Descanso climate

Descanso Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cuyamaca, 15.4 km from Descanso

Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 35°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.87 in over about 7 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 Descanso, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
4.87 in
Snowfall
5.5 in
Record high
101°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
30°FMar 16, 1988
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
11 h 30 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
9.4 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 153°F35°F89°F 200935°F 201128%8%
Mar 253°F35°F86°F 200933°F 202328%8%
Mar 353°F35°F89°F 200935°F 201128%8%
Mar 453°F35°F87°F 198734°F 200227%7%
Mar 553°F35°F84°F 202035°F 198527%7%
Mar 654°F36°F90°F 200438°F 198227%7%
Mar 754°F36°F85°F 198936°F 198227%7%
Mar 854°F36°F89°F 199636°F 202226%7%
Mar 954°F36°F88°F 201438°F 199126%7%
Mar 1054°F36°F94°F 199739°F 201025%7%
Mar 1155°F36°F88°F 199739°F 198825%7%
Mar 1255°F36°F94°F 202637°F 198825%7%
Mar 1355°F36°F93°F 202636°F 198824%7%
Mar 1455°F36°F94°F 201336°F 198824%7%
Mar 1555°F36°F92°F 201536°F 198824%7%
Mar 1655°F36°F93°F 202630°F 198823%6%
Mar 1756°F36°F97°F 202638°F 199123%6%
Mar 1856°F36°F94°F 202638°F 199123%6%
Mar 1956°F37°F98°F 199737°F 200222%6%
Mar 2056°F37°F101°F 202638°F 198222%6%
Mar 2156°F37°F89°F 202640°F 199922%6%
Mar 2256°F37°F87°F 198640°F 198222%6%
Mar 2356°F37°F88°F 202238°F 198721%6%
Mar 2457°F37°F92°F 198840°F 200921%6%
Mar 2557°F37°F88°F 199738°F 199521%6%
Mar 2657°F37°F98°F 198838°F 199521%6%
Mar 2757°F37°F94°F 201538°F 202320%5%
Mar 2857°F37°F93°F 202640°F 199520%5%
Mar 2957°F37°F94°F 200439°F 198520%5%
Mar 3057°F37°F90°F 200337°F 199820%5%
Mar 3157°F37°F90°F 202137°F 199820%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Descanso, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 5:44 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:06 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042239 (Cuyamaca), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00042706, 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.