Peñasco climate

Peñasco Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Taos, 26.1 km from Peñasco

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 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 Peñasco, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
4.0 in
Record high
68°FMar 25, 2012
Record low
-20°FMar 7, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 25 min to 12 h 34 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
8.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 150°F23°F56°F 2022-6°F 199813%7%
Mar 251°F23°F60°F 2009-6°F 200713%7%
Mar 351°F23°F58°F 2016-19°F 200213%6%
Mar 451°F23°F59°F 2016-19°F 200213%6%
Mar 552°F24°F57°F 2006-6°F 201513%6%
Mar 652°F24°F61°F 2006-8°F 202213%6%
Mar 752°F24°F57°F 2021-20°F 200813%6%
Mar 853°F24°F58°F 2004-1°F 200813%5%
Mar 953°F24°F58°F 2017-5°F 202213%5%
Mar 1053°F24°F60°F 19960°F 200213%5%
Mar 1154°F25°F63°F 20163°F 202213%5%
Mar 1254°F25°F56°F 2002-3°F 201013%5%
Mar 1354°F25°F61°F 20020°F 202213%5%
Mar 1455°F25°F62°F 2017-5°F 200613%5%
Mar 1555°F25°F64°F 20177°F 202113%4%
Mar 1655°F25°F64°F 2017-15°F 200513%4%
Mar 1756°F26°F66°F 20075°F 200513%4%
Mar 1856°F26°F66°F 2017-6°F 202313%4%
Mar 1956°F26°F63°F 20173°F 202113%4%
Mar 2057°F26°F65°F 2017-1°F 201013%4%
Mar 2157°F26°F67°F 2004-11°F 201013%4%
Mar 2257°F26°F67°F 20041°F 202213%4%
Mar 2358°F26°F65°F 20120°F 201013%4%
Mar 2458°F27°F67°F 20121°F 201313%3%
Mar 2558°F27°F68°F 2012-1°F 202314%3%
Mar 2658°F27°F66°F 2022-6°F 201614%3%
Mar 2759°F27°F65°F 2004-5°F 202314%3%
Mar 2859°F27°F63°F 2012-1°F 201014%3%
Mar 2959°F27°F66°F 20152°F 200314%3%
Mar 3059°F28°F64°F 20122°F 200314%3%
Mar 3160°F28°F67°F 20128°F 200914%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Peñasco, 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 6:33 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298668 (Taos), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290407, 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.