San Benito County climate

San Benito County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pinnacles Nm, 16.8 km from San Benito County

Average highs run from 65°F on March 1 to 70°F on March 31, and lows from 37°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.80 in over about 10 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 San Benito County, 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
38°F
Precipitation
2.80 in
Record high
94°FMar 17, 2026
Record low
25°FMar 18, 2002
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
6.7 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 165°F37°F77°F 202231°F 202339%0%
Mar 266°F37°F80°F 199432°F 202339%0%
Mar 366°F37°F76°F 202230°F 198538%0%
Mar 466°F37°F82°F 198631°F 198938%0%
Mar 566°F37°F76°F 198629°F 199938%0%
Mar 666°F37°F79°F 199332°F 199037%0%
Mar 766°F37°F80°F 199330°F 199937%0%
Mar 866°F37°F79°F 202632°F 198536%0%
Mar 967°F38°F83°F 200430°F 199035%0%
Mar 1067°F38°F83°F 199728°F 199935%0%
Mar 1167°F38°F82°F 200431°F 198834%0%
Mar 1267°F38°F85°F 200532°F 198834%0%
Mar 1367°F38°F84°F 201329°F 199033%0%
Mar 1467°F38°F88°F 201534°F 198833%0%
Mar 1567°F38°F85°F 202635°F 198833%0%
Mar 1668°F38°F91°F 202634°F 202132%0%
Mar 1768°F38°F94°F 202634°F 198932%0%
Mar 1868°F38°F94°F 202625°F 200231%0%
Mar 1968°F38°F93°F 202634°F 200231%0%
Mar 2068°F38°F94°F 202633°F 198730%0%
Mar 2168°F38°F83°F 202635°F 199930%0%
Mar 2268°F38°F87°F 202633°F 198729%0%
Mar 2369°F38°F87°F 202632°F 199429%0%
Mar 2469°F38°F85°F 202636°F 199529%0%
Mar 2569°F38°F85°F 198833°F 200228%0%
Mar 2669°F38°F89°F 198833°F 199528%0%
Mar 2769°F38°F85°F 202634°F 199527%0%
Mar 2869°F38°F88°F 202631°F 199927%0%
Mar 2969°F38°F88°F 200132°F 199426%0%
Mar 3069°F38°F87°F 200132°F 200826%0%
Mar 3170°F38°F86°F 200134°F 200825%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Benito County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 5:59 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 USC00046926 (Pinnacles Nm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044025, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.