Rio Arriba County Weather in March
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 47°F | 18°F | 69°F 2026 | 1°F 1929 | 21% | 9% |
| Mar 2 | 48°F | 18°F | 68°F 2026 | 2°F 2002 | 21% | 9% |
| Mar 3 | 48°F | 19°F | 64°F 2009 | 0°F 2002 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 4 | 48°F | 19°F | 65°F 2016 | 2°F 1965 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 5 | 49°F | 19°F | 65°F 1986 | 1°F 1948 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 6 | 49°F | 19°F | 68°F 1934 | 3°F 1939 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 7 | 49°F | 19°F | 65°F 1972 | 3°F 1931 | 20% | 9% |
| Mar 8 | 50°F | 19°F | 67°F 1989 | 10°F 1969 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 9 | 50°F | 20°F | 72°F 1989 | 9°F 1924 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 10 | 50°F | 20°F | 71°F 1989 | 9°F 1958 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 11 | 51°F | 20°F | 73°F 1989 | -3°F 1948 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 12 | 51°F | 20°F | 70°F 1989 | 7°F 1932 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 13 | 51°F | 20°F | 69°F 2026 | 6°F 1962 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 14 | 52°F | 20°F | 70°F 2026 | 8°F 1962 | 18% | 8% |
| Mar 15 | 52°F | 21°F | 71°F 2013 | 10°F 1969 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 16 | 52°F | 21°F | 73°F 2015 | 6°F 2005 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 17 | 53°F | 21°F | 71°F 2007 | 11°F 1942 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 18 | 53°F | 21°F | 77°F 2026 | 9°F 1988 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 19 | 53°F | 21°F | 78°F 2026 | 6°F 1928 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 20 | 54°F | 21°F | 80°F 2026 | 8°F 1965 | 18% | 7% |
| Mar 21 | 54°F | 21°F | 83°F 2026 | 12°F 1942 | 18% | 6% |
| Mar 22 | 54°F | 21°F | 78°F 2026 | 11°F 1923 | 18% | 6% |
| Mar 23 | 54°F | 22°F | 70°F 1986 | 6°F 1952 | 18% | 6% |
| Mar 24 | 55°F | 22°F | 80°F 2026 | 12°F 1932 | 18% | 6% |
| Mar 25 | 55°F | 22°F | 83°F 2026 | 12°F 1919 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 26 | 55°F | 22°F | 78°F 2026 | 6°F 1955 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 27 | 55°F | 22°F | 73°F 2022 | 7°F 1931 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 28 | 56°F | 22°F | 72°F 2015 | 3°F 1931 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 29 | 56°F | 22°F | 74°F 2026 | 11°F 1987 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 30 | 56°F | 22°F | 73°F 2026 | 4°F 1926 | 19% | 6% |
| Mar 31 | 56°F | 23°F | 74°F 2012 | 10°F 1924 | 19% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.