Pueblo weather in March

In March, Pueblo sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 1.2 in of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 54°F in the first days to 61°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pueblo's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pueblo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
8th warmest
Overnight low
30°
5th coldest
Precipitation
1.2 in
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
8 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Pueblo is city in and county seat of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.

Density
776/km²
people per km²
Founded
1885

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 54°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical March day in Pueblo reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 30°F overnight — a 28°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°F warmer than February and about 7°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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25326
35426
45427
55527
65527
75628
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95628
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296133
306133
316133

How March really feels in Pueblo

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pueblo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 20°0.43.23.39.61.1
Feb49° / 23°0.53.73.310.52.3
Mar58° / 30°1.25.33.511.74.9
Apr65° / 37°1.76.22.6136.5
May75° / 48°1.77.20.3147.3
Jun86° / 57°1.36.7014.65.5
Jul91° / 64°1.87.6014.44.0
Aug88° / 62°1.87.6013.54.9
Sep81° / 53°0.94.10.212.37.5
Oct67° / 40°1.03.91.1117.4
Nov53° / 28°0.63.52.59.93.8
Dec44° / 20°0.53.23.29.40.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106832
116733
126634
136634
146535
156535
166436
176337
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216139
226139
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246139
256139
266139
276238
286238
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Pueblo gets around 1.2 in of rain and snow over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11312
21412
31412
41412
51412
61412
71411
81411
91411
101411
111510
121510
131510
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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 (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117light breeze
127light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
178light breeze
188light breeze
198light breeze
208light breeze
218light breeze
228light breeze
238light breeze
248light breeze
258light breeze
268light breeze
278light breeze
288light breeze
298light breeze
308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:405:44
211.16:385:45
311.26:375:46
411.26:355:47
511.26:345:48
611.36:325:49
711.36:315:50
811.46:295:51
911.46:285:52
1011.46:275:53
1111.56:255:54
1211.56:235:55
1311.66:225:56
1411.66:205:57
1511.76:195:58
1611.76:175:59
1711.76:166:00
1811.86:146:01
1911.86:136:02
2011.96:116:03
2111.96:096:04
2211.96:086:05
2312.06:066:06
2412.06:056:07
2512.16:036:08
2612.16:026:09
2712.26:006:09
2812.25:586:10
2912.25:576:11
3012.35:556:12
3112.35:546:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pueblo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pueblo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pueblo in March

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

In March, Pueblo sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 30°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Pueblo 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 Pueblo peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pueblo?

Pueblo sits at 38.3°N, 104.6°W, 4,692 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pueblo West, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Pueblo

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pueblo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 ft around an average of 4,728 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,915 ft.

The land around Pueblo is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) within 10 miles, and grassland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
217 ft
10 miles
866 ft
50 miles
9,915 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Pueblo West 9.3 mi · Fountain 30 mi · Security-Widefield 35 mi · Cañon City 37 mi · Colorado Springs 42 mi · Cimarron Hills 42 mi · Castle Rock 78 mi · Parker 88 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 Pueblo (38.2544°, -104.6091°, elevation 4,692 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).