Merced County Weather in March
Average highs run from 65°F on March 1 to 69°F on March 31, and lows from 39°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.75 in over about 8 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 67°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 1.75 in
- Record high
- 88°FMar 16, 2015
- Record low
- 20°FMar 7, 1908
- Chance of a freeze
- 63%
- Daylight
- 11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 7.2 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 65°F | 39°F | 79°F 1924 | 25°F 1962 | 27% |
| Mar 2 | 66°F | 39°F | 80°F 1905 | 24°F 1953 | 27% |
| Mar 3 | 66°F | 40°F | 84°F 1972 | 23°F 1951 | 27% |
| Mar 4 | 66°F | 40°F | 80°F 1905 | 27°F 1939 | 27% |
| Mar 5 | 66°F | 40°F | 83°F 1929 | 28°F 1923 | 27% |
| Mar 6 | 66°F | 40°F | 81°F 1972 | 26°F 1948 | 27% |
| Mar 7 | 66°F | 40°F | 80°F 1905 | 20°F 1908 | 27% |
| Mar 8 | 66°F | 40°F | 84°F 1905 | 29°F 1956 | 26% |
| Mar 9 | 67°F | 40°F | 82°F 1953 | 29°F 2002 | 26% |
| Mar 10 | 67°F | 40°F | 82°F 1972 | 28°F 1923 | 26% |
| Mar 11 | 67°F | 40°F | 81°F 1957 | 28°F 1951 | 26% |
| Mar 12 | 67°F | 41°F | 80°F 1959 | 25°F 2006 | 26% |
| Mar 13 | 67°F | 41°F | 80°F 2004 | 25°F 2006 | 26% |
| Mar 14 | 67°F | 41°F | 80°F 2004 | 27°F 1977 | 26% |
| Mar 15 | 67°F | 41°F | 82°F 1972 | 29°F 1955 | 26% |
| Mar 16 | 67°F | 41°F | 88°F 2015 | 28°F 1944 | 26% |
| Mar 17 | 67°F | 41°F | 88°F 1972 | 30°F 1935 | 26% |
| Mar 18 | 68°F | 41°F | 87°F 2026 | 30°F 1924 | 26% |
| Mar 19 | 68°F | 41°F | 85°F 1928 | 30°F 1927 | 26% |
| Mar 20 | 68°F | 41°F | 86°F 1960 | 30°F 2003 | 25% |
| Mar 21 | 68°F | 41°F | 85°F 2004 | 30°F 1924 | 25% |
| Mar 22 | 68°F | 41°F | 84°F 1960 | 30°F 1924 | 25% |
| Mar 23 | 68°F | 41°F | 84°F 2022 | 30°F 1957 | 25% |
| Mar 24 | 68°F | 41°F | 85°F 2022 | 28°F 1980 | 25% |
| Mar 25 | 68°F | 41°F | 85°F 1997 | 31°F 1929 | 24% |
| Mar 26 | 68°F | 41°F | 87°F 1930 | 30°F 1936 | 24% |
| Mar 27 | 69°F | 41°F | 85°F 1952 | 31°F 1942 | 24% |
| Mar 28 | 69°F | 41°F | 85°F 1923 | 29°F 1975 | 24% |
| Mar 29 | 69°F | 41°F | 86°F 2004 | 32°F 1967 | 23% |
| Mar 30 | 69°F | 41°F | 86°F 1968 | 31°F 1914 | 23% |
| Mar 31 | 69°F | 41°F | 86°F 1900 | 31°F 1929 | 23% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093243 (Merced 23 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045532, 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.