Salida weather in March: Salida, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Salida in March has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 21°F, a daily mean of 38°F, rising from 49°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal March, 0.69 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of −6°C, 18 mm of precipitation and 17 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationSalida
- Station IDUSC00057370
- Location38.53°N 106.02°W
- Elevation7,160 ft (2,182 m)
- Population6,007
- Jan 43° 12°
- Feb 46° 15°
- Mar 54° 21°
- Apr 60° 28°
- May 70° 35°
- Jun 82° 43°
- Jul 86° 49°
- Aug 83° 47°
- Sep 77° 39°
- Oct 65° 29°
- Nov 53° 20°
- Dec 43° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salida in March?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 21°F, for a daily mean of 37.5°F. March is 7.4°F warmer than February and 6.5°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Salida and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 49°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 34°F and 41°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 15%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 49°F | 18°F | 10% | 5% |
| March 8 | 52°F | 19°F | 11% | 6% |
| March 15 | 54°F | 21°F | 13% | 7% |
| March 22 | 56°F | 22°F | 14% | 8% |
| March 31 | 58°F | 24°F | 15% | 10% |
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 | 18°F | 10% | 5% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 50°F | 18°F | 10% | 5% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 50°F | 18°F | 10% | 5% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 50°F | 18°F | 11% | 6% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 51°F | 19°F | 11% | 6% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 51°F | 19°F | 11% | 6% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 51°F | 19°F | 11% | 6% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 52°F | 19°F | 11% | 6% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 52°F | 19°F | 11% | 6% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 52°F | 20°F | 12% | 6% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 53°F | 20°F | 12% | 6% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 53°F | 20°F | 12% | 7% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 53°F | 20°F | 12% | 7% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 54°F | 21°F | 12% | 7% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 54°F | 21°F | 13% | 7% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 54°F | 21°F | 13% | 7% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 55°F | 21°F | 13% | 8% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 55°F | 22°F | 13% | 8% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 55°F | 22°F | 13% | 8% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 56°F | 22°F | 13% | 8% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 56°F | 22°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 56°F | 22°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 56°F | 23°F | 14% | 9% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 57°F | 23°F | 14% | 9% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 57°F | 23°F | 14% | 9% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 57°F | 23°F | 14% | 9% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 57°F | 24°F | 14% | 9% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 57°F | 24°F | 15% | 9% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 57°F | 24°F | 15% | 9% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 58°F | 24°F | 15% | 10% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 58°F | 24°F | 15% | 10% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 54°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 21°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 0.69 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 6.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00057370; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salida in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 13% on average, highest around March 31 (15%). In all, 0.69 in falls on 4 days of a normal March.
In a normal March in Salida, 28 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 6.5 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal March.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00057370.
What are the records for March in Salida?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 77°F, on March 11, 1900; the coldest is −20°F, on March 11, 1948. The wettest March brought 3.20 in (1944); the snowiest, 37.5 inches (1944).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00057370. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Salida 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; Salida's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.