California weather in March: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In March, California's statewide normal high is 62°F and normal low 39°F; normal highs run from 43°F in Tahoma to 81°F in Brawley (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 62°FMarch, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 39°FMarch, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 3.25 inMarch
- Warmest place
- 81°Fnormal high, Brawley
- Coolest place
- 43°Fnormal high, Tahoma
Where is California warmest and wettest in March?
Brawley has the warmest March afternoons (81°F) and Tahoma the coolest (43°F). Klamath gets the most precipitation (10.65 in) and El Centro the least (0.29 in). The most snow falls in Truckee (32.2 inches).
Statewide, March averaged 48.2°F in 2021, 52.9°F in 2022, 44.2°F in 2023, 48.8°F in 2024, 49.6°F in 2025, 61.3°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 50.8°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 70°F | 52°F | 2.23 | – |
| San Diego | 67°F | 55°F | 1.46 | – |
| San Jose | 66°F | 46°F | 2.08 | – |
| San Francisco | 62°F | 49°F | 3.15 | – |
| Fresno | 68°F | 47°F | 1.90 | 0.0 |
| Sacramento | 66°F | 45°F | 2.68 | – |
| Long Beach | 69°F | 51°F | 1.65 | – |
| Oakland | 63°F | 47°F | 2.71 | – |
| Bakersfield | 70°F | 47°F | 1.15 | 0.0 |
| Anaheim | 74°F | 51°F | 1.80 | 0.0 |
| Stockton | 69°F | 44°F | 1.91 | – |
| Riverside | 72°F | 47°F | 1.21 | – |
| Irvine | 73°F | 50°F | 1.70 | – |
| Santa Ana | 68°F | 52°F | 1.62 | – |
| Chula Vista | 67°F | 51°F | 1.39 | 0.0 |
| Fremont | 65°F | 46°F | 2.52 | 0.0 |
| Modesto | 68°F | 45°F | 1.78 | – |
| Oxnard | 66°F | 49°F | 2.30 | – |
| Ontario | 72°F | 49°F | 1.64 | – |
| Santa Rosa | 65°F | 41°F | 4.58 | – |
| Oceanside | 66°F | 46°F | 1.68 | – |
| Lancaster | 67°F | 40°F | 0.96 | – |
| Palmdale | 68°F | 40°F | 0.87 | – |
| Salinas | 66°F | 45°F | 2.06 | – |
| Hayward | 64°F | 47°F | 2.35 | – |
| Sunnyvale | 65°F | 47°F | 2.04 | – |
| Escondido | 71°F | 49°F | 2.20 | 0.0 |
| Pomona | 72°F | 47°F | 2.12 | 0.0 |
| Visalia | 67°F | 45°F | 1.82 | 0.0 |
| Victorville | 67°F | 40°F | 0.78 | 0.0 |
| Fullerton | 71°F | 52°F | 1.74 | – |
| Torrance | 68°F | 50°F | 1.98 | 0.0 |
| Pasadena | 73°F | 48°F | 3.03 | 0.0 |
| Concord | 67°F | 47°F | 2.26 | – |
| Vallejo | 68°F | 46°F | 3.18 | – |
| Fairfield | 66°F | 45°F | 3.31 | 0.0 |
| Berkeley | 65°F | 46°F | 3.84 | 0.0 |
| Antioch | 67°F | 47°F | 1.95 | 0.0 |
| Richmond | 64°F | 47°F | 3.17 | 0.0 |
| Carlsbad | 65°F | 51°F | 1.61 | – |
| Santa Maria | 66°F | 44°F | 2.56 | – |
| Vacaville | 68°F | 43°F | 3.69 | – |
| Burbank | 70°F | 49°F | 2.43 | – |
| El Cajon | 71°F | 48°F | 1.92 | 0.0 |
| Chico | 67°F | 42°F | 3.63 | – |
| Hesperia | 69°F | 42°F | 1.29 | – |
| Tracy | 68°F | 42°F | 1.72 | – |
| Vista | 67°F | 48°F | 2.11 | – |
| Merced | 68°F | 42°F | 1.82 | – |
| Indio | 80°F | 57°F | 0.32 | 0.0 |
| Chino | 73°F | 46°F | 1.43 | – |
| Redding | 66°F | 43°F | 4.62 | 0.0 |
| Hemet | 71°F | 47°F | 1.62 | 0.0 |
| Santa Monica | 66°F | 51°F | 2.09 | – |
| Santa Barbara | 66°F | 46°F | 3.10 | – |
| Livermore | 65°F | 42°F | 2.25 | – |
| Hawthorne | 68°F | 53°F | 1.67 | – |
| Redwood City | 65°F | 45°F | 3.02 | 0.0 |
| Newport Beach | 65°F | 53°F | 1.34 | 0.0 |
| Tustin | 72°F | 48°F | 2.11 | 0.0 |
| Napa | 64°F | 42°F | 3.01 | – |
| Redlands | 71°F | 45°F | 2.01 | 0.0 |
| Lake Elsinore | 72°F | 46°F | 1.49 | 0.0 |
| Turlock | 67°F | 49°F | 1.85 | 0.0 |
| Camarillo | 69°F | 47°F | 2.00 | – |
| Madera | 69°F | 44°F | 1.98 | – |
| Lodi | 69°F | 45°F | 2.49 | 0.0 |
| Redondo Beach | 66°F | 50°F | 2.24 | – |
| Palo Alto | 66°F | 44°F | 2.19 | 0.0 |
| Davis | 66°F | 44°F | 2.70 | 0.0 |
| Porterville | 71°F | 47°F | 2.04 | – |
| Woodland | 68°F | 44°F | 2.82 | 0.0 |
| Santa Cruz | 67°F | 44°F | 4.31 | 0.0 |
| Hanford | 70°F | 44°F | 1.49 | – |
| Gilroy | 68°F | 43°F | 2.59 | 0.0 |
| San Rafael | 65°F | 46°F | 4.42 | 0.0 |
| Petaluma | 65°F | 42°F | 3.32 | 0.0 |
| San Jacinto | 70°F | 45°F | 1.69 | 0.0 |
| Delano | 69°F | 45°F | 1.39 | 0.0 |
| Watsonville | 64°F | 43°F | 4.34 | – |
| San Luis Obispo | 67°F | 45°F | 3.17 | – |
| Los Banos | 68°F | 46°F | 1.34 | 0.0 |
| Newark | 65°F | 48°F | 2.17 | 0.0 |
| Palm Springs | 81°F | 54°F | 0.51 | – |
| Hollister | 66°F | 43°F | 2.23 | 0.0 |
| El Centro | 80°F | 51°F | 0.29 | – |
| Lompoc | 67°F | 46°F | 2.80 | 0.0 |
| Culver City | 68°F | 51°F | 2.16 | 0.0 |
| San Gabriel | 71°F | 51°F | 2.53 | 0.0 |
| Pacifica | 61°F | 46°F | 4.45 | 0.0 |
| Martinez | 66°F | 40°F | 2.74 | 0.0 |
| Oildale | 69°F | 45°F | 1.24 | – |
| Los Gatos | 66°F | 43°F | 3.43 | 0.0 |
| Fallbrook | 70°F | 48°F | 2.02 | – |
| Paso Robles | 68°F | 40°F | 2.42 | 0.0 |
| Monterey | 63°F | 46°F | 2.80 | – |
| Brawley | 81°F | 50°F | 0.31 | 0.0 |
| Wasco | 71°F | 46°F | 1.37 | 0.0 |
| Lemoore | 69°F | 43°F | 1.36 | – |
| Twentynine Palms | 74°F | 49°F | 0.35 | – |
| Imperial Beach | 66°F | 51°F | 1.85 | – |
| Eureka | 56°F | 42°F | 5.75 | 0.0 |
| Barstow | 73°F | 46°F | 0.43 | 0.0 |
| Ramona | 68°F | 40°F | 2.30 | – |
| Shafter | 70°F | 43°F | 1.43 | – |
| Corcoran | 69°F | 44°F | – | – |
| Laguna Beach | 69°F | 48°F | 1.62 | 0.0 |
| Imperial | 78°F | 52°F | 0.31 | 0.0 |
| Yucca Valley | 67°F | 40°F | 0.78 | 0.0 |
| Stevenson Ranch | 70°F | 47°F | 2.90 | 0.0 |
| South Lake Tahoe | 48°F | 24°F | 2.87 | – |
| Oroville | 66°F | 45°F | 3.33 | – |
| Arcata | 57°F | 41°F | 6.28 | – |
| Blythe | 80°F | 52°F | 0.48 | – |
| Truckee | 50°F | 21°F | 4.46 | 32.2 |
| Coalinga | 72°F | 45°F | 1.53 | 0.0 |
| Clearlake | 62°F | 35°F | 3.99 | 0.1 |
| Ukiah | 65°F | 41°F | 5.32 | – |
| Alpine | 67°F | 44°F | 2.73 | – |
| Red Bluff | 66°F | 44°F | 2.91 | – |
| Grass Valley | 58°F | 37°F | 8.16 | 3.0 |
| King City | 70°F | 42°F | 1.98 | 0.0 |
| Auburn | 63°F | 42°F | 6.12 | – |
| Marysville | 66°F | 43°F | 2.92 | – |
| Lindsay | 69°F | 44°F | 2.00 | 0.0 |
| Susanville | 54°F | 30°F | 1.67 | – |
| Newman | 73°F | 44°F | 1.76 | 0.0 |
| Half Moon Bay | 60°F | 44°F | 3.67 | 0.0 |
| Healdsburg | 66°F | 43°F | 6.35 | 0.0 |
| Tehachapi | 57°F | 34°F | 2.03 | – |
| Lake Arrowhead | 52°F | 32°F | 5.17 | 6.7 |
| Placerville | 63°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Sonoma | 65°F | 42°F | 3.84 | 0.0 |
| Morro Bay | 66°F | 49°F | 3.19 | 0.0 |
| Valley Center | 71°F | 42°F | 2.47 | – |
| Paradise | 61°F | 45°F | 8.27 | 0.0 |
| Cloverdale | 68°F | 42°F | 5.69 | 0.0 |
| Orland | 67°F | 43°F | 2.79 | 0.0 |
| Pismo Beach | 68°F | 46°F | 2.98 | 0.0 |
| Winters | 68°F | 44°F | 3.21 | 0.0 |
| Yreka | 58°F | 32°F | 1.84 | 0.4 |
| Ojai | 70°F | 39°F | 3.41 | 0.1 |
| Kentfield | 65°F | 44°F | 6.00 | 0.0 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 46°F | 22°F | 3.28 | – |
| Fort Bragg | 55°F | 41°F | 6.43 | 0.0 |
| Mecca | 81°F | 54°F | 0.32 | 0.0 |
| Taft | 70°F | 48°F | 0.97 | 0.0 |
| Ben Lomond | 71°F | 41°F | 7.00 | 0.0 |
| Joshua Tree | 70°F | 43°F | 0.45 | 0.0 |
| Colusa | 67°F | 44°F | 2.19 | 0.0 |
| Crescent City | 56°F | 43°F | 7.81 | – |
| Willows | 68°F | 44°F | 2.77 | – |
| St. Helena | 67°F | 44°F | 4.98 | 0.0 |
| Woodside | 69°F | 41°F | – | – |
| Big Bear Lake | 51°F | 27°F | 2.37 | 11.7 |
| Calistoga | 66°F | 43°F | 5.89 | 0.0 |
| Wrightwood | 54°F | 29°F | 1.85 | 8.3 |
| Sonora | 62°F | 37°F | 5.37 | 0.0 |
| Willits | 59°F | 36°F | 7.07 | – |
| Needles | 79°F | 54°F | 0.51 | 0.0 |
| Mojave | 67°F | 40°F | 0.80 | 0.2 |
| Morongo Valley | 66°F | 45°F | 0.90 | – |
| Bishop | 67°F | 31°F | 0.55 | – |
| Avalon | 61°F | 49°F | 1.67 | – |
| Weaverville | 61°F | 33°F | 5.01 | 0.2 |
| Nevada City | 57°F | 37°F | 9.86 | 3.2 |
| Mount Shasta | 53°F | 32°F | 5.60 | – |
| Auberry | 62°F | 42°F | 4.10 | 0.6 |
| Burney | 55°F | 27°F | 3.99 | 6.9 |
| Angwin | 60°F | 41°F | 5.50 | – |
| Campo | 65°F | 35°F | 1.57 | – |
| Alturas | 53°F | 27°F | 1.38 | – |
| Georgetown | 59°F | 38°F | 8.67 | – |
| Three Rivers | 67°F | 41°F | 4.05 | 0.0 |
| Portola | 52°F | 25°F | 3.57 | 6.4 |
| Colfax | 60°F | 40°F | 7.24 | 1.2 |
| Chester | 51°F | 26°F | 5.48 | 17.0 |
| Graton | 66°F | 41°F | 5.18 | 0.0 |
| Dunsmuir | 57°F | 33°F | 9.20 | 2.7 |
| Quincy | 56°F | 29°F | 6.66 | 5.4 |
| Covelo | 62°F | 36°F | 5.19 | 0.2 |
| Julian | 58°F | 41°F | 3.90 | 3.0 |
| Shasta | 63°F | 44°F | 9.24 | – |
| Buttonwillow | 70°F | 45°F | 1.15 | 0.0 |
| Montague | 58°F | 31°F | 1.25 | – |
| Occidental | 61°F | 44°F | 6.99 | – |
| Tahoma | 43°F | 25°F | 5.52 | – |
| Inyokern | 72°F | 42°F | 0.52 | 0.0 |
| Kettleman City | 70°F | 43°F | 1.46 | – |
| Independence | 69°F | 39°F | 0.74 | – |
| McCloud | 55°F | 28°F | 7.55 | – |
| Tulelake | 53°F | 26°F | 1.20 | 2.8 |
| Klamath | 57°F | 40°F | 10.65 | 0.0 |
| Shelter Cove | 61°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Cedarville | 54°F | 28°F | 1.48 | 2.3 |
| Doyle | 56°F | 31°F | 1.78 | 3.6 |
| Groveland | 60°F | 35°F | 6.29 | 1.1 |
| Potter Valley | 66°F | 39°F | 6.28 | 0.0 |
| Scotia | 59°F | 44°F | 6.93 | – |
| Lee Vining | 51°F | 28°F | 1.82 | 11.6 |
| New Cuyama | 66°F | 37°F | 1.49 | – |
| Dobbins | 64°F | 38°F | 7.82 | – |
| Baker | 77°F | 46°F | 0.43 | 0.0 |
| Lemon Cove | 71°F | 45°F | 2.48 | 0.0 |
| Bridgeport | 52°F | 20°F | 0.87 | 3.9 |
| Friant | 66°F | 43°F | 2.49 | 0.0 |
| Bodega | 57°F | 46°F | 3.88 | – |
| Orick | 56°F | 37°F | – | – |
| Canby | 53°F | 27°F | – | – |
| Downieville | 58°F | 33°F | 10.00 | 4.2 |
| Fort Bidwell | 51°F | 30°F | 2.11 | 6.2 |
| Mount Laguna | 54°F | 36°F | 2.59 | – |
| Mineral | 49°F | 26°F | 7.56 | – |
| Randsburg | 68°F | 41°F | 0.98 | 0.6 |
| Adin | 56°F | 29°F | 1.74 | 7.1 |
| Hat Creek | 58°F | 28°F | 2.68 | 1.1 |
| Verdi | 51°F | 30°F | 3.61 | – |
| Glennville | 60°F | 33°F | 3.09 | 1.6 |
| Ash Mountain | 64°F | 43°F | 4.02 | 0.1 |
| Balch Power House | 63°F | 43°F | 5.05 | – |
| Big Bar (4 mi E) | 62°F | 37°F | 4.58 | 0.3 |
| Big Sur Station | 64°F | 43°F | 6.72 | 0.0 |
| Blue Canyon Airport | 48°F | 35°F | 8.95 | – |
| Boca | 52°F | 21°F | 2.93 | 18.1 |
| Bodie California St Historic P | 45°F | 13°F | 1.31 | 22.3 |
| Borrego Desert Park | 79°F | 52°F | 0.62 | 0.0 |
| Bowman Dam | 49°F | 30°F | – | – |
| Cachuma Lake | 71°F | 38°F | 3.61 | 0.0 |
| Calaveras Big Trees | 49°F | 32°F | 8.48 | 19.2 |
| Callahan | 59°F | 32°F | 2.38 | 1.1 |
| Camp Pardee | 64°F | 45°F | 3.63 | 0.0 |
| Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station | 69°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Canyon Dam | 51°F | 29°F | 5.66 | 17.1 |
| Carmel Valley | 67°F | 42°F | 2.80 | – |
| Cecilville | 59°F | 33°F | – | – |
| Cherry Valley Dam | 55°F | 33°F | 7.36 | 21.1 |
| China Lake Naf | 72°F | 42°F | 0.55 | – |
| Chiriaco Summit | 75°F | 46°F | 0.45 | – |
| Concord Wastewater Treatment Plant | 68°F | 47°F | 2.57 | 0.0 |
| Copco #1 Dam | 58°F | 32°F | 2.01 | 0.6 |
| Cuyamaca | 55°F | 36°F | 4.87 | 5.5 |
| De Sabla | 60°F | 37°F | 9.62 | 0.0 |
| Death Valley National Park | 83°F | 57°F | 0.25 | 0.0 |
| Desert Resorts Regional Airport | 81°F | 49°F | 0.34 | 0.0 |
| Donner Mem State Park | 48°F | 22°F | 6.18 | 32.9 |
| Eagle Mountain | 75°F | 55°F | 0.40 | 0.0 |
| East Park Reservoir | 63°F | 38°F | 2.84 | 0.0 |
| El Capitan Dam | 74°F | 43°F | 2.77 | 0.0 |
| El Mirage | 66°F | 40°F | 0.61 | 0.1 |
| Fairmont | 63°F | 43°F | 2.46 | 0.2 |
| Five Points (5 mi SSW) | 71°F | 44°F | – | – |
| Fort Ross | 59°F | 42°F | 5.15 | – |
| Getty Center | 68°F | 51°F | 2.66 | 0.0 |
| Gibraltar Dam #2 | 70°F | 38°F | 4.68 | – |
| Grant Grove | 48°F | 27°F | 7.81 | 35.1 |
| Grizzly Creek State Park | 55°F | 41°F | 6.64 | 0.3 |
| Haiwee | 62°F | 34°F | 0.79 | – |
| Hayfield Pumping Plant | 77°F | 46°F | 0.46 | 0.0 |
| Hearst Castle | 62°F | 47°F | 4.80 | 0.0 |
| Henshaw Dam | 65°F | 35°F | 4.09 | – |
| Hetch Hetchy | 57°F | 36°F | 5.71 | 10.8 |
| Huntington Lake | 46°F | 26°F | 6.80 | – |
| Idyllwild Fire Dept | 59°F | 32°F | 3.31 | 4.1 |
| Iron Mountain | 78°F | 54°F | – | – |
| Jess Valley | 50°F | 24°F | 1.85 | 14.5 |
| Johnson Valley | 67°F | 42°F | 0.51 | – |
| Kern River Powerhouse 3 | 67°F | 36°F | 1.71 | – |
| Lake Solano | 68°F | 44°F | – | – |
| Lake Spaulding | 51°F | 27°F | – | – |
| Lava Beds Nat Mon | 52°F | 28°F | 1.85 | 6.9 |
| Lodgepole | 45°F | 22°F | 6.42 | 37.1 |
| Loraine (5 mi NNE) | 58°F | 35°F | 2.10 | – |
| Manzanita Lake | 46°F | 24°F | 6.43 | – |
| Markley Cove | 66°F | 40°F | 4.10 | 0.0 |
| Mitchell Caverns | 62°F | 45°F | 1.58 | 0.4 |
| Mount Diablo Junction | 58°F | 43°F | 3.69 | 0.1 |
| Mount Hamilton | 51°F | 39°F | 4.42 | 3.8 |
| Mount Wilson CBS | 59°F | 39°F | 5.11 | – |
| Napa State Hospital | 68°F | 44°F | 3.67 | 0.0 |
| New Melones Dam Headquarters | 65°F | 44°F | 4.77 | 0.2 |
| North Fork Ranger Station | 63°F | 35°F | 5.22 | – |
| North Island Naval Air Station | 67°F | 53°F | 1.45 | 0.0 |
| Northridge Cal State | 71°F | 49°F | 2.35 | 0.0 |
| Oakland Museum | 65°F | 49°F | 3.21 | 0.0 |
| Oceanside Marina | 62°F | 51°F | 1.41 | 0.0 |
| Ocotillo Wells (2 mi W) | 80°F | 58°F | 0.54 | – |
| Orleans | 62°F | 41°F | 6.38 | 0.2 |
| Pacific House | 56°F | 33°F | 8.83 | 13.5 |
| Paicines (4 mi W) | 64°F | 37°F | – | – |
| Palomar Mountain Obsy | 56°F | 39°F | 4.61 | 3.1 |
| Parker Resrvoir | 77°F | 53°F | 0.77 | 0.0 |
| Pearblossom | 69°F | 42°F | 0.96 | 0.0 |
| Pinnacles National Monument | 68°F | 38°F | 2.80 | 0.0 |
| Point Mugu NF | 66°F | 48°F | 2.17 | – |
| Priest Valley | 65°F | 34°F | 3.69 | 0.0 |
| Rancho Bernardo | 68°F | 49°F | 2.04 | – |
| Richardson Grove State Park | 59°F | 41°F | 9.71 | 0.0 |
| Sacramento Metro Airport | 66°F | 43°F | 2.64 | – |
| Sagehen Creek | 48°F | 19°F | – | – |
| San Diego Miramar Naval Air Station | 68°F | 50°F | 1.64 | – |
| San Diego Montgomery Field | 69°F | 50°F | 1.63 | – |
| San Diego Seaworld | 64°F | 52°F | 1.38 | – |
| San Francisco Oceanside | 61°F | 48°F | 2.98 | 0.0 |
| San Gregorio (2 mi SE) | 61°F | 42°F | 4.34 | 0.0 |
| San Luis Dam | 67°F | 47°F | 1.63 | 0.0 |
| San Luis Obispo Poly | 67°F | 46°F | 3.89 | 0.0 |
| San Pasqual Animal Park | 75°F | 45°F | 1.96 | 0.0 |
| Sandberg | 57°F | 41°F | 1.96 | – |
| Santa Ana Fire Station | 71°F | 52°F | 1.71 | 0.0 |
| Santa Monica Pier | 62°F | 52°F | 1.74 | 0.0 |
| Skyline Ridge Preserve | 58°F | 41°F | 6.32 | – |
| So Entrance Yosemite National Park | 50°F | 28°F | 5.18 | – |
| South Lake FS | 67°F | 36°F | – | – |
| Stony Gorge Reservoir | 64°F | 38°F | 2.75 | 0.0 |
| Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) | 79°F | 57°F | 0.21 | – |
| Strawberry Valley | 54°F | 32°F | 12.83 | 17.1 |
| Sutter Hill Fire Station | 62°F | 42°F | 4.90 | – |
| Tahoe City | 45°F | 24°F | 4.95 | 34.7 |
| Trinity River Hatchery | 62°F | 35°F | 4.07 | 0.3 |
| Trona | 73°F | 45°F | 0.48 | 0.0 |
| Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Station | 42°F | 15°F | 4.21 | – |
| Twitchell Dam | 65°F | 44°F | 3.25 | 0.0 |
| U C L A | 68°F | 52°F | 2.73 | 0.0 |
| Van Nuys Airport | 72°F | 49°F | 2.50 | – |
| Watsonville Water Works | 65°F | 43°F | 3.59 | 0.0 |
| Whiskeytown Reservoir | 63°F | 43°F | 9.90 | – |
| Woodland Hills Pierce College | 74°F | 46°F | 2.66 | 0.0 |
| Yosemite Park Headquarters | 57°F | 34°F | 5.47 | – |
| Yosemite Village (12 mi W) | 45°F | 32°F | 5.81 | – |
| Yucca Mesa | 68°F | 44°F | 0.58 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.