Alta Sierra Weather in March
Average highs run from 58°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.09 in over about 8 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 60°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 3.09 in
- Snowfall
- 1.6 in
- Record high
- 95°FMar 18, 2026
- Record low
- 31°FMar 2, 1953
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 26 min to 12 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- Humidity
- 65%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 6.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 58°F | 31°F | 86°F 2009 | 32°F 2007 | 31% | 3% |
| Mar 2 | 58°F | 31°F | 82°F 2013 | 31°F 1953 | 30% | 3% |
| Mar 3 | 58°F | 32°F | 84°F 1987 | 31°F 1966 | 30% | 3% |
| Mar 4 | 58°F | 32°F | 84°F 1968 | 32°F 1966 | 30% | 3% |
| Mar 5 | 58°F | 32°F | 85°F 2020 | 32°F 1971 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 6 | 58°F | 32°F | 82°F 1972 | 34°F 1956 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 7 | 59°F | 32°F | 83°F 1972 | 31°F 1956 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 8 | 59°F | 32°F | 85°F 1953 | 33°F 2002 | 28% | 3% |
| Mar 9 | 59°F | 32°F | 88°F 1946 | 34°F 2002 | 28% | 3% |
| Mar 10 | 59°F | 32°F | 87°F 2015 | 34°F 1999 | 27% | 3% |
| Mar 11 | 59°F | 32°F | 84°F 2004 | 35°F 1954 | 27% | 3% |
| Mar 12 | 59°F | 32°F | 85°F 2007 | 34°F 1950 | 27% | 3% |
| Mar 13 | 59°F | 33°F | 88°F 2007 | 34°F 1990 | 27% | 3% |
| Mar 14 | 60°F | 33°F | 91°F 2015 | 35°F 1944 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 15 | 60°F | 33°F | 92°F 2015 | 32°F 1944 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 16 | 60°F | 33°F | 91°F 1972 | 35°F 1991 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 17 | 60°F | 33°F | 90°F 2026 | 36°F 1938 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 18 | 60°F | 33°F | 95°F 2026 | 37°F 1954 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 19 | 60°F | 33°F | 92°F 2026 | 35°F 1970 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 20 | 60°F | 33°F | 93°F 2004 | 33°F 1948 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 21 | 60°F | 33°F | 95°F 2026 | 33°F 1952 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 22 | 61°F | 33°F | 88°F 2026 | 35°F 1938 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 23 | 61°F | 33°F | 91°F 2022 | 34°F 1994 | 24% | 2% |
| Mar 24 | 61°F | 33°F | 89°F 2022 | 36°F 1945 | 24% | 2% |
| Mar 25 | 61°F | 33°F | 91°F 2025 | 35°F 1942 | 24% | 2% |
| Mar 26 | 61°F | 33°F | 90°F 2015 | 35°F 1985 | 24% | 2% |
| Mar 27 | 61°F | 33°F | 93°F 2015 | 35°F 1942 | 23% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 61°F | 33°F | 88°F 2026 | 36°F 1999 | 23% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 61°F | 33°F | 94°F 2004 | 34°F 1998 | 23% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 61°F | 33°F | 90°F 2015 | 33°F 1938 | 23% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 62°F | 33°F | 90°F 2003 | 35°F 1938 | 23% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 7:15 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00043463 (Glennville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023155, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.