Shasta climate

Shasta Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whiskeytown Rsvr, 3.4 km from Shasta

Average highs run from 61°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 42°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 9.90 in over about 13 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 Shasta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
9.90 in
Record high
93°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
28°FMar 3, 1989
Chance of a freeze
21%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
4.7 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 161°F42°F77°F 201330°F 200743%
Mar 261°F42°F74°F 202031°F 201843%
Mar 361°F42°F82°F 202028°F 198942%
Mar 461°F42°F81°F 202030°F 201042%
Mar 562°F43°F78°F 199328°F 199742%
Mar 662°F43°F83°F 201531°F 199642%
Mar 762°F43°F83°F 200430°F 199842%
Mar 862°F43°F84°F 200429°F 200242%
Mar 962°F43°F87°F 201532°F 199041%
Mar 1062°F43°F84°F 200528°F 200641%
Mar 1163°F43°F87°F 200730°F 200941%
Mar 1263°F43°F84°F 200430°F 199041%
Mar 1363°F43°F85°F 200428°F 199041%
Mar 1463°F43°F84°F 200432°F 200240%
Mar 1563°F43°F86°F 200732°F 200240%
Mar 1663°F43°F92°F 202632°F 199140%
Mar 1764°F43°F88°F 200432°F 201240%
Mar 1864°F43°F86°F 202631°F 200240%0%
Mar 1964°F43°F88°F 202631°F 202039%0%
Mar 2064°F44°F93°F 202630°F 198739%0%
Mar 2164°F44°F86°F 202633°F 198739%0%
Mar 2264°F44°F88°F 202229°F 198739%0%
Mar 2365°F44°F84°F 200732°F 199539%0%
Mar 2465°F44°F84°F 202229°F 199539%0%
Mar 2565°F44°F83°F 198834°F 200539%0%
Mar 2665°F44°F85°F 198833°F 199638%0%
Mar 2765°F44°F83°F 199432°F 199138%0%
Mar 2866°F44°F86°F 202632°F 199938%0%
Mar 2966°F44°F88°F 201533°F 199638%0%
Mar 3066°F44°F86°F 200232°F 199937%0%
Mar 3166°F44°F88°F 200230°F 199937%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shasta, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 6:02 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049621 (Whiskeytown Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024257, 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.