Murphys climate

Murphys Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Melones Dam Hq, 15 km from Murphys

Average highs run from 63°F on March 1 to 67°F on March 31, and lows from 42°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.77 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 Murphys, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
4.77 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
87°FMar 19, 2026
Record low
20°FMar 3, 1951
Chance of a freeze
27%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
5.6 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 163°F42°F75°F 196823°F 201139%0%
Mar 263°F42°F76°F 198622°F 195339%0%
Mar 363°F42°F76°F 199420°F 195139%0%
Mar 463°F42°F77°F 195923°F 196638%0%
Mar 564°F42°F76°F 196826°F 195138%0%
Mar 664°F43°F77°F 197224°F 194538%0%
Mar 764°F43°F80°F 190623°F 199837%0%
Mar 864°F43°F82°F 190623°F 196437%0%
Mar 964°F43°F79°F 190626°F 201036%0%
Mar 1064°F43°F78°F 200426°F 200936%0%
Mar 1164°F43°F82°F 191626°F 200936%0%
Mar 1264°F43°F82°F 200524°F 191735%0%
Mar 1365°F44°F80°F 200724°F 195235%0%
Mar 1465°F44°F78°F 191424°F 197735%0%
Mar 1565°F44°F81°F 201525°F 198735%0%
Mar 1665°F44°F81°F 201528°F 194434%0%
Mar 1765°F44°F84°F 200727°F 196634%0%
Mar 1865°F44°F81°F 191426°F 197734%0%
Mar 1965°F44°F87°F 202621°F 198733%0%
Mar 2065°F44°F86°F 202625°F 195233%0%
Mar 2165°F44°F84°F 196027°F 198533%0%
Mar 2265°F44°F82°F 196023°F 196633%0%
Mar 2366°F44°F80°F 196026°F 198733%0%
Mar 2466°F44°F82°F 202227°F 194532%0%
Mar 2566°F44°F83°F 202625°F 196432%0%
Mar 2666°F44°F80°F 199726°F 197232%0%
Mar 2766°F44°F84°F 198826°F 197231%0%
Mar 2866°F44°F82°F 201527°F 202331%0%
Mar 2966°F44°F78°F 191827°F 197531%0%
Mar 3066°F44°F82°F 198628°F 193830%0%
Mar 3167°F44°F83°F 191729°F 198530%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Murphys, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046174 (New Melones Dam Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048353, 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.