McKinley County Weather in March
Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.51 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
- 53°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 1.51 in
- Snowfall
- 6.6 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- -10°FMar 1, 1997
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 25 min to 12 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- Humidity
- 50%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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 | 49°F | 18°F | 72°F 2026 | -10°F 1997 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 2 | 49°F | 19°F | 73°F 2009 | -3°F 2002 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 3 | 50°F | 19°F | 69°F 2016 | -9°F 2002 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 4 | 50°F | 19°F | 71°F 2000 | -3°F 2002 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 5 | 50°F | 19°F | 70°F 2002 | 1°F 2002 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 6 | 50°F | 20°F | 69°F 2013 | 3°F 2018 | 19% | 9% |
| Mar 7 | 51°F | 20°F | 70°F 2013 | 6°F 1984 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 8 | 51°F | 20°F | 72°F 1989 | 7°F 1988 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 9 | 51°F | 20°F | 78°F 1989 | 9°F 2002 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 10 | 52°F | 21°F | 79°F 1989 | 10°F 2025 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 11 | 52°F | 21°F | 73°F 1989 | -7°F 2022 | 18% | 8% |
| Mar 12 | 52°F | 21°F | 73°F 1989 | 7°F 1993 | 18% | 8% |
| Mar 13 | 52°F | 21°F | 73°F 2007 | -6°F 2006 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 14 | 53°F | 21°F | 76°F 2013 | 1°F 2006 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 15 | 53°F | 22°F | 80°F 2013 | 1°F 2005 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 16 | 53°F | 22°F | 74°F 2007 | 10°F 2005 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 17 | 53°F | 22°F | 77°F 2007 | 5°F 1980 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 18 | 54°F | 22°F | 79°F 2026 | 6°F 1988 | 17% | 7% |
| Mar 19 | 54°F | 22°F | 85°F 2026 | 7°F 2000 | 17% | 6% |
| Mar 20 | 54°F | 23°F | 85°F 2026 | 5°F 2025 | 17% | 6% |
| Mar 21 | 54°F | 23°F | 87°F 2026 | 10°F 1976 | 16% | 6% |
| Mar 22 | 54°F | 23°F | 80°F 2026 | 13°F 1976 | 16% | 6% |
| Mar 23 | 55°F | 23°F | 81°F 2026 | 13°F 1993 | 16% | 5% |
| Mar 24 | 55°F | 23°F | 83°F 2026 | 10°F 2013 | 16% | 5% |
| Mar 25 | 55°F | 23°F | 86°F 2026 | 14°F 2010 | 16% | 5% |
| Mar 26 | 55°F | 24°F | 78°F 2026 | 11°F 1995 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 27 | 56°F | 24°F | 78°F 2026 | 9°F 1994 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 28 | 56°F | 24°F | 76°F 2015 | 5°F 1975 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 29 | 56°F | 24°F | 77°F 2026 | 6°F 1988 | 15% | 4% |
| Mar 30 | 56°F | 24°F | 76°F 2026 | 7°F 1987 | 15% | 4% |
| Mar 31 | 56°F | 24°F | 75°F 2012 | 8°F 1995 | 15% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295560 (Mcgaffey 5 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023081, 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.