Truckee weather in March: Truckee, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Truckee in March has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 21°F, a daily mean of 35°F, rising from 46°F on the 1st to 52°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal March, 4.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −6°C, 113 mm of precipitation and 82 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationTruckee Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00049043
- Location39.33°N 120.17°W
- Elevation5,823 ft (1,775 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population17,240
- Jan 42° 16°
- Feb 45° 18°
- Mar 50° 21°
- Apr 55° 25°
- May 64° 31°
- Jun 75° 36°
- Jul 84° 41°
- Aug 84° 40°
- Sep 76° 34°
- Oct 65° 28°
- Nov 51° 21°
- Dec 41° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Truckee in March?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 21°F, for a daily mean of 35.4°F. March is 4.3°F warmer than February and 4.6°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Truckee and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 46°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 32°F and 39°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 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 46°F | 19°F | 38% | 27% |
| March 8 | 48°F | 20°F | 35% | 25% |
| March 15 | 50°F | 21°F | 33% | 23% |
| March 22 | 51°F | 22°F | 32% | 21% |
| March 31 | 52°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% |
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 | 46°F | 19°F | 38% | 27% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 47°F | 19°F | 37% | 27% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 47°F | 19°F | 37% | 27% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 47°F | 20°F | 37% | 26% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 47°F | 20°F | 36% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 48°F | 20°F | 36% | 26% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 48°F | 20°F | 36% | 25% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 48°F | 20°F | 35% | 25% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 48°F | 20°F | 35% | 25% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 48°F | 20°F | 35% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 49°F | 21°F | 35% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 49°F | 21°F | 34% | 24% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 49°F | 21°F | 34% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 49°F | 21°F | 34% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 50°F | 21°F | 33% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 50°F | 21°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 50°F | 21°F | 33% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 50°F | 22°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 50°F | 22°F | 32% | 22% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 51°F | 22°F | 32% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 51°F | 22°F | 32% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 51°F | 22°F | 32% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 51°F | 22°F | 32% | 21% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 51°F | 22°F | 32% | 21% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 51°F | 22°F | 32% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 52°F | 23°F | 31% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 52°F | 23°F | 31% | 20% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 52°F | 23°F | 31% | 20% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 52°F | 23°F | 31% | 20% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 52°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 52°F | 23°F | 31% | 19% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 21°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 32.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00049043; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Truckee in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around March 1 (38%). In all, 4.46 in falls on 10 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Truckee, 29 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 32.2 inches.
Snow falls on 7 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 29 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00049043.
What are the records for March in Truckee?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1904) is 73°F, on March 17, 2007; the coldest is −18°F, on March 16, 1917. The wettest March brought 20.50 in (1907); the snowiest, 125.0 inches (1907).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00049043. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Truckee 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; Truckee's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.