Foresthill climate

Foresthill Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colfax, 13.7 km from Foresthill

Average highs run from 59°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 38°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.24 in over about 11 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 Foresthill, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
7.24 in
Snowfall
1.2 in
Record high
93°FMar 11, 1910
Record low
20°FMar 28, 1938
Chance of a freeze
75%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
43°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 159°F38°F77°F 193622°F 202339%4%
Mar 259°F39°F77°F 191022°F 202339%4%
Mar 359°F39°F80°F 191026°F 195139%4%
Mar 459°F39°F80°F 191026°F 195139%4%
Mar 559°F39°F78°F 190526°F 202638%4%
Mar 659°F39°F81°F 190527°F 195638%4%
Mar 759°F39°F81°F 190526°F 202238%4%
Mar 859°F39°F82°F 191026°F 202337%3%
Mar 960°F39°F83°F 191026°F 202637%3%
Mar 1060°F39°F83°F 191029°F 192236%3%
Mar 1160°F39°F93°F 191026°F 202636%3%
Mar 1260°F39°F82°F 191630°F 195036%3%
Mar 1360°F39°F79°F 191629°F 191336%3%
Mar 1460°F39°F78°F 191027°F 194435%3%
Mar 1560°F40°F88°F 191027°F 202135%3%
Mar 1660°F40°F81°F 201526°F 202635%3%
Mar 1760°F40°F82°F 197226°F 202635%3%
Mar 1861°F40°F86°F 191430°F 202034%3%
Mar 1961°F40°F88°F 191428°F 202034%3%
Mar 2061°F40°F82°F 202628°F 202034%3%
Mar 2161°F40°F84°F 196027°F 195234%3%
Mar 2261°F40°F85°F 192527°F 195233%3%
Mar 2361°F40°F82°F 192531°F 202133%3%
Mar 2461°F40°F82°F 192628°F 202333%3%
Mar 2561°F40°F82°F 192533°F 193633%3%
Mar 2661°F40°F84°F 192330°F 197232%2%
Mar 2762°F40°F85°F 195230°F 201832%2%
Mar 2862°F40°F82°F 192320°F 193832%2%
Mar 2962°F40°F81°F 192330°F 193832%2%
Mar 3062°F40°F82°F 191327°F 202031%2%
Mar 3162°F41°F82°F 202626°F 202631%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Foresthill, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041912 (Colfax), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00040383, 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.