Butte County Weather in March
Average highs run from 39°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 17°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.68 in over about 4 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 46°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 0.68 in
- Snowfall
- 1.1 in
- Record high
- 78°FMar 20, 2026
- Record low
- -16°FMar 2, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 13 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 39°F | 17°F | 62°F 1992 | -15°F 1960 | 14% | 5% |
| Mar 2 | 40°F | 17°F | 60°F 1992 | -16°F 1960 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 3 | 40°F | 18°F | 64°F 1992 | -13°F 2002 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 4 | 41°F | 18°F | 63°F 1987 | -8°F 1985 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 5 | 41°F | 19°F | 62°F 1987 | -14°F 1955 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 6 | 42°F | 19°F | 59°F 1986 | -5°F 1955 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 7 | 42°F | 20°F | 60°F 1970 | -6°F 1964 | 14% | 4% |
| Mar 8 | 42°F | 20°F | 61°F 2026 | -3°F 1964 | 13% | 4% |
| Mar 9 | 43°F | 20°F | 66°F 1972 | 1°F 2024 | 13% | 4% |
| Mar 10 | 43°F | 21°F | 65°F 1972 | -7°F 2022 | 13% | 4% |
| Mar 11 | 44°F | 21°F | 63°F 2015 | 0°F 1969 | 13% | 4% |
| Mar 12 | 44°F | 22°F | 64°F 2007 | -2°F 1976 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 13 | 45°F | 22°F | 69°F 2003 | 0°F 1962 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 14 | 45°F | 22°F | 67°F 1992 | -10°F 1964 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 15 | 46°F | 23°F | 70°F 2015 | -3°F 1956 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 16 | 46°F | 23°F | 67°F 2015 | 3°F 1964 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 17 | 47°F | 24°F | 71°F 2026 | 7°F 1964 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 18 | 47°F | 24°F | 76°F 2026 | 2°F 1965 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 19 | 47°F | 24°F | 76°F 2026 | 8°F 1952 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 20 | 48°F | 25°F | 78°F 2026 | -3°F 2000 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 21 | 48°F | 25°F | 73°F 2026 | 3°F 1955 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 22 | 49°F | 25°F | 71°F 1972 | -1°F 1952 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 23 | 49°F | 26°F | 70°F 2004 | 4°F 1964 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 24 | 49°F | 26°F | 70°F 2012 | 5°F 1964 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 25 | 50°F | 26°F | 73°F 2026 | 3°F 1964 | 13% | 3% |
| Mar 26 | 50°F | 26°F | 71°F 2025 | 8°F 1955 | 13% | 2% |
| Mar 27 | 51°F | 27°F | 72°F 2022 | 9°F 1964 | 14% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 51°F | 27°F | 73°F 1986 | 6°F 1964 | 14% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 51°F | 27°F | 70°F 1968 | 8°F 1987 | 14% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 52°F | 27°F | 72°F 2004 | 15°F 1954 | 14% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 52°F | 27°F | 73°F 2012 | 17°F 1988 | 14% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00100375 (Arco), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024145, 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.