Weather in Sacramento in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Sacramento in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is +61°F with a maximum of +68°F and a minimum of +36°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +54°F to +61°F.
Is Sacramento warm or cold in March?
Sacramento is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +63°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +43°F to +46°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Sacramento:
Climate in Sacramento in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +66°F | +73°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°F | +32°F | +32°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +86°F | +95°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 105 mm | 96 mm | 43 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 69% | 61% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +63°F to +66°F during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 105 mm to 96 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 11 to 13.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in April as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sacramento is gradually decreasing during March, going from 6 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Sacramento?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Sacramento in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+72°F) and the highest in 2014 (+78°F). The driest year was 2013 with only 192 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 1202 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sacramento, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.