Lakewood weather in March: Lakewood, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Lakewood in March has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 41°F, rising from 49°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal March, 1.33 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of −2°C, 34 mm of precipitation and 23 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationLakewood
- Station IDUSC00054762
- Location39.75°N 105.12°W
- Elevation5,640 ft (1,719 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population156,868
- Jan 45° 21°
- Feb 45° 22°
- Mar 53° 29°
- Apr 59° 35°
- May 68° 44°
- Jun 80° 54°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 84° 58°
- Sep 76° 49°
- Oct 63° 37°
- Nov 52° 28°
- Dec 45° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lakewood in March?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 41.0°F. March is 7.5°F warmer than February and 6.2°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Lakewood and the 7th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 49°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 38°F and 44°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 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 49°F | 24°F | 16% | 10% |
| March 8 | 51°F | 26°F | 17% | 10% |
| March 15 | 54°F | 29°F | 18% | 11% |
| March 22 | 55°F | 31°F | 19% | 12% |
| March 31 | 57°F | 32°F | 21% | 14% |
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 | 49°F | 24°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 49°F | 24°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 49°F | 25°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 50°F | 25°F | 16% | 10% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 50°F | 25°F | 17% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 50°F | 26°F | 17% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 51°F | 26°F | 17% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 51°F | 26°F | 17% | 10% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 51°F | 27°F | 17% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 52°F | 27°F | 17% | 10% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 52°F | 27°F | 17% | 11% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 53°F | 28°F | 17% | 11% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 53°F | 28°F | 17% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 53°F | 28°F | 17% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 54°F | 29°F | 18% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 54°F | 29°F | 18% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 54°F | 29°F | 18% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 54°F | 29°F | 18% | 12% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 55°F | 30°F | 18% | 12% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 55°F | 30°F | 18% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 55°F | 30°F | 19% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 55°F | 31°F | 19% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 56°F | 31°F | 19% | 12% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 56°F | 31°F | 19% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 56°F | 31°F | 19% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 56°F | 31°F | 20% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 56°F | 32°F | 20% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 57°F | 32°F | 20% | 13% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 57°F | 32°F | 20% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 57°F | 32°F | 21% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 57°F | 32°F | 21% | 14% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 29°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 1.33 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00054762; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lakewood in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 18% on average, highest around March 31 (21%). In all, 1.33 in falls on 6 days of a normal March.
In a normal March in Lakewood, 22 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.2 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 6 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00054762.
What are the records for March in Lakewood?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1962) is 84°F, on March 28, 1963; the coldest is −11°F, on March 19, 1965. The wettest March brought 4.05 in (1983); the snowiest, 41.7 inches (2003).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 41.0°F: 2021 40.5°F (−0.5), 2022 40.1°F (−0.9), 2023 35.6°F (−5.4), 2024 40.6°F (−0.4), 2025 46.5°F (+5.5). 1 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.5°F | −0.5°F | 3.04 in |
| 2022 | 40.1°F | −0.9°F | 1.11 in |
| 2023 | 35.6°F | −5.4°F | 0.77 in |
| 2024 | 40.6°F | −0.4°F | 3.85 in |
| 2025 | 46.5°F | +5.5°F | 1.49 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00054762; recent months: ACIS, station USC00054762. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Lakewood 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; Lakewood's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.