Washoe County Weather in March
Average highs run from 54°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in over about 7 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
- 58°F
- Average low
- 28°F
- Precipitation
- 0.77 in
- Snowfall
- 1.2 in
- Record high
- 82°FMar 23, 2026
- Record low
- -4°FMar 21, 1952
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 18 min to 12 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 54°F | 25°F | 68°F 1986 | 2°F 1993 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 2 | 54°F | 25°F | 67°F 2022 | 2°F 1952 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 3 | 54°F | 25°F | 68°F 1931 | 5°F 1952 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 4 | 55°F | 26°F | 74°F 1929 | 2°F 1974 | 24% | 3% |
| Mar 5 | 55°F | 26°F | 74°F 1972 | 4°F 1952 | 24% | 3% |
| Mar 6 | 55°F | 26°F | 70°F 1972 | 7°F 1908 | 24% | 3% |
| Mar 7 | 56°F | 26°F | 71°F 1979 | 10°F 1908 | 24% | 3% |
| Mar 8 | 56°F | 27°F | 75°F 1914 | 12°F 1969 | 23% | 3% |
| Mar 9 | 56°F | 27°F | 73°F 1914 | 10°F 1903 | 23% | 3% |
| Mar 10 | 57°F | 27°F | 73°F 2005 | 4°F 1969 | 23% | 3% |
| Mar 11 | 57°F | 27°F | 74°F 1934 | 9°F 1969 | 23% | 3% |
| Mar 12 | 57°F | 28°F | 74°F 1934 | 9°F 1950 | 23% | 3% |
| Mar 13 | 58°F | 28°F | 76°F 1934 | 4°F 1952 | 22% | 3% |
| Mar 14 | 58°F | 28°F | 76°F 1934 | 10°F 1977 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 15 | 58°F | 28°F | 79°F 2026 | 12°F 1969 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 16 | 59°F | 29°F | 77°F 1914 | 11°F 1955 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 17 | 59°F | 29°F | 78°F 1914 | 12°F 1952 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 18 | 59°F | 29°F | 77°F 1914 | 11°F 1945 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 19 | 59°F | 29°F | 76°F 1914 | 14°F 2020 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 20 | 60°F | 29°F | 78°F 1914 | 4°F 1952 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 21 | 60°F | 30°F | 76°F 2004 | -4°F 1952 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 22 | 60°F | 30°F | 77°F 1915 | -2°F 1952 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 23 | 60°F | 30°F | 82°F 2026 | 8°F 1952 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 24 | 61°F | 30°F | 76°F 1960 | 19°F 1902 | 21% | 1% |
| Mar 25 | 61°F | 30°F | 77°F 1960 | 12°F 1904 | 21% | 1% |
| Mar 26 | 61°F | 31°F | 74°F 2025 | 17°F 1972 | 21% | 1% |
| Mar 27 | 61°F | 31°F | 74°F 1966 | 9°F 2023 | 21% | 1% |
| Mar 28 | 61°F | 31°F | 76°F 1978 | 14°F 2023 | 21% | 1% |
| Mar 29 | 62°F | 31°F | 78°F 1966 | 12°F 1897 | 20% | 1% |
| Mar 30 | 62°F | 31°F | 81°F 1966 | 1°F 1897 | 20% | 1% |
| Mar 31 | 62°F | 31°F | 80°F 1966 | 13°F 1905 | 20% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:23 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267618 (Smoke Creek Espil), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048702, 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.