Whatcom County climate

Whatcom County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Upper Baker Dam, 23.7 km from Whatcom County

Average highs run from 45°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 30°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 10.42 in over about 21 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 Whatcom County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
10.42 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
76°FMar 29, 2004
Record low
10°FMar 10, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 02 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
3.8 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 145°F30°F61°F 202520°F 197163%12%
Mar 245°F30°F61°F 199020°F 198963%12%
Mar 345°F30°F62°F 196515°F 198963%11%
Mar 446°F30°F66°F 198711°F 195564%11%
Mar 546°F30°F64°F 196511°F 195564%11%
Mar 646°F30°F68°F 200718°F 195164%11%
Mar 746°F31°F62°F 197815°F 195164%11%
Mar 846°F31°F63°F 200421°F 200264%10%
Mar 946°F31°F67°F 199516°F 195164%10%
Mar 1047°F31°F65°F 200510°F 195165%10%
Mar 1147°F31°F69°F 196519°F 195165%9%
Mar 1247°F31°F70°F 201821°F 200965%9%
Mar 1347°F31°F67°F 199224°F 196265%9%
Mar 1447°F32°F63°F 199525°F 195865%9%
Mar 1548°F32°F61°F 197426°F 195865%8%
Mar 1648°F32°F68°F 202426°F 198265%8%
Mar 1748°F32°F67°F 202424°F 197165%7%
Mar 1848°F32°F68°F 199623°F 200265%7%
Mar 1948°F32°F74°F 201919°F 196565%7%
Mar 2049°F32°F74°F 201924°F 195565%6%
Mar 2149°F33°F64°F 200423°F 196665%6%
Mar 2249°F33°F65°F 201925°F 196665%6%
Mar 2349°F33°F62°F 200128°F 194965%5%
Mar 2450°F33°F64°F 201022°F 195565%5%
Mar 2550°F33°F66°F 202526°F 199664%5%
Mar 2650°F33°F65°F 199425°F 195564%4%
Mar 2750°F33°F68°F 199428°F 195464%4%
Mar 2851°F33°F72°F 199424°F 195464%4%
Mar 2951°F34°F76°F 200422°F 195464%4%
Mar 3051°F34°F68°F 199523°F 195463%3%
Mar 3151°F34°F68°F 201627°F 197563%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Whatcom County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00458715 (Upper Baker Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024217, 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.