Placitas climate

Placitas Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Placitas 4W, 4.8 km from Placitas

Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 67°F on March 31, and lows from 30°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.72 in over about 3 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 Placitas, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
0.72 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
91°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
8°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 156°F30°F79°F 202617°F 197111%3%
Mar 257°F30°F80°F 202614°F 193911%3%
Mar 357°F30°F77°F 197213°F 197111%3%
Mar 457°F30°F77°F 197210°F 196611%3%
Mar 557°F30°F72°F 19569°F 196611%3%
Mar 658°F30°F78°F 197212°F 193911%3%
Mar 758°F31°F79°F 197210°F 197111%3%
Mar 859°F31°F76°F 197918°F 196111%3%
Mar 959°F31°F80°F 198915°F 196411%3%
Mar 1059°F31°F82°F 198915°F 194811%3%
Mar 1160°F31°F84°F 19898°F 194811%3%
Mar 1260°F32°F82°F 198913°F 196211%3%
Mar 1360°F32°F79°F 200216°F 199311%3%
Mar 1461°F32°F81°F 202619°F 198811%3%
Mar 1561°F32°F77°F 200711°F 196211%3%
Mar 1661°F33°F78°F 201118°F 200511%3%
Mar 1762°F33°F80°F 197423°F 198011%3%
Mar 1862°F33°F85°F 202619°F 193411%3%
Mar 1963°F33°F88°F 202619°F 197710%3%
Mar 2063°F33°F89°F 202620°F 193710%3%
Mar 2163°F34°F91°F 202621°F 197610%3%
Mar 2264°F34°F86°F 202618°F 195210%3%
Mar 2364°F34°F78°F 197118°F 195210%3%
Mar 2465°F34°F88°F 202621°F 193610%3%
Mar 2565°F35°F90°F 202620°F 193610%3%
Mar 2665°F35°F87°F 202616°F 193610%3%
Mar 2766°F35°F84°F 197116°F 193610%3%
Mar 2866°F35°F81°F 201525°F 193110%3%
Mar 2966°F36°F81°F 194318°F 198710%2%
Mar 3067°F36°F82°F 197415°F 198710%2%
Mar 3167°F36°F81°F 194620°F 193810%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Placitas, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • 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 6:54 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00296911 (Placitas 4W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023050, 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.