Salida climate

Salida Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Modesto City CO AP, 14.9 km from Salida

Average highs run from 66°F on March 1 to 70°F on March 31, and lows from 44°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.78 in over about 8 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 Salida, 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
45°F
Precipitation
1.78 in
Record high
91°FMar 18, 2026
Record low
27°FMar 2, 1971
Chance of a freeze
4%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
7.2 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°F44°F77°F 199430°F 193930%
Mar 266°F44°F81°F 199427°F 197130%
Mar 366°F44°F80°F 195929°F 196630%
Mar 466°F44°F79°F 192930°F 193929%
Mar 567°F44°F81°F 197230°F 193929%
Mar 667°F44°F82°F 197230°F 195629%
Mar 767°F44°F83°F 199330°F 195628%
Mar 867°F45°F82°F 199330°F 196428%
Mar 967°F45°F78°F 193332°F 196428%
Mar 1067°F45°F83°F 199733°F 193527%
Mar 1168°F45°F81°F 193432°F 195127%
Mar 1268°F45°F81°F 200730°F 195027%
Mar 1368°F45°F84°F 200730°F 195427%
Mar 1468°F45°F85°F 201730°F 194426%
Mar 1568°F45°F86°F 201528°F 194426%
Mar 1668°F45°F87°F 200733°F 202126%
Mar 1768°F45°F88°F 202631°F 195526%
Mar 1868°F45°F91°F 202634°F 193526%
Mar 1969°F46°F88°F 202632°F 193525%
Mar 2069°F46°F91°F 202634°F 198725%
Mar 2169°F46°F83°F 202633°F 193825%
Mar 2269°F46°F84°F 202632°F 193525%
Mar 2369°F46°F87°F 202631°F 195425%
Mar 2469°F46°F86°F 202633°F 192924%
Mar 2569°F46°F87°F 199731°F 193624%
Mar 2670°F46°F87°F 198833°F 192924%
Mar 2770°F46°F87°F 201533°F 192923%
Mar 2870°F46°F85°F 196931°F 197523%
Mar 2970°F46°F88°F 202635°F 196723%
Mar 3070°F46°F87°F 201532°F 193822%
Mar 3170°F47°F88°F 196634°F 192922%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023258 (Modesto City CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023258, 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.