Joshua Tree climate

Joshua Tree Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Joshua Tree, 3.8 km from Joshua Tree

Average highs run from 67°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 40°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 in over about 2 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 Joshua Tree, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Record high
99°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
26°FMar 6, 2022
Chance of a freeze
43%
Daylight
11 h 28 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
36%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
8.1 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 167°F40°F90°F 202630°F 20119%
Mar 267°F41°F88°F 202629°F 20209%
Mar 367°F41°F84°F 201630°F 20248%
Mar 467°F41°F83°F 201632°F 20188%
Mar 568°F41°F80°F 201631°F 20108%
Mar 668°F41°F77°F 201226°F 20228%
Mar 768°F41°F80°F 201431°F 20098%
Mar 868°F41°F73°F 201534°F 20098%
Mar 969°F42°F79°F 201529°F 20198%
Mar 1069°F42°F80°F 201729°F 20097%
Mar 1169°F42°F83°F 201731°F 20207%
Mar 1269°F42°F82°F 202631°F 20217%
Mar 1369°F42°F83°F 201733°F 20217%
Mar 1470°F42°F87°F 202634°F 20197%
Mar 1570°F43°F89°F 201734°F 20097%
Mar 1670°F43°F90°F 201332°F 20217%
Mar 1770°F43°F86°F 201330°F 20217%
Mar 1871°F43°F91°F 202631°F 20187%
Mar 1971°F43°F96°F 202630°F 20127%
Mar 2071°F43°F97°F 202631°F 20126%0%
Mar 2171°F43°F99°F 202637°F 20126%0%
Mar 2271°F43°F96°F 202631°F 20196%0%
Mar 2372°F44°F93°F 202633°F 20116%0%
Mar 2472°F44°F95°F 202632°F 20116%0%
Mar 2572°F44°F94°F 202633°F 20116%0%
Mar 2672°F44°F93°F 202635°F 20206%0%
Mar 2772°F44°F92°F 202631°F 20206%0%
Mar 2873°F44°F94°F 202632°F 20206%0%
Mar 2973°F44°F92°F 202636°F 20206%0%
Mar 3073°F44°F93°F 202633°F 20166%0%
Mar 3173°F44°F88°F 202632°F 20236%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Joshua Tree, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:05 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044405 (Joshua Tree), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044405, 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.