Reno climate

Reno Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Reno WFO, 4.5 km from Reno

Average highs run from 54°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31, and lows from 32°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.87 in over about 6 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 Reno, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
0.87 in
Snowfall
4.4 in
Record high
88°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
0°FMar 5, 1971
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.2 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°F72°F 20223°F 197122%11%
Mar 254°F32°F73°F 202211°F 197122%11%
Mar 354°F32°F68°F 19865°F 195122%11%
Mar 455°F32°F73°F 19508°F 194821%10%
Mar 555°F32°F79°F 19720°F 197121%10%
Mar 655°F33°F75°F 197211°F 197121%10%
Mar 755°F33°F72°F 19404°F 199821%10%
Mar 856°F33°F79°F 19721°F 196420%10%
Mar 956°F33°F77°F 197215°F 196220%10%
Mar 1056°F33°F74°F 199716°F 196020%10%
Mar 1156°F33°F75°F 200511°F 194820%10%
Mar 1256°F34°F80°F 20079°F 195020%9%
Mar 1357°F34°F77°F 201313°F 195419%9%
Mar 1457°F34°F80°F 19945°F 194419%9%
Mar 1557°F34°F74°F 201511°F 194419%9%
Mar 1657°F34°F79°F 20073°F 195219%9%
Mar 1757°F34°F82°F 20269°F 195219%9%
Mar 1857°F34°F86°F 20262°F 194519%9%
Mar 1958°F34°F85°F 202614°F 197018%9%
Mar 2058°F34°F88°F 20266°F 195218%9%
Mar 2158°F35°F81°F 20261°F 195218%8%
Mar 2258°F35°F77°F 19405°F 195218%8%
Mar 2358°F35°F78°F 202613°F 195218%8%
Mar 2458°F35°F82°F 202614°F 194118%8%
Mar 2558°F35°F81°F 202215°F 194218%8%
Mar 2658°F35°F79°F 202212°F 194818%8%
Mar 2759°F35°F80°F 201515°F 194217%8%
Mar 2859°F35°F78°F 202611°F 197717%8%
Mar 2959°F35°F78°F 196612°F 197717%8%
Mar 3059°F35°F82°F 196617°F 197217%7%
Mar 3159°F35°F83°F 196614°F 197717%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Reno, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00266791 (Reno WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023185, 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.