Laramie weather in March

In March, Laramie sees average daytime highs of 42°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 6.7 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 37°F in the first days to 45°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Laramie's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laramie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Precipitation
1.3 in
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
10 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Laramie is city in and county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States.

Density
699/km²
people per km²
Founded
1868

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 37°F in the first days to 45°F by the end.

A typical March day in Laramie reaches about 42°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°F and 55°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°F warmer than February and about 6°F cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Laramie

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
31 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Laramie 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 11°0.64.75.39.40.0
Feb33° / 13°0.75.66.110.30.0
Mar42° / 20°1.36.76.411.70.4
Apr48° / 26°2.110.47.813.11.7
May58° / 35°2.611.63.214.34.2
Jun71° / 44°1.79.50.414.96.7
Jul78° / 51°1.38.5014.77.1
Aug76° / 49°1.17.6013.77.5
Sep68° / 41°1.36.70.712.37.0
Oct54° / 30°1.36.54.110.93.6
Nov40° / 19°0.95.45.49.70.3
Dec31° / 11°0.855.79.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% 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
35743
45743
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65743
75842
85743
95743
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115644
125545
135545
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Laramie gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 6.7 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 28% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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102020
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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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light 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 6:47 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:475:44
211.06:455:46
311.16:445:47
411.16:425:48
511.16:405:49
611.26:395:50
711.26:375:51
811.36:365:53
911.36:345:54
1011.46:325:55
1111.46:315:56
1211.56:295:57
1311.56:275:58
1411.66:265:59
1511.66:246:01
1611.76:226:02
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1811.86:196:04
1911.86:176:05
2011.86:156:06
2111.96:146:07
2211.96:126:08
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:096:11
2512.16:076:12
2612.16:056:13
2712.26:036:14
2812.26:026:15
2912.36:006:16
3012.35:586:17
3112.45:566:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Laramie?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Laramie.

What to pack for Laramie in March

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

In March, Laramie sees daytime highs around 42°F and nights near 20°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Laramie 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 Laramie peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Laramie 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 Laramie is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodOct 1124 µg/m³Jan 125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Laramie?

Laramie sits at 41.3°N, 105.6°W, 7,165 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cheyenne, 42 mi away.

Topography around Laramie

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Laramie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 ft around an average of 7,182 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,877 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,592 ft.

The land around Laramie is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 2 miles, grassland (89%) within 10 miles, and grassland (78%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
200 ft
10 miles
1,877 ft
50 miles
7,592 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Cheyenne 42 mi · Fort Collins 57 mi · Estes Park 65 mi · Windsor 68 mi · Loveland 68 mi · Greeley 76 mi · Evans 80 mi · Longmont 83 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 Laramie (41.3114°, -105.5911°, elevation 7,165 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).