San Mateo County climate

San Mateo County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Half Moon Bay, 8.7 km from San Mateo County

Average highs run from 60°F on March 1 to 61°F on March 31, and lows from 43°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.67 in over about 14 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 Mateo County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
3.67 in
Record high
94°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
29°FMar 2, 1953
Chance of a freeze
17%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
10.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 160°F43°F76°F 193631°F 193949%
Mar 260°F43°F79°F 193629°F 195349%
Mar 360°F43°F80°F 193130°F 195148%
Mar 460°F43°F78°F 195930°F 193248%
Mar 560°F43°F78°F 195932°F 196748%
Mar 660°F43°F80°F 197230°F 197147%
Mar 760°F44°F80°F 197231°F 197647%
Mar 860°F44°F81°F 200433°F 194547%
Mar 960°F44°F82°F 193431°F 197646%
Mar 1060°F44°F86°F 200531°F 193546%
Mar 1160°F44°F85°F 200532°F 193546%
Mar 1260°F44°F83°F 200531°F 195045%
Mar 1360°F44°F80°F 200432°F 195045%
Mar 1460°F44°F86°F 201532°F 197745%
Mar 1560°F44°F85°F 202634°F 194444%
Mar 1660°F44°F90°F 202635°F 195044%
Mar 1761°F44°F93°F 202632°F 196644%
Mar 1861°F44°F90°F 202635°F 194543%
Mar 1961°F44°F91°F 202634°F 193543%
Mar 2061°F44°F94°F 202634°F 195243%
Mar 2161°F44°F83°F 196533°F 195542%
Mar 2261°F44°F85°F 202231°F 193342%
Mar 2361°F44°F83°F 202634°F 194642%
Mar 2461°F44°F87°F 202533°F 193341%
Mar 2561°F44°F87°F 202532°F 196441%
Mar 2661°F44°F84°F 201533°F 193640%
Mar 2761°F44°F85°F 202633°F 202340%
Mar 2861°F44°F84°F 202636°F 195039%
Mar 2961°F44°F88°F 202635°F 193239%
Mar 3061°F44°F84°F 201133°F 193838%
Mar 3161°F44°F89°F 201134°F 193838%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at San Mateo County, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00043714 (Half Moon Bay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00047339, 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.