Modoc County climate

Modoc County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alturas Muni AP, 17.3 km from Modoc County

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.38 in over about 11 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 Modoc County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
1.38 in
Record high
82°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
-6°FMar 8, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
9.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 150°F25°F67°F 20250°F 202338%
Mar 250°F25°F68°F 2022-1°F 201238%
Mar 350°F25°F62°F 202011°F 201238%
Mar 451°F25°F65°F 202012°F 201538%
Mar 551°F25°F68°F 202011°F 201838%
Mar 651°F25°F68°F 201514°F 202338%
Mar 751°F26°F70°F 20056°F 200238%
Mar 851°F26°F71°F 2005-6°F 200237%
Mar 952°F26°F71°F 200510°F 201037%
Mar 1052°F26°F69°F 20057°F 200637%
Mar 1152°F26°F74°F 200510°F 200637%
Mar 1252°F26°F72°F 20073°F 200637%
Mar 1352°F26°F71°F 201511°F 201037%
Mar 1453°F26°F70°F 201714°F 201037%
Mar 1553°F27°F72°F 201512°F 200537%
Mar 1653°F27°F75°F 20076°F 202137%
Mar 1753°F27°F80°F 202618°F 200036%
Mar 1853°F27°F79°F 202611°F 200236%
Mar 1953°F27°F79°F 202612°F 201236%
Mar 2054°F27°F82°F 20268°F 202036%
Mar 2154°F27°F76°F 200413°F 202136%
Mar 2254°F27°F71°F 200415°F 201436%
Mar 2354°F27°F72°F 202210°F 201336%
Mar 2454°F27°F72°F 202211°F 202336%
Mar 2554°F27°F76°F 202517°F 200236%
Mar 2654°F28°F75°F 201516°F 200236%
Mar 2754°F28°F75°F 20156°F 200836%
Mar 2855°F28°F72°F 202617°F 199936%
Mar 2955°F28°F73°F 200418°F 200736%
Mar 3055°F28°F77°F 201514°F 202136%
Mar 3155°F28°F74°F 20029°F 200836%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Modoc County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094299 (Alturas Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094299, 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.