San Francisco climate

San Francisco Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around San Francisco, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 31°C on March 1 to 27°C on March 31, and lows from 18°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 124 mm over about 9 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at San Francisco, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
16°C
Precipitation
124 mm
Reanalysis high
41°CMar 13, 2020
Reanalysis low
6°CMar 28, 2012
Daylight
12 h 44 min to 11 h 46 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
15°C
Wind
13.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Mar 131°C18°C38°C 199913°C 200238%
Mar 231°C18°C37°C 201812°C 201237%
Mar 331°C18°C38°C 201812°C 200436%
Mar 431°C18°C38°C 199911°C 201336%
Mar 531°C18°C37°C 199412°C 200636%
Mar 631°C17°C39°C 199914°C 200634%
Mar 730°C17°C39°C 199913°C 201834%
Mar 830°C17°C40°C 202012°C 201435%
Mar 930°C17°C40°C 202011°C 200535%
Mar 1030°C17°C40°C 201811°C 201435%
Mar 1130°C17°C39°C 20209°C 201634%
Mar 1230°C17°C39°C 20209°C 199835%
Mar 1330°C17°C41°C 202010°C 201135%
Mar 1430°C17°C36°C 20099°C 201135%
Mar 1529°C17°C36°C 19939°C 201335%
Mar 1629°C16°C35°C 20169°C 201334%
Mar 1729°C16°C37°C 201810°C 201334%
Mar 1829°C16°C34°C 200810°C 201334%
Mar 1929°C16°C35°C 200810°C 201834%
Mar 2029°C16°C35°C 200811°C 201933%
Mar 2129°C16°C37°C 20088°C 200334%
Mar 2229°C15°C36°C 19917°C 201433%
Mar 2328°C15°C37°C 20188°C 201432%
Mar 2428°C15°C36°C 20208°C 199633%
Mar 2528°C15°C36°C 19938°C 199833%
Mar 2628°C15°C36°C 20049°C 199834%
Mar 2728°C15°C36°C 20048°C 201135%
Mar 2828°C15°C36°C 20046°C 201235%
Mar 2928°C15°C37°C 20097°C 200036%
Mar 3027°C15°C37°C 20098°C 200035%
Mar 3127°C15°C36°C 20188°C 200236%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at San Francisco, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

March 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:42 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 7:05 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.