Clifton climate

Clifton Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitney Dam, 21 km from Clifton

Average highs run from 64°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 42°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 in over about 8 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 Clifton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Record high
100°FMar 28, 1971
Record low
15°FMar 3, 1943
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
11.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 164°F42°F86°F 200621°F 198026%
Mar 264°F42°F84°F 197617°F 198026%
Mar 364°F42°F87°F 202615°F 194326%
Mar 465°F42°F87°F 197623°F 200226%
Mar 565°F43°F97°F 199120°F 201926%
Mar 665°F43°F91°F 199120°F 201526%
Mar 765°F43°F89°F 195121°F 198926%
Mar 866°F44°F88°F 195123°F 199626%
Mar 966°F44°F88°F 199316°F 199626%
Mar 1066°F44°F94°F 195420°F 194826%
Mar 1167°F44°F93°F 195515°F 194826%
Mar 1267°F45°F88°F 195517°F 194826%
Mar 1367°F45°F92°F 197123°F 194826%
Mar 1468°F45°F95°F 196726°F 195026%
Mar 1568°F45°F92°F 202629°F 195426%
Mar 1668°F46°F86°F 201828°F 202626%
Mar 1769°F46°F88°F 197226°F 202626%
Mar 1869°F46°F87°F 198226°F 198026%
Mar 1969°F46°F87°F 195226°F 202326%
Mar 2070°F47°F89°F 202622°F 196526%
Mar 2170°F47°F91°F 202625°F 199626%
Mar 2270°F47°F92°F 202630°F 195526%
Mar 2371°F47°F88°F 202530°F 196826%
Mar 2471°F48°F88°F 202030°F 196626%
Mar 2571°F48°F91°F 202529°F 195526%
Mar 2672°F48°F94°F 201122°F 201326%
Mar 2772°F48°F93°F 195627°F 195526%
Mar 2872°F48°F100°F 197126°F 195526%
Mar 2973°F49°F91°F 194630°F 198726%
Mar 3073°F49°F96°F 194629°F 200326%
Mar 3173°F49°F93°F 194630°F 198726%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clifton, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 7:49 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419715 (Whitney Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013959, 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.