Mammoth Lakes weather in March: Mammoth Lakes, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Mammoth Lakes in March has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 22°F, a daily mean of 34°F, rising from 43°F on the 1st to 48°F by the 31st. The month brings 3.28 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −5°C, 83 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationMammoth Lakes Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00045280
- Location37.65°N 118.96°W
- Elevation7,804 ft (2,379 m)
- Population7,124
- Jan 41° 17°
- Feb 41° 18°
- Mar 46° 22°
- Apr 51° 27°
- May 60° 35°
- Jun 70° 42°
- Jul 78° 49°
- Aug 77° 47°
- Sep 71° 40°
- Oct 61° 30°
- Nov 49° 23°
- Dec 41° 17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mammoth Lakes in March?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 22°F, for a daily mean of 33.8°F. March is 4.4°F warmer than February and 5.3°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Mammoth Lakes and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 5°F, from 43°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 30°F and 38°F.
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 43°F | 20°F | – | – |
| March 8 | 44°F | 21°F | – | – |
| March 15 | 45°F | 22°F | – | – |
| March 22 | 47°F | 23°F | – | – |
| March 31 | 48°F | 24°F | – | – |
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 | 43°F | 20°F | – | – | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 43°F | 20°F | – | – | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 43°F | 20°F | – | – | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 43°F | 20°F | – | – | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 44°F | 21°F | – | – | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 44°F | 21°F | – | – | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 44°F | 21°F | – | – | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 44°F | 21°F | – | – | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 44°F | 21°F | – | – | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 45°F | 21°F | – | – | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 45°F | 22°F | – | – | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 45°F | 22°F | – | – | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 45°F | 22°F | – | – | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 45°F | 22°F | – | – | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 45°F | 22°F | – | – | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 46°F | 22°F | – | – | 12 h |
| March 17 | 46°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h |
| March 18 | 46°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h |
| March 19 | 46°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h |
| March 20 | 46°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 46°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 47°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 47°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 47°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 47°F | 23°F | – | – | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 47°F | 24°F | – | – | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 47°F | 24°F | – | – | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 47°F | 24°F | – | – | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 48°F | 24°F | – | – | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 48°F | 24°F | – | – | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 48°F | 24°F | – | – | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 22°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.28 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00045280; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Mammoth Lakes in March?
In a normal March in Mammoth Lakes, 29 nights fall to freezing and 3 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00045280.
How does March in Mammoth Lakes 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; Mammoth Lakes's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Mammoth Lakes in February41°F by day, 18°F at night
- Mammoth Lakes in April51°F by day, 27°F at night
- Mammoth Lakes through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- California in MarchThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Brawley: California's warmest Marchnormal high 81°F