San Marcos climate

San Marcos Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Escondido #2, 7.5 km from San Marcos

Average highs run from 69°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 47°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.20 in over about 6 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 Marcos, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
2.20 in
Record high
93°FMar 14, 2015
Record low
38°FMar 2, 2023
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 169°F47°F85°F 201342°F 200724%
Mar 269°F47°F83°F 200938°F 202324%
Mar 369°F48°F76°F 202041°F 202324%
Mar 470°F48°F81°F 201242°F 202324%
Mar 570°F48°F78°F 201144°F 200323%
Mar 670°F48°F81°F 201543°F 200023%
Mar 770°F48°F82°F 201543°F 199823%
Mar 870°F48°F89°F 202643°F 201222%
Mar 970°F48°F83°F 201444°F 200022%
Mar 1070°F48°F78°F 200842°F 201021%
Mar 1170°F49°F78°F 200743°F 200621%
Mar 1271°F49°F84°F 202643°F 199921%
Mar 1371°F49°F90°F 201543°F 200620%
Mar 1471°F49°F93°F 201542°F 200220%
Mar 1571°F49°F91°F 201545°F 199920%
Mar 1671°F49°F88°F 201543°F 199919%
Mar 1771°F49°F86°F 202644°F 200819%
Mar 1871°F49°F84°F 202643°F 200219%
Mar 1971°F49°F82°F 202641°F 200219%
Mar 2072°F49°F84°F 202644°F 201218%
Mar 2172°F50°F77°F 202644°F 199918%
Mar 2272°F50°F75°F 200844°F 200618%
Mar 2372°F50°F87°F 202244°F 200918%
Mar 2472°F50°F77°F 200846°F 200917%
Mar 2572°F50°F72°F 201546°F 199917%
Mar 2672°F50°F84°F 201546°F 199917%
Mar 2772°F50°F83°F 201546°F 202017%
Mar 2872°F50°F82°F 202144°F 200716%
Mar 2973°F50°F85°F 200442°F 199816%
Mar 3073°F50°F87°F 200341°F 199816%
Mar 3173°F50°F83°F 202146°F 199816%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Marcos, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:08 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042863 (Escondido #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003177, 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.