Goleta climate

Goleta Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara Muni AP, 1.7 km from Goleta

Average highs run from 65°F on March 1 to 67°F on March 31, and lows from 45°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.10 in over about 6 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 Goleta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.10 in
Record high
94°FMar 4, 1972
Record low
30°FMar 3, 1966
Chance of a freeze
1%
Daylight
11 h 28 min to 12 h 32 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
9.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 165°F45°F87°F 196334°F 196223%
Mar 265°F45°F86°F 197232°F 197122%
Mar 365°F45°F86°F 197230°F 196622%
Mar 465°F46°F94°F 197233°F 196622%
Mar 565°F46°F78°F 199335°F 194822%
Mar 665°F46°F83°F 201435°F 197121%
Mar 765°F46°F82°F 201533°F 196121%
Mar 865°F46°F84°F 200433°F 196121%
Mar 965°F46°F81°F 194433°F 196120%
Mar 1066°F46°F84°F 198436°F 199920%
Mar 1166°F46°F89°F 200736°F 195120%
Mar 1266°F46°F82°F 200734°F 195020%
Mar 1366°F46°F84°F 201534°F 195420%
Mar 1466°F46°F88°F 201531°F 195420%
Mar 1566°F46°F85°F 201535°F 194419%
Mar 1666°F46°F84°F 201434°F 199119%
Mar 1766°F46°F91°F 202636°F 196319%
Mar 1866°F46°F82°F 195036°F 202019%
Mar 1966°F46°F82°F 198935°F 200219%
Mar 2066°F47°F80°F 198834°F 198219%
Mar 2166°F47°F79°F 201335°F 194218%
Mar 2266°F47°F84°F 202234°F 194418%
Mar 2367°F47°F86°F 198837°F 195218%
Mar 2467°F47°F84°F 201538°F 195717%
Mar 2567°F47°F87°F 198838°F 194217%
Mar 2667°F47°F90°F 198836°F 196117%
Mar 2767°F47°F85°F 198833°F 194217%
Mar 2867°F47°F84°F 198936°F 194416%
Mar 2967°F47°F80°F 200435°F 196116%
Mar 3067°F47°F81°F 200337°F 194916%
Mar 3167°F47°F90°F 198937°F 195115%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Goleta, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 7:20 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023190 (Santa Barbara Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023190, 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.