Saxton climate

Saxton Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Altoona Blair CO AP, 11.1 km from Saxton

Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.01 in over about 12 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 Saxton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
3.01 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
85°FMar 30, 1998
Record low
1°FMar 2, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
6.3 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 142°F26°F72°F 19722°F 198036%6%
Mar 243°F26°F72°F 19911°F 198037%5%
Mar 343°F26°F63°F 19742°F 200337%5%
Mar 443°F26°F74°F 19746°F 201437%5%
Mar 544°F27°F70°F 19768°F 197837%5%
Mar 644°F27°F69°F 20222°F 201537%5%
Mar 744°F27°F73°F 19745°F 198637%4%
Mar 845°F27°F77°F 20003°F 198637%4%
Mar 945°F28°F76°F 20167°F 198438%4%
Mar 1045°F28°F78°F 20262°F 198438%4%
Mar 1146°F28°F74°F 197710°F 198438%4%
Mar 1246°F29°F78°F 19906°F 198438%4%
Mar 1346°F29°F77°F 19908°F 201438%3%
Mar 1447°F29°F80°F 19905°F 199838%3%
Mar 1547°F29°F80°F 199013°F 197939%3%
Mar 1648°F30°F74°F 20129°F 199239%3%
Mar 1748°F30°F76°F 201213°F 196739%3%
Mar 1848°F30°F74°F 19666°F 199339%3%
Mar 1949°F31°F70°F 19863°F 196739%3%
Mar 2049°F31°F75°F 197611°F 194939%2%
Mar 2150°F31°F72°F 19527°F 196540%2%
Mar 2250°F32°F83°F 202610°F 196540%2%
Mar 2350°F32°F81°F 201215°F 201740%2%
Mar 2451°F32°F74°F 198815°F 201440%2%
Mar 2551°F33°F75°F 196312°F 197440%2%
Mar 2652°F33°F79°F 199814°F 200140%2%
Mar 2752°F33°F81°F 199815°F 198240%1%
Mar 2853°F33°F83°F 199813°F 198241%1%
Mar 2953°F34°F79°F 197714°F 201541%1%
Mar 3054°F34°F85°F 199812°F 197041%1%
Mar 3154°F34°F85°F 199816°F 196441%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saxton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014736 (Altoona Blair CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014736, 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.