Los Angeles weather in March: Los Angeles, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Los Angeles in March has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 52°F, a daily mean of 61°F, rising from 69°F on the 1st to 71°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal March, 2.23 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 11°C, 57 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationLos Angeles Downtown USC Campus
- Station IDUSW00093134
- Location34.05°N 118.24°W
- Elevation230 ft (70 m)
- From the center10 miles
- Population3,878,704
- Jan 68° 49°
- Feb 68° 50°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 72° 55°
- May 74° 58°
- Jun 77° 61°
- Jul 82° 65°
- Aug 84° 65°
- Sep 83° 64°
- Oct 79° 60°
- Nov 73° 53°
- Dec 67° 48°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Los Angeles in March?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 52°F, for a daily mean of 61.1°F. March is 2.1°F warmer than February and 2.5°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Los Angeles and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 69°F on March 1 to 71°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 58°F and 64°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 69°F | 51°F | 21% | 15% |
| March 8 | 69°F | 52°F | 19% | 13% |
| March 15 | 70°F | 52°F | 17% | 11% |
| March 22 | 70°F | 53°F | 15% | 10% |
| March 31 | 71°F | 54°F | 13% | 8% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 69°F | 51°F | 21% | 15% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 2 | 69°F | 51°F | 21% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 69°F | 51°F | 21% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 69°F | 51°F | 20% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 69°F | 52°F | 20% | 14% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 69°F | 52°F | 20% | 13% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 7 | 69°F | 52°F | 19% | 13% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 69°F | 52°F | 19% | 13% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 69°F | 52°F | 19% | 13% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 69°F | 52°F | 18% | 12% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 70°F | 52°F | 18% | 12% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 70°F | 52°F | 18% | 12% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 70°F | 52°F | 18% | 12% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 70°F | 52°F | 17% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 70°F | 52°F | 17% | 11% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 70°F | 53°F | 17% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 70°F | 53°F | 17% | 11% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 70°F | 53°F | 16% | 10% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 70°F | 53°F | 16% | 10% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 70°F | 53°F | 16% | 10% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 70°F | 53°F | 16% | 10% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 70°F | 53°F | 15% | 10% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 71°F | 53°F | 15% | 9% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 71°F | 53°F | 15% | 9% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 71°F | 53°F | 15% | 9% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 71°F | 53°F | 14% | 9% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 71°F | 53°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 71°F | 53°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 71°F | 53°F | 14% | 8% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 30 | 71°F | 53°F | 13% | 8% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 71°F | 54°F | 13% | 8% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 52°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 2.23 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 16
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 85%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093134; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Los Angeles in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 17% on average, highest around March 1 (21%). In all, 2.23 in falls on 5 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Los Angeles, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093134.
What are the records for March in Los Angeles?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1877) is 99°F, on March 29, 1879; the coldest is 31°F, on March 9, 1893. The wettest March brought 12.36 in (1884).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 61.1°F: 2021 59.5°F (−1.6), 2022 61.4°F (+0.3), 2023 57.0°F (−4.1), 2024 60.3°F (−0.8), 2025 58.0°F (−3.1), 2026 69.4°F (+8.3). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.5°F | −1.6°F | 1.41 in |
| 2022 | 61.4°F | +0.3°F | 1.41 in |
| 2023 | 57.0°F | −4.1°F | 7.71 in |
| 2024 | 60.3°F | −0.8°F | 3.50 in |
| 2025 | 58.0°F | −3.1°F | 2.21 in |
| 2026 | 69.4°F | +8.3°F | 0.24 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093134; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093134. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Los Angeles compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, March normal highs run from 43°F in Tahoma to 81°F in Brawley; Los Angeles's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.