Sierra County climate

Sierra County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elephant Butte Dam, 1.8 km from Sierra County

Average highs run from 65°F on March 1 to 74°F on March 31, and lows from 37°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.26 in over about 2 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 Sierra County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
0.26 in
Record high
93°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
12°FMar 3, 1965
Chance of a freeze
85%
Daylight
11 h 29 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
40%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
9.8 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 165°F37°F82°F 202618°F 19718%0%
Mar 265°F37°F86°F 202619°F 19658%0%
Mar 366°F37°F81°F 202612°F 19658%0%
Mar 466°F37°F82°F 197213°F 19658%0%
Mar 566°F38°F76°F 197216°F 19668%0%
Mar 667°F38°F80°F 197220°F 19778%0%
Mar 767°F38°F82°F 197218°F 19718%0%
Mar 867°F38°F81°F 196020°F 19698%0%
Mar 967°F39°F80°F 195425°F 19648%0%
Mar 1068°F39°F80°F 201727°F 19587%0%
Mar 1168°F39°F79°F 201122°F 19627%0%
Mar 1268°F39°F79°F 197223°F 19687%0%
Mar 1369°F40°F81°F 197221°F 19517%0%
Mar 1469°F40°F84°F 200720°F 19627%0%
Mar 1569°F40°F83°F 201316°F 19627%0%
Mar 1669°F40°F83°F 201721°F 19697%0%
Mar 1770°F40°F85°F 197425°F 19627%0%
Mar 1870°F41°F86°F 202627°F 19517%0%
Mar 1970°F41°F90°F 202621°F 19717%0%
Mar 2071°F41°F92°F 202623°F 19657%0%
Mar 2171°F42°F93°F 202624°F 19647%0%
Mar 2271°F42°F92°F 202621°F 19527%0%
Mar 2372°F42°F85°F 202625°F 19527%0%
Mar 2472°F42°F88°F 202626°F 20136%0%
Mar 2572°F43°F93°F 202627°F 19696%0%
Mar 2672°F43°F90°F 202623°F 19556%0%
Mar 2773°F43°F87°F 197121°F 19556%0%
Mar 2873°F43°F86°F 201521°F 19556%0%
Mar 2973°F44°F85°F 202623°F 19756%0%
Mar 3074°F44°F85°F 197425°F 20036%0%
Mar 3174°F44°F84°F 201130°F 19616%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sierra County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 6:06 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:58 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 USC00292848 (Elephant Butte Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093045, 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.