Isla Vista climate

Isla Vista Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara 11 W, 1.7 km from Isla Vista

Average highs run from 63°F on March 1 to 65°F on March 31, and lows from 45°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.29 in.

March day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Isla Vista, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.29 in
Record high
94°FMar 4, 1972
Record low
30°FMar 3, 1966
Chance of a freeze
0%
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 163°F45°F87°F 196334°F 1962
Mar 263°F46°F86°F 197232°F 1971
Mar 364°F46°F86°F 197230°F 1966
Mar 464°F46°F94°F 197233°F 1966
Mar 564°F46°F78°F 199335°F 1948
Mar 664°F46°F83°F 201435°F 1971
Mar 764°F46°F82°F 201533°F 1961
Mar 864°F46°F84°F 200433°F 1961
Mar 964°F46°F81°F 194433°F 1961
Mar 1064°F46°F84°F 198436°F 1999
Mar 1165°F46°F89°F 200736°F 1951
Mar 1265°F46°F82°F 200734°F 1950
Mar 1365°F46°F84°F 201534°F 1954
Mar 1465°F46°F88°F 201531°F 1954
Mar 1565°F47°F85°F 201535°F 1944
Mar 1665°F47°F84°F 201434°F 1991
Mar 1765°F47°F91°F 202636°F 1963
Mar 1865°F47°F82°F 195036°F 2020
Mar 1965°F47°F82°F 198935°F 2002
Mar 2065°F47°F80°F 198834°F 1982
Mar 2165°F47°F79°F 201335°F 1942
Mar 2265°F47°F84°F 202234°F 1944
Mar 2365°F47°F86°F 198837°F 1952
Mar 2465°F47°F84°F 201538°F 1957
Mar 2565°F47°F87°F 198838°F 1942
Mar 2665°F47°F90°F 198836°F 1961
Mar 2765°F47°F85°F 198833°F 1942
Mar 2865°F47°F84°F 198936°F 1944
Mar 2965°F47°F80°F 200435°F 1961
Mar 3065°F47°F81°F 200337°F 1949
Mar 3165°F47°F90°F 198937°F 1951

Chance of rain

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 USW00053152 (Santa Barbara 11 W), 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.