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 35°C on March 1 to 36°C on March 31, and lows from 23°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 6 mm over about 0 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.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
36°C
Average low
23°C
Precipitation
6 mm
Reanalysis high
39°CMar 20, 1992
Reanalysis low
17°CMar 3, 2009
Daylight
11 h 52 min to 12 h 15 min
Cloud cover
30%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
17°C
Wind
12.2 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 135°C23°C37°C 201420°C 20003%
Mar 235°C23°C38°C 199519°C 20094%
Mar 336°C23°C38°C 199517°C 20094%
Mar 436°C23°C38°C 199518°C 20134%
Mar 536°C23°C38°C 202019°C 20093%
Mar 636°C23°C38°C 202020°C 20093%
Mar 736°C23°C39°C 200319°C 20013%
Mar 836°C23°C38°C 201919°C 20103%
Mar 936°C23°C39°C 199820°C 19994%
Mar 1036°C23°C38°C 200321°C 19964%
Mar 1136°C23°C38°C 201520°C 19964%
Mar 1236°C23°C38°C 201517°C 19964%
Mar 1336°C23°C38°C 201818°C 19964%
Mar 1436°C23°C38°C 200419°C 19964%
Mar 1536°C23°C39°C 200420°C 19934%
Mar 1636°C23°C38°C 200420°C 19994%
Mar 1736°C24°C39°C 200419°C 19964%
Mar 1836°C24°C39°C 199120°C 19965%
Mar 1936°C24°C39°C 199220°C 20095%
Mar 2036°C24°C39°C 199221°C 19935%
Mar 2136°C24°C39°C 199821°C 20095%
Mar 2236°C24°C38°C 200220°C 19995%
Mar 2336°C24°C39°C 201021°C 20116%
Mar 2436°C24°C38°C 199119°C 19985%
Mar 2536°C24°C38°C 199119°C 19985%
Mar 2636°C24°C38°C 201421°C 19986%
Mar 2736°C24°C39°C 200221°C 20016%
Mar 2836°C24°C39°C 199621°C 20198%
Mar 2936°C24°C38°C 199420°C 20098%
Mar 3036°C24°C38°C 199422°C 20138%
Mar 3136°C24°C38°C 201422°C 20039%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at San Francisco, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

March 1
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 6:04 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.