Fresno climate

Fresno Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thompsons 3 Wsw, 18.9 km from Fresno

Average highs run from 69°F on March 1 to 76°F on March 31, and lows from 50°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.43 in over about 7 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 Fresno, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
3.43 in
Record high
92°FMar 29, 1972
Record low
21°FMar 3, 1943
Chance of a freeze
30%
Daylight
11 h 34 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
10.1 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 169°F50°F83°F 197823°F 196824%0%
Mar 269°F51°F83°F 197525°F 198023%0%
Mar 370°F51°F85°F 194421°F 194323%0%
Mar 470°F51°F84°F 200621°F 200223%0%
Mar 570°F51°F88°F 201330°F 197823%0%
Mar 670°F51°F86°F 196727°F 198923%0%
Mar 770°F52°F85°F 199928°F 194322%0%
Mar 871°F52°F85°F 197530°F 198922%0%
Mar 971°F52°F84°F 194427°F 199622%0%
Mar 1071°F52°F86°F 194424°F 199622%0%
Mar 1171°F52°F88°F 198032°F 199622%0%
Mar 1272°F52°F86°F 194433°F 201322%0%
Mar 1372°F53°F90°F 194228°F 196822%0%
Mar 1472°F53°F89°F 194227°F 199322%0%
Mar 1572°F53°F89°F 194430°F 198821%0%
Mar 1672°F53°F91°F 201332°F 196221%0%
Mar 1773°F53°F91°F 201335°F 197621%0%
Mar 1873°F53°F90°F 201332°F 196021%0%
Mar 1973°F53°F85°F 197734°F 198121%0%
Mar 2073°F54°F89°F 197729°F 196521%0%
Mar 2174°F54°F87°F 201329°F 199621%0%
Mar 2274°F54°F89°F 201333°F 197021%0%
Mar 2374°F54°F87°F 197533°F 196821%0%
Mar 2474°F54°F87°F 201336°F 201321%0%
Mar 2574°F54°F90°F 201131°F 200621%0%
Mar 2675°F55°F89°F 194434°F 201321%0%
Mar 2775°F55°F87°F 197633°F 201321%0%
Mar 2875°F55°F91°F 194440°F 194221%0%
Mar 2975°F55°F92°F 197237°F 194221%0%
Mar 3076°F55°F89°F 200032°F 194421%0%
Mar 3176°F55°F92°F 198930°F 198721%0%

Chance of rain

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

March 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418996 (Thompsons 3 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00418996, 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.