Basin Weather in March
Average highs run from 46°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 in over about 3 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 54°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 0.31 in
- Snowfall
- 2.3 in
- Record high
- 85°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- -24°FMar 4, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 57%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 8.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 46°F | 21°F | 67°F 2008 | -4°F 2001 | 11% | 7% |
| Mar 2 | 47°F | 21°F | 66°F 2022 | -5°F 2002 | 11% | 7% |
| Mar 3 | 48°F | 22°F | 67°F 2022 | -16°F 2019 | 11% | 7% |
| Mar 4 | 48°F | 22°F | 67°F 2000 | -24°F 2019 | 11% | 7% |
| Mar 5 | 49°F | 23°F | 69°F 2016 | -17°F 2019 | 11% | 7% |
| Mar 6 | 49°F | 23°F | 70°F 2016 | 6°F 1999 | 11% | 7% |
| Mar 7 | 50°F | 24°F | 64°F 2020 | 2°F 2023 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 8 | 51°F | 24°F | 67°F 2026 | -7°F 2002 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 9 | 51°F | 25°F | 66°F 2004 | -12°F 2002 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 10 | 52°F | 25°F | 67°F 2016 | -6°F 2022 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 11 | 52°F | 26°F | 68°F 2016 | -5°F 2009 | 11% | 6% |
| Mar 12 | 53°F | 26°F | 69°F 2016 | 4°F 2009 | 10% | 5% |
| Mar 13 | 53°F | 27°F | 72°F 2007 | 7°F 2006 | 10% | 5% |
| Mar 14 | 54°F | 27°F | 69°F 1999 | 11°F 2006 | 10% | 5% |
| Mar 15 | 54°F | 27°F | 73°F 2015 | 10°F 2026 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 16 | 55°F | 28°F | 73°F 2012 | 14°F 2006 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 17 | 55°F | 28°F | 72°F 2007 | 16°F 2016 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 18 | 56°F | 29°F | 76°F 2026 | 11°F 2002 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 19 | 56°F | 29°F | 83°F 2026 | 8°F 2016 | 11% | 5% |
| Mar 20 | 56°F | 29°F | 84°F 2026 | 5°F 2002 | 11% | 4% |
| Mar 21 | 57°F | 30°F | 85°F 2026 | 5°F 2002 | 11% | 4% |
| Mar 22 | 57°F | 30°F | 71°F 2004 | 16°F 2000 | 11% | 4% |
| Mar 23 | 58°F | 30°F | 79°F 2012 | 16°F 2008 | 11% | 4% |
| Mar 24 | 58°F | 31°F | 74°F 2026 | 17°F 2013 | 11% | 4% |
| Mar 25 | 58°F | 31°F | 76°F 2026 | 8°F 2024 | 11% | 4% |
| Mar 26 | 59°F | 31°F | 74°F 2004 | 14°F 2009 | 11% | 4% |
| Mar 27 | 59°F | 32°F | 80°F 2025 | 11°F 2009 | 12% | 4% |
| Mar 28 | 59°F | 32°F | 80°F 2015 | 15°F 2008 | 12% | 3% |
| Mar 29 | 59°F | 32°F | 76°F 2026 | 20°F 1999 | 12% | 3% |
| Mar 30 | 60°F | 33°F | 77°F 2004 | 18°F 2008 | 12% | 3% |
| Mar 31 | 60°F | 33°F | 81°F 2012 | 16°F 2021 | 12% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00480540 (Basin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024048, 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.