Oakland Weather in March
Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.32 in over about 15 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
- 49°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 4.32 in
- Snowfall
- 19.6 in
- Record high
- 83°FMar 22, 1904
- Record low
- -20°FMar 11, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 31°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 44°F | 23°F | 70°F 1972 | -12°F 2014 | 49% | 27% |
| Mar 2 | 44°F | 23°F | 72°F 2023 | -19°F 1978 | 49% | 27% |
| Mar 3 | 45°F | 23°F | 71°F 1974 | -2°F 1984 | 49% | 26% |
| Mar 4 | 45°F | 24°F | 77°F 1976 | -8°F 2014 | 49% | 26% |
| Mar 5 | 45°F | 24°F | 74°F 1992 | -8°F 2014 | 48% | 26% |
| Mar 6 | 46°F | 24°F | 76°F 1946 | -8°F 1926 | 48% | 25% |
| Mar 7 | 46°F | 24°F | 72°F 1983 | -8°F 2015 | 48% | 25% |
| Mar 8 | 46°F | 25°F | 77°F 2026 | -7°F 1960 | 48% | 24% |
| Mar 9 | 46°F | 25°F | 74°F 2000 | -15°F 1960 | 48% | 24% |
| Mar 10 | 47°F | 25°F | 74°F 1925 | -17°F 1984 | 48% | 23% |
| Mar 11 | 47°F | 25°F | 75°F 2026 | -20°F 1960 | 48% | 23% |
| Mar 12 | 47°F | 25°F | 76°F 1990 | -11°F 1914 | 48% | 22% |
| Mar 13 | 48°F | 26°F | 75°F 1990 | 0°F 1896 | 48% | 22% |
| Mar 14 | 48°F | 26°F | 76°F 1973 | -10°F 1896 | 48% | 21% |
| Mar 15 | 48°F | 26°F | 77°F 1990 | -2°F 1960 | 48% | 21% |
| Mar 16 | 49°F | 27°F | 78°F 1945 | -4°F 1932 | 48% | 20% |
| Mar 17 | 49°F | 27°F | 75°F 1945 | -3°F 1911 | 48% | 20% |
| Mar 18 | 49°F | 27°F | 73°F 1989 | -8°F 1906 | 48% | 19% |
| Mar 19 | 50°F | 27°F | 79°F 1945 | -6°F 1967 | 48% | 19% |
| Mar 20 | 50°F | 28°F | 77°F 2025 | -4°F 1949 | 48% | 18% |
| Mar 21 | 51°F | 28°F | 76°F 1948 | -13°F 1914 | 48% | 18% |
| Mar 22 | 51°F | 28°F | 83°F 1904 | 3°F 1988 | 48% | 17% |
| Mar 23 | 51°F | 28°F | 82°F 1904 | 2°F 1906 | 48% | 17% |
| Mar 24 | 52°F | 29°F | 79°F 1910 | -5°F 1896 | 48% | 16% |
| Mar 25 | 52°F | 29°F | 83°F 1929 | -4°F 1971 | 48% | 16% |
| Mar 26 | 53°F | 29°F | 78°F 1945 | 9°F 1940 | 48% | 15% |
| Mar 27 | 53°F | 30°F | 80°F 1921 | 2°F 1960 | 48% | 14% |
| Mar 28 | 53°F | 30°F | 79°F 1945 | 4°F 1894 | 48% | 14% |
| Mar 29 | 54°F | 30°F | 81°F 1910 | 4°F 1923 | 48% | 13% |
| Mar 30 | 54°F | 31°F | 81°F 1998 | 3°F 1970 | 49% | 13% |
| Mar 31 | 55°F | 31°F | 81°F 1998 | 13°F 1964 | 49% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:10 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00186620 (Oakland 1 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00186620, 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.