Mountain Gate climate

Mountain Gate Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shasta Dam, 7.1 km from Mountain Gate

Average highs run from 61°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 43°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 9.24 in over about 13 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 Mountain Gate, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
9.24 in
Record high
93°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
28°FMar 3, 1989
Chance of a freeze
20%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
4.7 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 161°F43°F77°F 201330°F 200746%
Mar 261°F43°F74°F 202031°F 201846%
Mar 362°F43°F82°F 202028°F 198946%
Mar 462°F43°F81°F 202030°F 201045%
Mar 562°F43°F78°F 199328°F 199745%
Mar 662°F43°F83°F 201531°F 199645%
Mar 762°F43°F83°F 200430°F 199845%
Mar 862°F43°F84°F 200429°F 200244%
Mar 962°F43°F87°F 201532°F 199044%
Mar 1063°F44°F84°F 200528°F 200644%
Mar 1163°F44°F87°F 200730°F 200944%
Mar 1263°F44°F84°F 200430°F 199043%
Mar 1363°F44°F85°F 200428°F 199043%
Mar 1463°F44°F84°F 200432°F 200243%
Mar 1563°F44°F86°F 200732°F 200242%
Mar 1663°F44°F92°F 202632°F 199142%
Mar 1764°F44°F88°F 200432°F 201242%
Mar 1864°F44°F86°F 202631°F 200241%0%
Mar 1964°F44°F88°F 202631°F 202041%0%
Mar 2064°F44°F93°F 202630°F 198741%0%
Mar 2164°F44°F86°F 202633°F 198741%0%
Mar 2264°F44°F88°F 202229°F 198740%0%
Mar 2364°F44°F84°F 200732°F 199540%0%
Mar 2465°F44°F84°F 202229°F 199540%0%
Mar 2565°F45°F83°F 198834°F 200540%0%
Mar 2665°F45°F85°F 198833°F 199639%0%
Mar 2765°F45°F83°F 199432°F 199139%0%
Mar 2865°F45°F86°F 202632°F 199939%0%
Mar 2965°F45°F88°F 201533°F 199638%0%
Mar 3066°F45°F86°F 200232°F 199938%0%
Mar 3166°F45°F88°F 200230°F 199938%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mountain Gate, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048135 (Shasta Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024257, 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.