Taft climate

Taft Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Taft, 2.5 km from Taft

Average highs run from 67°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 47°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.97 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 Taft, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
0.97 in
Record high
95°FMar 18, 2026
Record low
31°FMar 2, 1953
Chance of a freeze
10%
Daylight
11 h 27 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
6.9 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 167°F47°F86°F 200932°F 200725%0%
Mar 267°F47°F82°F 201331°F 195324%0%
Mar 367°F48°F84°F 198731°F 196624%0%
Mar 467°F48°F84°F 196832°F 196623%0%
Mar 568°F48°F85°F 202032°F 197123%0%
Mar 668°F48°F82°F 197234°F 195622%0%
Mar 768°F48°F83°F 197231°F 195622%0%
Mar 868°F48°F85°F 195333°F 200221%0%
Mar 969°F49°F88°F 194634°F 200221%0%
Mar 1069°F49°F87°F 201534°F 199920%0%
Mar 1169°F49°F84°F 200435°F 195420%0%
Mar 1269°F49°F85°F 200734°F 195019%0%
Mar 1370°F49°F88°F 200734°F 199019%0%
Mar 1470°F49°F91°F 201535°F 194419%0%
Mar 1570°F49°F92°F 201532°F 194418%0%
Mar 1670°F49°F91°F 197235°F 199118%0%
Mar 1770°F49°F90°F 202636°F 193817%0%
Mar 1871°F49°F95°F 202637°F 195417%0%
Mar 1971°F49°F92°F 202635°F 197016%0%
Mar 2071°F49°F93°F 200433°F 194816%0%
Mar 2171°F49°F95°F 202633°F 195216%0%
Mar 2271°F49°F88°F 202635°F 193816%0%
Mar 2372°F49°F91°F 202234°F 199415%0%
Mar 2472°F49°F89°F 202236°F 194515%0%
Mar 2572°F49°F91°F 202535°F 194215%0%
Mar 2672°F48°F90°F 201535°F 198515%0%
Mar 2772°F48°F93°F 201535°F 194215%0%
Mar 2872°F48°F88°F 202636°F 199914%0%
Mar 2973°F48°F94°F 200434°F 199814%0%
Mar 3073°F48°F90°F 201533°F 193814%0%
Mar 3173°F48°F90°F 200335°F 193814%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Taft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:19 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048752 (Taft), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023155, 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.