Death Valley Weather in March
Average highs run from 78°F on March 1 to 87°F on March 31, and lows from 53°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.25 in over about 2 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
- 83°F
- Average low
- 57°F
- Precipitation
- 0.25 in
- Record high
- 92°FMar 20, 2026
- Record low
- 23°FMar 4, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 7.2
- Daylight
- 11 h 25 min to 12 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 41%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 6.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 78°F | 53°F | 80°F 1986 | 24°F 2007 | 9% |
| Mar 2 | 78°F | 53°F | 77°F 2022 | 29°F 1979 | 9% |
| Mar 3 | 79°F | 54°F | 77°F 1994 | 26°F 2002 | 9% |
| Mar 4 | 79°F | 54°F | 79°F 1986 | 23°F 2002 | 9% |
| Mar 5 | 79°F | 54°F | 78°F 1986 | 26°F 1985 | 9% |
| Mar 6 | 80°F | 55°F | 78°F 1986 | 27°F 2017 | 8% |
| Mar 7 | 80°F | 55°F | 75°F 1979 | 28°F 2022 | 8% |
| Mar 8 | 80°F | 55°F | 79°F 1989 | 26°F 2009 | 8% |
| Mar 9 | 81°F | 55°F | 80°F 1989 | 29°F 2023 | 8% |
| Mar 10 | 81°F | 56°F | 83°F 1997 | 31°F 2009 | 8% |
| Mar 11 | 81°F | 56°F | 82°F 1997 | 26°F 1988 | 8% |
| Mar 12 | 82°F | 56°F | 83°F 2007 | 29°F 1990 | 7% |
| Mar 13 | 82°F | 57°F | 85°F 2007 | 23°F 1990 | 7% |
| Mar 14 | 82°F | 57°F | 84°F 2007 | 27°F 2021 | 7% |
| Mar 15 | 82°F | 57°F | 85°F 2007 | 29°F 2002 | 7% |
| Mar 16 | 83°F | 57°F | 86°F 2007 | 26°F 1991 | 7% |
| Mar 17 | 83°F | 58°F | 87°F 2007 | 26°F 2002 | 7% |
| Mar 18 | 83°F | 58°F | 90°F 2026 | 30°F 2002 | 6% |
| Mar 19 | 84°F | 58°F | 91°F 2026 | 31°F 2012 | 6% |
| Mar 20 | 84°F | 58°F | 92°F 2026 | 27°F 1987 | 6% |
| Mar 21 | 84°F | 58°F | 91°F 2026 | 32°F 1987 | 6% |
| Mar 22 | 85°F | 59°F | 91°F 2026 | 30°F 2006 | 6% |
| Mar 23 | 85°F | 59°F | 89°F 2026 | 26°F 1995 | 6% |
| Mar 24 | 85°F | 59°F | 91°F 2026 | 23°F 1995 | 6% |
| Mar 25 | 85°F | 59°F | 91°F 2026 | 30°F 1995 | 6% |
| Mar 26 | 86°F | 60°F | 89°F 2026 | 33°F 1983 | 5% |
| Mar 27 | 86°F | 60°F | 87°F 2026 | 31°F 2023 | 5% |
| Mar 28 | 86°F | 60°F | 86°F 2026 | 30°F 1991 | 5% |
| Mar 29 | 86°F | 60°F | 85°F 2015 | 26°F 1985 | 5% |
| Mar 30 | 87°F | 61°F | 86°F 2015 | 30°F 1987 | 5% |
| Mar 31 | 87°F | 61°F | 84°F 2011 | 29°F 1999 | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:09 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042319 (Death Valley Np), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003160, 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.