Clifton weather in March

In March, Clifton sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 27°F, with 2.0 in of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 53°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Clifton's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clifton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 49°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 2.0 in; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:33 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; out of 10

Clifton is census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.

Density: 1,250/km²; people per km²

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

← February Clifton year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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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 53°F by the end.

A typical March day in Clifton 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 38°F and 61°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°F warmer than February and about 9°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54
Avg low (°F)	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	31

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	43	22
2	44	22
3	44	23
4	45	23
5	45	23
6	46	24
7	46	24
8	47	24
9	47	25
10	48	25
11	48	26
12	49	26
13	49	26
14	49	27
15	50	27
16	50	28
17	51	28
18	51	28
19	51	28
20	51	29
21	52	29
22	52	29
23	52	29
24	52	29
25	52	30
26	53	30
27	53	30
28	53	30
29	53	30
30	53	30
31	54	31

How March really feels in Clifton

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

Clifton weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 13°	1.5	7.5	7.2	9.6	0.0
Feb	39° / 19°	1.7	9	8.1	10.5	0.0
Mar	49° / 27°	2.0	9.5	6.5	11.7	2.2
Apr	58° / 34°	2.0	9.7	3.8	13	4.5
May	70° / 44°	1.9	8.8	0.6	14.1	6.8
Jun	82° / 53°	1.0	4.8	0	14.7	7.0
Jul	87° / 60°	2.2	8.6	0	14.5	5.1
Aug	83° / 58°	3.2	11.7	0	13.5	5.9
Sep	75° / 49°	2.7	8.9	0.1	12.3	7.3
Oct	62° / 37°	2.0	8.1	1.6	11	5.8
Nov	47° / 25°	1.7	7	4.9	9.9	1.6
Dec	35° / 15°	1.5	7.3	7.3	9.3	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51
Cloudier (%)	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Clifton gets around 2.0 in of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	35	34	34	33	32	31	31	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	29
2	34	28
3	34	27
4	33	26
5	32	25
6	31	24
7	31	23
8	30	23
9	29	22
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	27	20
13	27	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	29	19
21	30	19
22	31	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	33	20
26	33	20
27	34	20
28	34	20
29	34	20
30	34	19
31	34	19

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
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18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
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25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 4 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:09
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:56	5:58
2	11.1	6:54	5:59
3	11.1	6:53	6:00
4	11.2	6:51	6:01
5	11.2	6:50	6:03
6	11.3	6:48	6:04
7	11.3	6:47	6:05
8	11.3	6:45	6:06
9	11.4	6:44	6:07
10	11.4	6:42	6:08
11	11.5	6:41	6:09
12	11.5	6:39	6:10
13	11.6	6:38	6:11
14	11.6	6:36	6:12
15	11.6	6:35	6:13
16	11.7	6:33	6:14
17	11.7	6:31	6:15
18	11.8	6:30	6:16
19	11.8	6:28	6:17
20	11.9	6:27	6:18
21	11.9	6:25	6:19
22	11.9	6:23	6:20
23	12.0	6:22	6:21
24	12.0	6:20	6:22
25	12.1	6:18	6:23
26	12.1	6:17	6:24
27	12.2	6:15	6:25
28	12.2	6:14	6:26
29	12.3	6:12	6:27
30	12.3	6:10	6:28
31	12.3	6:09	6:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Clifton?

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

2.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Clifton.

What to pack for Clifton in March

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

In March, Clifton sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 27°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Clifton in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Clifton peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	6	8	11	11	10	7	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Clifton?

Clifton sits at 39.1°N, 108.4°W, 4,724 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Grand Junction, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Clifton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clifton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft around an average of 4,728 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,150 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,149 ft.

The land around Clifton is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, grassland (34%) and bare terrain (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (40%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

322 ft

artificial surfaces 31%

10 miles

4,150 ft

grassland 34%

50 miles

7,149 ft

trees 40%

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← February Clifton year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Grand Junction 5.6 mi · Montrose 52 mi · Moab 69 mi · Telluride 87 mi · Aspen 88 mi · Durango 129 mi · Farmington 164 mi · Rock Springs 177 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

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 Clifton (39.0919°, -108.449°, elevation 4,724 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	43	22
2	44	22
3	44	23
4	45	23
5	45	23
6	46	24
7	46	24
8	47	24
9	47	25
10	48	25
11	48	26
12	49	26
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24	52	29
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27	53	30
28	53	30
29	53	30
30	53	30
31	54	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	29
2	34	28
3	34	27
4	33	26
5	32	25
6	31	24
7	31	23
8	30	23
9	29	22
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	27	20
13	27	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	27	19
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18	28	19
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20	29	19
21	30	19
22	31	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	33	20
26	33	20
27	34	20
28	34	20
29	34	20
30	34	19
31	34	19

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
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27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	43	22
2	44	22
3	44	23
4	45	23
5	45	23
6	46	24
7	46	24
8	47	24
9	47	25
10	48	25
11	48	26
12	49	26
13	49	26
14	49	27
15	50	27
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17	51	28
18	51	28
19	51	28
20	51	29
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22	52	29
23	52	29
24	52	29
25	52	30
26	53	30
27	53	30
28	53	30
29	53	30
30	53	30
31	54	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	54	46
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22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	29
2	34	28
3	34	27
4	33	26
5	32	25
6	31	24
7	31	23
8	30	23
9	29	22
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	27	20
13	27	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	29	19
21	30	19
22	31	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	33	20
26	33	20
27	34	20
28	34	20
29	34	20
30	34	19
31	34	19

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
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31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	43	22
2	44	22
3	44	23
4	45	23
5	45	23
6	46	24
7	46	24
8	47	24
9	47	25
10	48	25
11	48	26
12	49	26
13	49	26
14	49	27
15	50	27
16	50	28
17	51	28
18	51	28
19	51	28
20	51	29
21	52	29
22	52	29
23	52	29
24	52	29
25	52	30
26	53	30
27	53	30
28	53	30
29	53	30
30	53	30
31	54	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	29
2	34	28
3	34	27
4	33	26
5	32	25
6	31	24
7	31	23
8	30	23
9	29	22
10	28	21
11	28	20
12	27	20
13	27	19
14	26	19
15	26	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	29	19
21	30	19
22	31	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	33	20
26	33	20
27	34	20
28	34	20
29	34	20
30	34	19
31	34	19

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100