Ridgecrest climate

Ridgecrest Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for China Lake Naf, 7.4 km from Ridgecrest

Average highs run from 68°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31, and lows from 39°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.55 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ridgecrest, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
0.55 in
Record high
96°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
21°FMar 13, 1990
Chance of a freeze
66%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
11 h 26 min to 12 h 34 min
Cloud cover
37%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
8.9 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 168°F39°F86°F 201621°F 20070%
Mar 268°F39°F85°F 199423°F 20070%
Mar 369°F39°F87°F 199424°F 19530%
Mar 469°F40°F87°F 199422°F 20020%
Mar 569°F40°F85°F 198622°F 19480%
Mar 670°F40°F85°F 198626°F 19480%
Mar 770°F40°F83°F 195728°F 19550%
Mar 870°F40°F83°F 198927°F 20090%
Mar 970°F41°F83°F 199428°F 19960%
Mar 1071°F41°F85°F 199325°F 20090%
Mar 1171°F41°F87°F 198926°F 19480%
Mar 1271°F41°F87°F 198924°F 19480%
Mar 1371°F41°F92°F 200721°F 19900%
Mar 1472°F42°F90°F 199424°F 19880%
Mar 1572°F42°F91°F 201329°F 19900%
Mar 1672°F42°F91°F 200730°F 19480%
Mar 1772°F42°F91°F 200731°F 19830%
Mar 1873°F42°F94°F 202629°F 19880%
Mar 1973°F42°F94°F 202628°F 20020%
Mar 2073°F43°F96°F 202628°F 19870%
Mar 2173°F43°F94°F 202627°F 19480%
Mar 2273°F43°F93°F 202629°F 19830%
Mar 2374°F43°F93°F 202630°F 19520%
Mar 2474°F43°F93°F 202632°F 19490%
Mar 2574°F43°F94°F 202632°F 19830%
Mar 2674°F44°F90°F 198829°F 19480%
Mar 2774°F44°F91°F 198632°F 19480%
Mar 2875°F44°F92°F 198632°F 19870%
Mar 2975°F44°F90°F 202630°F 19980%
Mar 3075°F44°F89°F 201530°F 19980%
Mar 3175°F44°F91°F 198930°F 20090%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgecrest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:12 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.