Fossil climate

Fossil Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fossil, 0.1 km from Fossil

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.51 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 Fossil, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.51 in
Snowfall
2.0 in
Record high
81°FMar 27, 2025
Record low
3°FMar 13, 1906
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 11 min to 12 h 45 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
29°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 149°F26°F70°F 19259°F 191117%8%
Mar 250°F26°F72°F 19946°F 191717%8%
Mar 350°F26°F67°F 196810°F 198917%8%
Mar 450°F26°F77°F 196814°F 196017%8%
Mar 550°F26°F70°F 19726°F 201917%8%
Mar 651°F27°F71°F 197914°F 194318%8%
Mar 751°F27°F70°F 190619°F 200918%7%
Mar 851°F27°F72°F 200421°F 197418%7%
Mar 951°F27°F71°F 200515°F 194818%7%
Mar 1051°F27°F73°F 195312°F 194818%7%
Mar 1152°F27°F75°F 201513°F 194818%7%
Mar 1252°F27°F74°F 200710°F 190618%7%
Mar 1352°F27°F70°F 19353°F 190618%7%
Mar 1452°F28°F72°F 19346°F 190618%7%
Mar 1552°F28°F70°F 19344°F 190618%6%
Mar 1652°F28°F73°F 19724°F 190618%6%
Mar 1753°F28°F74°F 19783°F 190618%6%
Mar 1853°F28°F73°F 200713°F 196518%6%
Mar 1953°F28°F72°F 202416°F 196518%6%
Mar 2053°F28°F78°F 20267°F 191319%6%
Mar 2153°F29°F72°F 194718°F 191319%6%
Mar 2253°F29°F73°F 191112°F 189819%6%
Mar 2353°F29°F75°F 196021°F 189819%6%
Mar 2454°F29°F74°F 193913°F 196519%5%
Mar 2554°F29°F76°F 193910°F 191319%5%
Mar 2654°F29°F78°F 196019°F 191319%5%
Mar 2754°F29°F81°F 202511°F 194419%5%
Mar 2854°F29°F74°F 201518°F 197519%5%
Mar 2954°F29°F79°F 200413°F 195419%5%
Mar 3054°F30°F75°F 191118°F 195419%5%
Mar 3155°F30°F80°F 200323°F 193619%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fossil, 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 (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:43 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 USC00353038 (Fossil), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00353827, 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.