Cheyenne weather in March

In March, Cheyenne sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 27°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 51°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cheyenne's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheyenne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
49°
8th warmest
Overnight low
27°
5th coldest
Precipitation
1.4 in
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:19 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
11 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Cheyenne is capital city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and seat of Laramie County.

Density
1,021/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 51°F by the end.

A typical March day in Cheyenne reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 27°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°F and 64°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°F warmer than February and about 6°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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24423
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315229

How March really feels in Cheyenne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
6 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cheyenne weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan38° / 21°0.53.93.89.40.0
Feb40° / 21°0.74.84.810.40.1
Mar49° / 27°1.46.65.111.72.1
Apr55° / 32°2.4105.413.13.4
May64° / 42°3.012.31.514.35.3
Jun76° / 51°2.110.2014.96.8
Jul83° / 57°1.69.3014.76.3
Aug81° / 56°1.58.2013.66.9
Sep73° / 47°1.560.412.37.5
Oct59° / 36°1.56.92.710.95.1
Nov47° / 27°0.84.74.49.71.7
Dec38° / 21°0.74.24.59.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55743
65743
75743
85644
95644
105644
115446
125446
135446
145347
155347
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195149
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244951
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274951
284951
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Cheyenne gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 6.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11917
21917
31917
41917
51917
61916
71916
81917
91917
101917
112017
122017
132017
142017
152017
162117
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312718

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:435:42
211.06:425:43
311.16:405:44
411.16:395:45
511.26:375:46
611.26:365:47
711.26:345:49
811.36:325:50
911.36:315:51
1011.46:295:52
1111.46:285:53
1211.56:265:54
1311.56:245:55
1411.66:235:56
1511.66:215:58
1611.76:195:59
1711.76:176:00
1811.86:166:01
1911.86:146:02
2011.86:126:03
2111.96:116:04
2211.96:096:05
2312.06:076:06
2412.06:056:08
2512.16:046:09
2612.16:026:10
2712.26:006:11
2812.25:596:12
2912.35:576:13
3012.35:556:14
3112.45:536:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cheyenne?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cheyenne.

What to pack for Cheyenne in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Cheyenne sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 27°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Cheyenne in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cheyenne peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Cheyenne in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cheyenne is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1415 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cheyenne?

Cheyenne sits at 41.1°N, 104.8°W, 6,089 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fort Collins, 41 mi away.

Topography around Cheyenne

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Cheyenne.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cheyenne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 ft around an average of 6,099 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,801 ft.

The land around Cheyenne is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, grassland (90%) within 10 miles, and grassland (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
184 ft
10 miles
984 ft
50 miles
5,801 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Fort Collins 41 mi · Laramie 42 mi · Windsor 46 mi · Greeley 50 mi · Loveland 53 mi · Evans 53 mi · Estes Park 64 mi · Longmont 69 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cheyenne (41.14°, -104.8203°, elevation 6,089 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).