Yosemite Valley climate

Yosemite Valley Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yosemite Park Hq, 1.5 km from Yosemite Valley

Average highs run from 54°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 32°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.47 in over about 11 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 Yosemite Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
5.47 in
Snowfall
10.8 in
Record high
68°FMar 28, 2015
Record low
-8°FMar 5, 2018
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
4.9 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 154°F32°F55°F 20161°F 200735%11%
Mar 254°F32°F56°F 20160°F 201835%11%
Mar 354°F32°F61°F 201611°F 200235%11%
Mar 454°F32°F59°F 2016-3°F 200635%10%
Mar 554°F32°F59°F 2012-8°F 201835%10%
Mar 655°F32°F56°F 2012-2°F 199635%10%
Mar 755°F32°F55°F 2015-6°F 199835%10%
Mar 855°F33°F59°F 20153°F 200635%10%
Mar 955°F33°F59°F 20154°F 201035%10%
Mar 1055°F33°F59°F 20123°F 200935%9%
Mar 1156°F33°F61°F 19973°F 200635%9%
Mar 1256°F33°F62°F 20073°F 200634%9%
Mar 1356°F33°F65°F 20072°F 200634%9%
Mar 1456°F33°F66°F 20133°F 201034%9%
Mar 1557°F33°F64°F 20151°F 200234%9%
Mar 1657°F34°F64°F 200711°F 200334%9%
Mar 1757°F34°F66°F 20075°F 200834%9%
Mar 1857°F34°F64°F 2007-2°F 201833%8%
Mar 1957°F34°F62°F 19973°F 200633%8%
Mar 2058°F34°F66°F 19973°F 200633%8%
Mar 2158°F34°F64°F 199712°F 200633%8%
Mar 2258°F34°F64°F 20047°F 200633%8%
Mar 2358°F34°F61°F 20044°F 200933%8%
Mar 2458°F34°F59°F 20048°F 201932%8%
Mar 2559°F35°F61°F 2007-4°F 199532%7%
Mar 2659°F35°F61°F 1997-2°F 199532%7%
Mar 2759°F35°F65°F 201510°F 201831%7%
Mar 2859°F35°F68°F 201514°F 200331%7%
Mar 2959°F35°F67°F 20152°F 199830%7%
Mar 3060°F35°F65°F 20157°F 199530%7%
Mar 3160°F35°F66°F 201511°F 200530%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Yosemite Valley, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:20 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049855 (Yosemite Park Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045280, 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.