2026 | 8°F 1965 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 21 | 56°F | 27°F | 83°F 2026 | 12°F 1942 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 22 | 56°F | 27°F | 78°F 2026 | 11°F 1923 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 23 | 57°F | 27°F | 70°F 1986 | 6°F 1952 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 24 | 57°F | 27°F | 80°F 2026 | 12°F 1932 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 25 | 57°F | 28°F | 83°F 2026 | 12°F 1919 | 14% | 3% |
| Mar 26 | 58°F | 28°F | 78°F 2026 | 6°F 1955 | 14% | 3% |
| Mar 27 | 58°F | 28°F | 73°F 2022 | 7°F 1931 | 14% | 3% |
| Mar 28 | 58°F | 28°F | 72°F 2015 | 3°F 1931 | 14% | 3% |
| Mar 29 | 58°F | 28°F | 74°F 2026 | 11°F 1987 | 14% | 3% |
| Mar 30 | 59°F | 28°F | 73°F 2026 | 4°F 1926 | 14% | 3% |
| Mar 31 | 59°F | 28°F | 74°F 2012 | 10°F 1924 | 14% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292820 (El Rito), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295084, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.