Plumas County climate

Plumas County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quincy, 12 km from Plumas County

Average highs run from 54°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.66 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 Plumas County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
6.66 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
77°FMar 23, 1960
Record low
-3°FMar 3, 1966
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
5.1 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 154°F27°F65°F 19867°F 197141%9%
Mar 254°F27°F67°F 19863°F 196641%9%
Mar 354°F28°F68°F 1986-3°F 196641%9%
Mar 454°F28°F69°F 19862°F 196641%9%
Mar 554°F28°F68°F 19863°F 197141%8%
Mar 655°F28°F65°F 197211°F 197640%8%
Mar 755°F28°F67°F 19726°F 199840%8%
Mar 855°F28°F69°F 19727°F 196940%8%
Mar 955°F28°F69°F 200511°F 198540%8%
Mar 1055°F28°F70°F 20152°F 196940%8%
Mar 1156°F29°F65°F 200511°F 199139%7%
Mar 1256°F29°F70°F 20079°F 196239%7%
Mar 1356°F29°F71°F 20056°F 196239%7%
Mar 1456°F29°F69°F 20074°F 196939%7%
Mar 1556°F29°F67°F 19729°F 196938%7%
Mar 1656°F29°F73°F 197213°F 196938%7%
Mar 1757°F29°F73°F 20075°F 196638%6%
Mar 1857°F29°F71°F 20079°F 200238%6%
Mar 1957°F29°F70°F 196012°F 196837%6%
Mar 2057°F29°F72°F 196012°F 196637%6%
Mar 2157°F30°F73°F 196017°F 196837%5%
Mar 2257°F30°F72°F 200411°F 197337%5%
Mar 2358°F30°F77°F 196015°F 196237%5%
Mar 2458°F30°F76°F 196011°F 196737%5%
Mar 2558°F30°F73°F 196010°F 199536%5%
Mar 2658°F30°F72°F 198811°F 199536%5%
Mar 2758°F30°F72°F 198610°F 202036%4%
Mar 2858°F30°F73°F 198612°F 198536%4%
Mar 2959°F30°F74°F 198611°F 196735%4%
Mar 3059°F30°F73°F 201515°F 199835%4%
Mar 3159°F30°F75°F 200212°F 199935%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plumas County, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:49 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 USC00047195 (Quincy), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041700, 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.