Santa Maria climate

Santa Maria Weather in March

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

Average highs run from 29°C on March 1 to 27°C on March 31, and lows from 18°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 127 mm over about 12 wet days.

March day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Santa Maria, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
127 mm
Reanalysis high
40°CMar 14, 2020
Reanalysis low
7°CMar 28, 2012
Daylight
12 h 42 min to 11 h 48 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
17°C
Wind
7.2 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 129°C18°C34°C 199912°C 201347%
Mar 229°C18°C35°C 199911°C 199446%
Mar 329°C18°C32°C 199912°C 199446%
Mar 429°C18°C34°C 200512°C 200444%
Mar 529°C18°C36°C 200513°C 202044%
Mar 629°C18°C37°C 200512°C 201344%
Mar 729°C18°C38°C 200513°C 201343%
Mar 829°C17°C38°C 200513°C 201842%
Mar 929°C17°C36°C 202012°C 199541%
Mar 1029°C17°C36°C 202010°C 199540%
Mar 1129°C17°C37°C 201211°C 199840%
Mar 1229°C17°C37°C 202012°C 200738%
Mar 1329°C17°C39°C 20209°C 201739%
Mar 1429°C17°C40°C 202010°C 201740%
Mar 1528°C17°C36°C 200610°C 201140%
Mar 1628°C17°C37°C 20069°C 200940%
Mar 1728°C17°C37°C 20069°C 201339%
Mar 1828°C16°C34°C 201810°C 201738%
Mar 1928°C16°C33°C 201211°C 200038%
Mar 2028°C16°C34°C 200511°C 201138%
Mar 2128°C16°C37°C 200510°C 201937%
Mar 2228°C16°C33°C 199710°C 201437%
Mar 2328°C16°C34°C 20207°C 201437%
Mar 2428°C16°C34°C 19919°C 201437%
Mar 2527°C16°C34°C 19999°C 199637%
Mar 2627°C16°C32°C 20057°C 199836%
Mar 2727°C16°C35°C 200510°C 201235%
Mar 2827°C16°C34°C 20057°C 201235%
Mar 2927°C16°C34°C 20077°C 201234%
Mar 3027°C15°C35°C 200710°C 200634%
Mar 3127°C15°C33°C 202011°C 201234%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Santa Maria, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

March 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 7:08 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 6:33 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 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.