Salton City climate

Salton City Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ocotillo Wells 2W, 25.4 km from Salton City

Average highs run from 76°F on March 1 to 82°F on March 31, and lows from 55°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 1 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 Salton City, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
0.54 in
Record high
106°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
28°FMar 18, 1977
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.4
Daylight
11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
34%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
7.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 176°F55°F93°F 202637°F 20077%
Mar 277°F55°F94°F 201638°F 20237%
Mar 377°F56°F90°F 201630°F 19717%
Mar 477°F56°F90°F 201629°F 19857%
Mar 577°F56°F90°F 197238°F 19746%
Mar 678°F56°F95°F 197236°F 19856%
Mar 778°F57°F99°F 197237°F 19716%
Mar 878°F57°F96°F 197238°F 19996%
Mar 978°F57°F92°F 200440°F 19746%
Mar 1079°F57°F95°F 197238°F 20095%
Mar 1179°F57°F99°F 197237°F 19695%
Mar 1279°F58°F98°F 198935°F 19905%
Mar 1379°F58°F97°F 198938°F 19905%
Mar 1479°F58°F97°F 201341°F 19695%
Mar 1580°F58°F100°F 201334°F 19914%
Mar 1680°F58°F98°F 200738°F 19864%
Mar 1780°F58°F100°F 200739°F 19754%
Mar 1880°F58°F104°F 202628°F 19774%
Mar 1980°F59°F105°F 202642°F 20124%
Mar 2081°F59°F106°F 202639°F 19824%
Mar 2181°F59°F105°F 202640°F 19913%
Mar 2281°F59°F99°F 202642°F 19953%
Mar 2381°F59°F100°F 202638°F 20093%
Mar 2481°F59°F98°F 199040°F 19953%
Mar 2581°F59°F99°F 202634°F 20113%
Mar 2682°F59°F98°F 202640°F 19833%
Mar 2782°F59°F101°F 198839°F 19753%
Mar 2882°F59°F100°F 202641°F 20073%
Mar 2982°F59°F99°F 202640°F 19812%
Mar 3082°F59°F96°F 197135°F 19982%
Mar 3182°F59°F101°F 198939°F 20232%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salton City, in percent.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:04 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046386 (Ocotillo Wells 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00040983, 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.