Santee climate

Santee Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for El Cajon, 6 km from Santee

Average highs run from 70°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 46°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.92 in over about 5 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 Santee, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
1.92 in
Record high
101°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
30°FMar 16, 1988
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
11 h 29 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 170°F46°F89°F 200935°F 201122%
Mar 270°F47°F86°F 200933°F 202322%
Mar 370°F47°F89°F 200935°F 201122%
Mar 470°F47°F87°F 198734°F 200222%
Mar 570°F47°F84°F 202035°F 198521%
Mar 670°F47°F90°F 200438°F 198221%
Mar 770°F47°F85°F 198936°F 198220%
Mar 870°F47°F89°F 199636°F 202220%
Mar 970°F47°F88°F 201438°F 199120%
Mar 1071°F48°F94°F 199739°F 201019%
Mar 1171°F48°F88°F 199739°F 198819%
Mar 1271°F48°F94°F 202637°F 198819%
Mar 1371°F48°F93°F 202636°F 198818%
Mar 1471°F48°F94°F 201336°F 198818%
Mar 1571°F48°F92°F 201536°F 198818%
Mar 1671°F48°F93°F 202630°F 198817%
Mar 1771°F48°F97°F 202638°F 199117%
Mar 1872°F48°F94°F 202638°F 199117%
Mar 1972°F48°F98°F 199737°F 200217%
Mar 2072°F49°F101°F 202638°F 198216%
Mar 2172°F49°F89°F 202640°F 199916%
Mar 2272°F49°F87°F 198640°F 198216%
Mar 2372°F49°F88°F 202238°F 198716%
Mar 2472°F49°F92°F 198840°F 200915%
Mar 2573°F49°F88°F 199738°F 199515%
Mar 2673°F49°F98°F 198838°F 199515%
Mar 2773°F49°F94°F 201538°F 202315%
Mar 2873°F49°F93°F 202640°F 199514%
Mar 2973°F49°F94°F 200439°F 198514%
Mar 3073°F49°F90°F 200337°F 199814%
Mar 3173°F49°F90°F 202137°F 199814%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:07 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042706 (El Cajon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00042706, 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.