Pismo Beach weather in March: Pismo Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Pismo Beach in March has a normal high of 68°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 57°F, rising from 67°F on the 1st to 68°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal March, 2.98 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 8°C, 76 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationPismo Beach
- Station IDUSC00046943
- Location35.16°N 120.68°W
- Elevation39 ft (12 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population7,984
- Jan 65° 44°
- Feb 65° 44°
- Mar 68° 46°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 71° 51°
- Jul 70° 54°
- Aug 71° 55°
- Sep 72° 54°
- Oct 73° 53°
- Nov 69° 46°
- Dec 65° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Pismo Beach in March?
The normal high is 68°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 56.9°F. March is 2.4°F warmer than February and 2.1°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Pismo Beach and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 67°F on March 1 to 68°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 54°F and 60°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 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 67°F | 45°F | 34% | 24% |
| March 8 | 67°F | 45°F | 31% | 20% |
| March 15 | 68°F | 46°F | 28% | 17% |
| March 22 | 68°F | 47°F | 25% | 15% |
| March 31 | 68°F | 48°F | 21% | 12% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 30, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 67°F | 45°F | 34% | 24% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 67°F | 45°F | 34% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 67°F | 45°F | 33% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 67°F | 45°F | 33% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 5 | 67°F | 45°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 67°F | 45°F | 32% | 22% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 67°F | 45°F | 31% | 21% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 67°F | 45°F | 31% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 67°F | 46°F | 30% | 20% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 67°F | 46°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 67°F | 46°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 67°F | 46°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 68°F | 46°F | 28% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 68°F | 46°F | 28% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 68°F | 46°F | 28% | 17% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 68°F | 46°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 68°F | 46°F | 27% | 16% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 68°F | 46°F | 26% | 16% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 68°F | 47°F | 26% | 16% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 68°F | 47°F | 25% | 15% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 68°F | 47°F | 25% | 15% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 68°F | 47°F | 25% | 15% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 68°F | 47°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 68°F | 47°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 68°F | 47°F | 24% | 14% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 68°F | 47°F | 23% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 68°F | 47°F | 23% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 68°F | 47°F | 22% | 13% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 68°F | 47°F | 22% | 12% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 68°F | 47°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 68°F | 48°F | 21% | 12% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 68°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 46°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 2.98 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 10
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046943; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Pismo Beach in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around March 1 (34%). In all, 2.98 in falls on 8 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046943.
What are the records for March in Pismo Beach?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1949) is 90°F, on March 27, 1988; the coldest is 23°F, on March 23, 1963. The wettest March brought 17.06 in (1991).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046943. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Pismo Beach 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; Pismo Beach's is 68°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.