Sandy climate

Sandy Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cottonwood Weir, 9 km from Sandy

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.66 in over about 9 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 Sandy, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
2.66 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
84°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
2°FMar 4, 1966
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
6.9 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°F31°F67°F 196713°F 196028%10%
Mar 250°F31°F67°F 20253°F 197128%10%
Mar 350°F32°F71°F 20225°F 195228%9%
Mar 450°F32°F69°F 19872°F 196628%9%
Mar 551°F32°F68°F 19725°F 196628%9%
Mar 651°F32°F70°F 202010°F 196428%9%
Mar 751°F33°F66°F 19865°F 196428%8%
Mar 852°F33°F70°F 20217°F 196428%8%
Mar 952°F33°F76°F 198915°F 200228%8%
Mar 1052°F33°F75°F 198913°F 196428%8%
Mar 1153°F34°F71°F 199714°F 194828%7%
Mar 1253°F34°F70°F 202612°F 199028%7%
Mar 1353°F34°F73°F 20039°F 196229%7%
Mar 1454°F34°F74°F 201311°F 196229%7%
Mar 1554°F34°F76°F 201715°F 196229%7%
Mar 1654°F35°F74°F 201510°F 196329%7%
Mar 1755°F35°F74°F 200719°F 195529%6%
Mar 1855°F35°F79°F 201712°F 196529%6%
Mar 1955°F35°F81°F 202610°F 196529%6%
Mar 2055°F35°F80°F 202617°F 196529%6%
Mar 2156°F35°F84°F 202614°F 194830%6%
Mar 2256°F35°F75°F 197217°F 196630%6%
Mar 2356°F36°F74°F 200419°F 195230%6%
Mar 2456°F36°F81°F 202618°F 196530%6%
Mar 2556°F36°F83°F 202614°F 196530%6%
Mar 2657°F36°F79°F 202219°F 195531%6%
Mar 2757°F36°F79°F 202219°F 197531%5%
Mar 2857°F36°F75°F 198618°F 195631%5%
Mar 2957°F36°F76°F 202617°F 197531%5%
Mar 3057°F36°F76°F 200413°F 197731%5%
Mar 3158°F37°F80°F 201219°F 197031%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sandy, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00421759 (Cottonwood Weir), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024127, 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.