Sacramento climate

Sacramento Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sacramento 5 Ese, 7.3 km from Sacramento

Average highs run from 66°F on March 1 to 70°F on March 31, and lows from 45°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.82 in over about 9 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 Sacramento, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
2.82 in
Record high
88°FMar 18, 2026
Record low
26°FMar 5, 1971
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 166°F45°F76°F 202231°F 200733%
Mar 266°F46°F76°F 199427°F 197133%
Mar 366°F46°F77°F 202028°F 196633%
Mar 466°F46°F79°F 202030°F 196632%
Mar 566°F46°F77°F 197226°F 197132%
Mar 666°F46°F78°F 197231°F 197132%
Mar 767°F46°F81°F 195331°F 194531%
Mar 867°F46°F78°F 200431°F 200231%
Mar 967°F46°F77°F 194434°F 201031%
Mar 1067°F46°F80°F 199732°F 195030%
Mar 1167°F46°F80°F 200532°F 194830%
Mar 1267°F47°F82°F 202031°F 195030%
Mar 1367°F47°F81°F 200732°F 195430%
Mar 1468°F47°F84°F 201531°F 195329%
Mar 1568°F47°F82°F 200730°F 194429%
Mar 1668°F47°F84°F 202634°F 194429%
Mar 1768°F47°F86°F 202631°F 195528%
Mar 1868°F47°F88°F 202632°F 198028%
Mar 1968°F47°F87°F 202632°F 198728%
Mar 2068°F47°F88°F 202633°F 195227%
Mar 2169°F47°F85°F 202634°F 195527%
Mar 2269°F47°F84°F 202233°F 198727%
Mar 2369°F47°F83°F 202633°F 199427%
Mar 2469°F47°F85°F 202633°F 194526%
Mar 2569°F47°F84°F 198833°F 195026%
Mar 2669°F47°F88°F 198835°F 194226%
Mar 2769°F48°F83°F 201533°F 202325%
Mar 2870°F48°F84°F 201534°F 198525%
Mar 2970°F48°F88°F 202633°F 196724%
Mar 3070°F48°F83°F 200133°F 197224%
Mar 3170°F48°F86°F 196636°F 197724%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023271 (Sacramento 5 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023232, 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.