Monterey Weather in March
Average highs run from 39°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 17°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.71 in.
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
- 43°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 3.71 in
- Snowfall
- 14.9 in
- Record high
- 81°FMar 28, 1945
- Record low
- -10°FMar 7, 2003
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 15 min to 12 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 6.3 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 | 60°F 2017 | -6°F 2015 | 28% | |
| Mar 2 | 39°F | 17°F | 57°F 2017 | -3°F 1962 | 28% | |
| Mar 3 | 39°F | 17°F | 60°F 1964 | -9°F 1950 | 27% | |
| Mar 4 | 40°F | 18°F | 54°F 1964 | -8°F 1950 | 27% | |
| Mar 5 | 40°F | 18°F | 63°F 1964 | -6°F 1948 | 26% | |
| Mar 6 | 40°F | 18°F | 62°F 2022 | -7°F 2007 | 26% | |
| Mar 7 | 41°F | 19°F | 59°F 2000 | -10°F 2003 | 26% | |
| Mar 8 | 41°F | 19°F | 64°F 2012 | 0°F 2007 | 25% | |
| Mar 9 | 41°F | 19°F | 75°F 2016 | -7°F 1943 | 25% | |
| Mar 10 | 41°F | 19°F | 70°F 2026 | -6°F 1943 | 24% | |
| Mar 11 | 42°F | 20°F | 67°F 2026 | -3°F 1960 | 24% | |
| Mar 12 | 42°F | 20°F | 66°F 2012 | -4°F 1948 | 23% | |
| Mar 13 | 42°F | 20°F | 68°F 2012 | 2°F 1941 | 23% | |
| Mar 14 | 42°F | 21°F | 69°F 1946 | -2°F 1948 | 23% | |
| Mar 15 | 43°F | 21°F | 67°F 1945 | 2°F 1932 | 22% | |
| Mar 16 | 43°F | 21°F | 66°F 1945 | 5°F 1932 | 22% | |
| Mar 17 | 43°F | 22°F | 79°F 1945 | 3°F 1967 | 21% | |
| Mar 18 | 44°F | 22°F | 72°F 2012 | -5°F 1956 | 21% | |
| Mar 19 | 44°F | 22°F | 78°F 2012 | -6°F 1967 | 20% | |
| Mar 20 | 44°F | 23°F | 75°F 2012 | -1°F 1949 | 20% | |
| Mar 21 | 45°F | 23°F | 73°F 2012 | 4°F 2007 | 20% | |
| Mar 22 | 45°F | 23°F | 75°F 2012 | 8°F 1944 | 19% | |
| Mar 23 | 45°F | 24°F | 74°F 1938 | 0°F 1934 | 19% | |
| Mar 24 | 46°F | 24°F | 80°F 1938 | 9°F 2015 | 18% | |
| Mar 25 | 46°F | 24°F | 72°F 2021 | 5°F 1960 | 17% | |
| Mar 26 | 47°F | 25°F | 73°F 2021 | -5°F 1960 | 17% | |
| Mar 27 | 47°F | 25°F | 70°F 1945 | 12°F 1966 | 16% | |
| Mar 28 | 47°F | 25°F | 81°F 1945 | 10°F 1947 | 16% | |
| Mar 29 | 48°F | 26°F | 81°F 1945 | 6°F 1959 | 15% | |
| Mar 30 | 48°F | 26°F | 74°F 1962 | 4°F 1970 | 15% | |
| Mar 31 | 49°F | 26°F | 71°F 1968 | 12°F 1965 | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00194131 (Lenox Dale), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014763, 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.