Kern County climate

Kern County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bakersfield AP, 31.1 km from Kern County

Average highs run from 68°F on March 1 to 72°F on March 31, and lows from 45°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.15 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 Kern County, 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
47°F
Precipitation
1.15 in
Record high
95°FMar 18, 2026
Record low
31°FMar 2, 1953
Chance of a freeze
2%
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
38°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 168°F45°F86°F 200932°F 200723%0%
Mar 268°F46°F82°F 201331°F 195323%0%
Mar 368°F46°F84°F 198731°F 196622%0%
Mar 468°F46°F84°F 196832°F 196622%0%
Mar 569°F46°F85°F 202032°F 197122%0%
Mar 669°F46°F82°F 197234°F 195622%0%
Mar 769°F46°F83°F 197231°F 195622%0%
Mar 869°F46°F85°F 195333°F 200221%0%
Mar 969°F46°F88°F 194634°F 200221%0%
Mar 1069°F47°F87°F 201534°F 199921%0%
Mar 1170°F47°F84°F 200435°F 195421%0%
Mar 1270°F47°F85°F 200734°F 195021%0%
Mar 1370°F47°F88°F 200734°F 199020%0%
Mar 1470°F47°F91°F 201535°F 194420%0%
Mar 1570°F47°F92°F 201532°F 194420%0%
Mar 1670°F47°F91°F 197235°F 199120%0%
Mar 1770°F47°F90°F 202636°F 193820%0%
Mar 1871°F47°F95°F 202637°F 195419%0%
Mar 1971°F47°F92°F 202635°F 197019%0%
Mar 2071°F47°F93°F 200433°F 194819%0%
Mar 2171°F48°F95°F 202633°F 195219%0%
Mar 2271°F48°F88°F 202635°F 193819%0%
Mar 2371°F48°F91°F 202234°F 199419%0%
Mar 2471°F48°F89°F 202236°F 194518%0%
Mar 2572°F48°F91°F 202535°F 194218%0%
Mar 2672°F48°F90°F 201535°F 198518%0%
Mar 2772°F48°F93°F 201535°F 194218%0%
Mar 2872°F48°F88°F 202636°F 199917%0%
Mar 2972°F48°F94°F 200434°F 199817%0%
Mar 3072°F48°F90°F 201533°F 193817%0%
Mar 3172°F48°F90°F 200335°F 193817%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kern County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:16 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023155 (Bakersfield AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023155, 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.