Arcata climate

Arcata Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Eureka WFO Woodley Island, 9.1 km from Arcata

Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 42°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.75 in over about 16 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Arcata, in °F, with the record for each date.20304050607080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
5.75 in
Record high
76°FMar 31, 2000
Record low
27°FMar 16, 2021
Chance of a freeze
33%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
4.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 156°F42°F64°F 199628°F 202355%0%
Mar 256°F42°F69°F 201630°F 201255%0%
Mar 356°F42°F64°F 200230°F 202355%0%
Mar 456°F42°F67°F 201631°F 199754%0%
Mar 556°F42°F66°F 201430°F 199954%0%
Mar 656°F42°F66°F 199430°F 199554%0%
Mar 756°F42°F71°F 199628°F 201254%0%
Mar 856°F42°F70°F 200429°F 200253%0%
Mar 956°F42°F68°F 201629°F 200953%0%
Mar 1056°F42°F65°F 200529°F 200953%0%
Mar 1156°F42°F71°F 199829°F 200953%0%
Mar 1256°F42°F73°F 199432°F 200953%0%
Mar 1356°F42°F66°F 199432°F 199752%0%
Mar 1456°F42°F68°F 199630°F 200252%0%
Mar 1556°F42°F70°F 202431°F 202152%0%
Mar 1656°F42°F71°F 199627°F 202152%0%
Mar 1756°F43°F69°F 201632°F 200252%0%
Mar 1856°F43°F72°F 199729°F 200252%0%
Mar 1956°F43°F69°F 201030°F 199451%0%
Mar 2056°F43°F72°F 200431°F 202251%0%
Mar 2156°F43°F68°F 199832°F 202151%0%
Mar 2256°F43°F63°F 199332°F 200851%0%
Mar 2356°F43°F65°F 199929°F 201351%0%
Mar 2456°F43°F67°F 199433°F 202151%0%
Mar 2557°F43°F62°F 202530°F 199551%0%
Mar 2657°F43°F72°F 202530°F 202351%0%
Mar 2757°F43°F62°F 199531°F 200851%0%
Mar 2857°F43°F69°F 199532°F 200750%0%
Mar 2957°F43°F70°F 199528°F 200850%0%
Mar 3057°F43°F66°F 200329°F 200850%0%
Mar 3157°F43°F76°F 200028°F 200850%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Arcata, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024213 (Eureka WFO Woodley Island), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024283, 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.