Orinda Weather in March
Average highs run from 63°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 45°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.84 in over about 10 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 3.84 in
- Record high
- 89°FMar 20, 2026
- Record low
- 33°FMar 2, 2023
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Daylight
- 11 h 22 min to 12 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 63°F | 45°F | 74°F 2016 | 35°F 2023 | 36% |
| Mar 2 | 63°F | 45°F | 73°F 2016 | 33°F 2023 | 36% |
| Mar 3 | 63°F | 45°F | 77°F 2020 | 37°F 2002 | 35% |
| Mar 4 | 64°F | 46°F | 79°F 2020 | 36°F 2018 | 35% |
| Mar 5 | 64°F | 46°F | 74°F 2012 | 35°F 2018 | 35% |
| Mar 6 | 64°F | 46°F | 75°F 2015 | 36°F 2022 | 34% |
| Mar 7 | 64°F | 46°F | 77°F 2015 | 35°F 2022 | 34% |
| Mar 8 | 64°F | 46°F | 78°F 2004 | 33°F 2002 | 34% |
| Mar 9 | 64°F | 46°F | 81°F 2004 | 35°F 2002 | 33% |
| Mar 10 | 64°F | 46°F | 84°F 2004 | 34°F 2009 | 33% |
| Mar 11 | 64°F | 46°F | 81°F 2005 | 35°F 2006 | 33% |
| Mar 12 | 64°F | 46°F | 83°F 2026 | 37°F 2012 | 33% |
| Mar 13 | 64°F | 46°F | 82°F 2004 | 35°F 2006 | 32% |
| Mar 14 | 64°F | 46°F | 85°F 2015 | 36°F 2002 | 32% |
| Mar 15 | 65°F | 46°F | 85°F 2004 | 38°F 2002 | 32% |
| Mar 16 | 65°F | 46°F | 85°F 2004 | 37°F 2021 | 31% |
| Mar 17 | 65°F | 46°F | 85°F 2026 | 37°F 2002 | 31% |
| Mar 18 | 65°F | 46°F | 86°F 2026 | 36°F 2002 | 31% |
| Mar 19 | 65°F | 46°F | 87°F 2026 | 35°F 2012 | 31% |
| Mar 20 | 65°F | 46°F | 89°F 2026 | 41°F 2002 | 31% |
| Mar 21 | 65°F | 46°F | 85°F 2026 | 39°F 2021 | 31% |
| Mar 22 | 65°F | 46°F | 85°F 2022 | 38°F 2013 | 30% |
| Mar 23 | 65°F | 46°F | 82°F 2026 | 35°F 2009 | 30% |
| Mar 24 | 65°F | 46°F | 83°F 2026 | 39°F 2000 | 30% |
| Mar 25 | 65°F | 46°F | 84°F 2025 | 38°F 2023 | 30% |
| Mar 26 | 66°F | 46°F | 82°F 2015 | 36°F 2020 | 30% |
| Mar 27 | 66°F | 46°F | 81°F 2026 | 37°F 2023 | 29% |
| Mar 28 | 66°F | 46°F | 83°F 2026 | 36°F 2007 | 29% |
| Mar 29 | 66°F | 46°F | 88°F 2026 | 40°F 2007 | 29% |
| Mar 30 | 66°F | 46°F | 83°F 2011 | 38°F 2005 | 29% |
| Mar 31 | 66°F | 46°F | 83°F 2021 | 38°F 2008 | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:02 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040693 (Berkeley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023254, 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.