Estes Park weather in March: Estes Park, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Estes Park in March has a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 21°F, a daily mean of 33°F, rising from 40°F on the 1st to 49°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal March, 1.58 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of −6°C, 40 mm of precipitation and 48 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationEstes Park (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00052761
- Location40.35°N 105.52°W
- Elevation7,812 ft (2,381 m)
- Population5,795
- Jan 37° 16°
- Feb 38° 16°
- Mar 45° 21°
- Apr 52° 26°
- May 61° 35°
- Jun 74° 43°
- Jul 80° 48°
- Aug 78° 46°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 57° 30°
- Nov 44° 24°
- Dec 36° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Estes Park in March?
The normal high is 45°F and the normal low 21°F, for a daily mean of 33.1°F. March is 6.5°F warmer than February and 5.7°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Estes Park and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 40°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 30°F and 36°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 40°F | 18°F | 30% | 11% |
| March 8 | 43°F | 19°F | 29% | 12% |
| March 15 | 45°F | 21°F | 29% | 13% |
| March 22 | 47°F | 23°F | 29% | 14% |
| March 31 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 15% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 40°F | 18°F | 30% | 11% | 11 h 10 min |
| March 2 | 41°F | 18°F | 30% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 41°F | 18°F | 30% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 41°F | 18°F | 29% | 12% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 42°F | 19°F | 29% | 12% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 42°F | 19°F | 29% | 12% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 42°F | 19°F | 29% | 12% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 43°F | 19°F | 29% | 12% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 43°F | 20°F | 29% | 12% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 43°F | 20°F | 29% | 12% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 44°F | 20°F | 29% | 13% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 44°F | 20°F | 29% | 13% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 44°F | 21°F | 29% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 45°F | 21°F | 29% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 45°F | 21°F | 29% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 45°F | 22°F | 29% | 13% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 17 | 46°F | 22°F | 29% | 13% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 46°F | 22°F | 29% | 13% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 46°F | 22°F | 29% | 13% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 47°F | 22°F | 29% | 13% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 47°F | 23°F | 29% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 47°F | 23°F | 29% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 47°F | 23°F | 30% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 48°F | 23°F | 30% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 48°F | 23°F | 30% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 48°F | 23°F | 30% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 48°F | 24°F | 30% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 48°F | 24°F | 30% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 15% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 15% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 15% | 12 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 45°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 21°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 1.58 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 18.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 11 h 10 min to 12 h 40 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00052761; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Estes Park in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around March 31 (31%). In all, 1.58 in falls on 9 days of a normal March.
In a normal March in Estes Park, 27 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 18.8 inches.
Snow falls on 10 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 17 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00052761.
How does March in Estes Park compare across Colorado?
Across the 125 places PlainClimate covers in Colorado, March normal highs run from 37°F in Leadville to 63°F in Rocky Ford; Estes Park's is 45°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.