Pacifica weather in March: Pacifica, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Pacifica in March has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 54°F, holding near 61°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal March, 4.45 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 8°C, 113 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationPacifica (4 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00046599
- Location37.59°N 122.47°W
- Elevation475 ft (145 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population37,056
- Jan 58° 45°
- Feb 60° 46°
- Mar 61° 46°
- Apr 64° 48°
- May 67° 49°
- Jun 69° 51°
- Jul 69° 52°
- Aug 71° 53°
- Sep 72° 53°
- Oct 70° 52°
- Nov 64° 50°
- Dec 59° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Pacifica in March?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 53.8°F. March is 0.7°F warmer than February and 1.9°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Pacifica and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 61°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 52°F and 56°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 61°F | 46°F | 37% | 30% |
| March 8 | 61°F | 46°F | 33% | 27% |
| March 15 | 61°F | 46°F | 30% | 24% |
| March 22 | 62°F | 46°F | 27% | 21% |
| March 31 | 62°F | 47°F | 24% | 18% |
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 | 61°F | 46°F | 37% | 30% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 61°F | 46°F | 37% | 30% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 61°F | 46°F | 36% | 29% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 61°F | 46°F | 35% | 29% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 61°F | 46°F | 35% | 28% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 61°F | 46°F | 34% | 28% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 61°F | 46°F | 34% | 27% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 61°F | 46°F | 33% | 27% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 61°F | 46°F | 33% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 61°F | 46°F | 32% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 61°F | 46°F | 32% | 26% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 61°F | 46°F | 31% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 61°F | 46°F | 31% | 25% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 61°F | 46°F | 31% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 61°F | 46°F | 30% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 61°F | 46°F | 30% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 61°F | 46°F | 29% | 23% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 61°F | 46°F | 29% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 61°F | 46°F | 28% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 61°F | 46°F | 28% | 22% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 62°F | 46°F | 28% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 62°F | 46°F | 27% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 62°F | 46°F | 27% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 62°F | 46°F | 27% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 62°F | 46°F | 26% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 62°F | 47°F | 26% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 62°F | 47°F | 26% | 19% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 62°F | 47°F | 25% | 19% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 62°F | 47°F | 25% | 19% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 62°F | 47°F | 25% | 18% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 62°F | 47°F | 24% | 18% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 61°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 46°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.45 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046599; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Pacifica in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around March 1 (37%). In all, 4.45 in falls on 10 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046599.
How does March in Pacifica 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; Pacifica's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.