Thoreau climate

Thoreau Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thoreau 12 Se, 13.4 km from Thoreau

Average highs run from 55°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.59 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 Thoreau, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
0.59 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
83°FMar 18, 2007
Record low
-3°FMar 3, 1971
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 26 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
11.2 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 155°F21°F76°F 20096°F 200214%9%
Mar 255°F21°F79°F 20080°F 200213%9%
Mar 355°F21°F82°F 2009-3°F 197113%9%
Mar 456°F21°F76°F 20162°F 196413%9%
Mar 556°F21°F78°F 20164°F 196613%9%
Mar 656°F21°F75°F 19721°F 196713%9%
Mar 757°F21°F76°F 20074°F 195913%9%
Mar 857°F22°F76°F 19898°F 195513%8%
Mar 957°F22°F80°F 19899°F 195913%8%
Mar 1058°F22°F81°F 198911°F 197113%8%
Mar 1158°F22°F79°F 20149°F 197413%8%
Mar 1258°F22°F78°F 19897°F 195913%8%
Mar 1359°F22°F78°F 20075°F 199413%8%
Mar 1459°F22°F79°F 2007-2°F 196213%8%
Mar 1559°F22°F80°F 20075°F 196213%8%
Mar 1660°F22°F82°F 20179°F 195913%8%
Mar 1760°F22°F81°F 200710°F 196012%7%
Mar 1860°F23°F83°F 20079°F 198812%7%
Mar 1960°F23°F81°F 20178°F 197112%7%
Mar 2061°F23°F82°F 19977°F 196512%7%
Mar 2161°F23°F82°F 19977°F 195512%7%
Mar 2261°F23°F80°F 19975°F 195512%6%
Mar 2362°F23°F78°F 20178°F 196612%6%
Mar 2462°F24°F78°F 199811°F 201012%6%
Mar 2562°F24°F78°F 200411°F 196912%6%
Mar 2662°F24°F82°F 197112°F 197012%6%
Mar 2763°F24°F77°F 198810°F 201611%6%
Mar 2863°F24°F78°F 20157°F 199411%5%
Mar 2963°F25°F82°F 20158°F 197211%5%
Mar 3063°F25°F77°F 19715°F 198711%5%
Mar 3164°F25°F79°F 201212°F 197611%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thoreau, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298834 (Thoreau 12 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00293682, 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.