Rio Arriba County climate

Rio Arriba County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for El Vado Dam, 9.8 km from Rio Arriba County

Average highs run from 47°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 6 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 Rio Arriba County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
0.80 in
Snowfall
2.2 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
53%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 147°F18°F69°F 20261°F 192921%9%
Mar 248°F18°F68°F 20262°F 200221%9%
Mar 348°F19°F64°F 20090°F 200220%9%
Mar 448°F19°F65°F 20162°F 196520%9%
Mar 549°F19°F65°F 19861°F 194820%9%
Mar 649°F19°F68°F 19343°F 193920%9%
Mar 749°F19°F65°F 19723°F 193120%9%
Mar 850°F19°F67°F 198910°F 196919%8%
Mar 950°F20°F72°F 19899°F 192419%8%
Mar 1050°F20°F71°F 19899°F 195819%8%
Mar 1151°F20°F73°F 1989-3°F 194819%8%
Mar 1251°F20°F70°F 19897°F 193219%8%
Mar 1351°F20°F69°F 20266°F 196219%8%
Mar 1452°F20°F70°F 20268°F 196218%8%
Mar 1552°F21°F71°F 201310°F 196918%7%
Mar 1652°F21°F73°F 20156°F 200518%7%
Mar 1753°F21°F71°F 200711°F 194218%7%
Mar 1853°F21°F77°F 20269°F 198818%7%
Mar 1953°F21°F78°F 20266°F 192818%7%
Mar 2054°F21°F80°F 20268°F 196518%7%
Mar 2154°F21°F83°F 202612°F 194218%6%
Mar 2254°F21°F78°F 202611°F 192318%6%
Mar 2354°F22°F70°F 19866°F 195218%6%
Mar 2455°F22°F80°F 202612°F 193218%6%
Mar 2555°F22°F83°F 202612°F 191919%6%
Mar 2655°F22°F78°F 20266°F 195519%6%
Mar 2755°F22°F73°F 20227°F 193119%6%
Mar 2856°F22°F72°F 20153°F 193119%6%
Mar 2956°F22°F74°F 202611°F 198719%6%
Mar 3056°F22°F73°F 20264°F 192619%6%
Mar 3156°F23°F74°F 201210°F 192419%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rio Arriba County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 6:02 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292837 (El Vado Dam), 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.