Ruidoso Downs climate

Ruidoso Downs Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ruidoso, 6.8 km from Ruidoso Downs

Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.88 in over about 5 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 Ruidoso Downs, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
0.88 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
88°FMar 17, 1921
Record low
-2°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
10.5 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 153°F25°F71°F 20083°F 192216%7%
Mar 254°F25°F78°F 19216°F 192216%7%
Mar 354°F25°F73°F 2009-2°F 200216%7%
Mar 454°F25°F71°F 2009-2°F 200216%6%
Mar 554°F26°F71°F 20128°F 193216%6%
Mar 655°F26°F73°F 20063°F 198416%6%
Mar 755°F26°F72°F 19218°F 193116%6%
Mar 855°F26°F76°F 198513°F 193516%6%
Mar 955°F26°F76°F 19898°F 199416%6%
Mar 1056°F26°F77°F 198912°F 192415%6%
Mar 1156°F26°F79°F 198914°F 193115%6%
Mar 1256°F26°F79°F 198914°F 193215%5%
Mar 1357°F27°F75°F 20026°F 194015%5%
Mar 1457°F27°F80°F 19215°F 198815%5%
Mar 1557°F27°F75°F 20139°F 194015%5%
Mar 1658°F27°F80°F 192112°F 192315%5%
Mar 1758°F27°F88°F 192114°F 193115%5%
Mar 1858°F27°F84°F 19217°F 198015%5%
Mar 1958°F27°F88°F 192111°F 192315%4%
Mar 2059°F28°F77°F 19346°F 194215%4%
Mar 2159°F28°F75°F 199510°F 194215%4%
Mar 2259°F28°F78°F 193416°F 192314%4%
Mar 2360°F28°F75°F 192115°F 193214%4%
Mar 2460°F28°F76°F 19989°F 201314%4%
Mar 2560°F28°F86°F 19216°F 193714%4%
Mar 2660°F28°F73°F 201210°F 194214%4%
Mar 2761°F29°F76°F 19868°F 193014%4%
Mar 2861°F29°F76°F 20124°F 199414%3%
Mar 2961°F29°F75°F 193311°F 198714%3%
Mar 3062°F29°F76°F 19332°F 198714%3%
Mar 3162°F29°F79°F 201215°F 192814%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ruidoso Downs, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00297649 (Ruidoso), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.