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Weather on March 17

Boulder, CO

55 Years of Data

Avg High
57°F
Avg Low
32°F
Warmest
2025
61°F avg
Coldest
1988
22°F avg

About This Date

March 17th in Boulder, CO typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 57°F and lows near 32°F — a 25°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest March 17th was in 2025 (61°F average), while the coldest was 1988 (22°F) — a 39°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 20% of recorded March 17th dates, with snow falling 14% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 5.6"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.

Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.

Planning for March 17th in Boulder, CO? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Warming Trend
0.3°F per decade on this date
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
202672°32°52°
2025warmest70°52°61°
202446°36°41°
202343°21°32°
202236°32°34°
202143°28°36°
202054°36°45°
201952°28°40°
201861°32°46°
201770°41°55°
201640°28°34°0.81"3.4"
201569°39°54°
201468°44°56°
201358°32°45°
201274°43°58°
201172°43°57°
201069°34°51°
200973°43°58°
200836°27°31°1.24"5.5"
200774°45°59°
200647°21°34°
200553°35°44°
200468°43°55°
200358°41°49°0.66"
200243°18°30°
200139°27°33°0.58"2.3"
200046°20°33°
199965°30°47°
199856°30°43°
199768°44°56°
199644°28°36°0.18"1.2"
199561°35°48°0.28"
199465°51°58°
199333°23°28°0.05"0.3"
199258°35°46°
199156°25°40°
199052°22°37°
198963°25°44°
1988coldest33°10°22°0.64"5.6"
198741°27°34°0.15"0.2"
198644°36°40°0.13"
198565°26°45°
198459°27°43°
198341°24°33°0.18"0.5"
198262°34°48°
198160°28°44°
198051°15°33°
197963°40°51°
197866°29°47°
197755°34°44°
197664°32°48°
197560°35°48°
197473°45°59°
197363°23°43°
197268°51°60°
197155°28°42°
56 years of data from BOULDER MUNI AP

Boulder, CO Temperature Range by Month

Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.

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Boulder, CO Monthly Precipitation

Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.

0"3.9"7.7"JFMAMJJASOND3.2"0"
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Boulder, CO Daily Temperature Calendar

Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.

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