California climate

California Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for California, 0.9 km from California

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 61°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 in over about 9 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 California, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
2.97 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
95°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
0°FMar 12, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
8.7 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 150°F29°F79°F 200615°F 201525%3%
Mar 250°F29°F83°F 20223°F 201425%3%
Mar 351°F29°F84°F 20240°F 201425%3%
Mar 451°F30°F81°F 20241°F 200226%3%
Mar 551°F30°F79°F 200910°F 201926%3%
Mar 652°F30°F80°F 20269°F 201926%2%
Mar 752°F31°F81°F 200019°F 201327%2%
Mar 852°F31°F76°F 200015°F 200827%2%
Mar 953°F31°F83°F 202614°F 200327%2%
Mar 1053°F32°F84°F 202611°F 199828%2%
Mar 1153°F32°F81°F 20148°F 199828%2%
Mar 1254°F32°F83°F 20250°F 199828%2%
Mar 1354°F33°F85°F 202523°F 200428%2%
Mar 1455°F33°F86°F 202522°F 200529%2%
Mar 1555°F33°F82°F 201216°F 201729%2%
Mar 1655°F33°F82°F 201216°F 202629%1%
Mar 1756°F34°F80°F 200915°F 202629%1%
Mar 1856°F34°F84°F 202521°F 202330%1%
Mar 1956°F34°F83°F 202619°F 202330%1%
Mar 2057°F35°F91°F 202621°F 201330%1%
Mar 2157°F35°F93°F 202618°F 201331%1%
Mar 2258°F35°F85°F 202615°F 200231%1%
Mar 2358°F36°F81°F 201719°F 200231%1%
Mar 2458°F36°F81°F 200721°F 201431%1%
Mar 2559°F36°F86°F 202622°F 200132%1%
Mar 2659°F37°F95°F 202615°F 201432%1%
Mar 2759°F37°F84°F 201217°F 200132%1%
Mar 2860°F37°F83°F 201228°F 201632%1%
Mar 2960°F38°F81°F 199827°F 202333%1%
Mar 3061°F38°F86°F 202626°F 200333%1%
Mar 3161°F38°F88°F 201029°F 200333%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at California, 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 (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00231189 (California), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003963, 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.