Weather in San Diego in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in San Diego in March
The temperature in March is +68°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +82°F during the day and a minimum of +46°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 35% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +75°F to +63°F.
Is San Diego warm or cold in March?
San Diego is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +64°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +52°F to +54°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 San Diego:
Climate in San Diego in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +66°F | +68°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +37°F | +45°F | +43°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +88°F | +95°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 62 mm | 27 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 70% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 21 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 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 +64°F to +66°F during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 69 mm to 62 mm. Humidity rises from 68% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 7 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in San Diego is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in San Diego?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in San Diego in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2006 (+63°F) and the highest in 2015 (+78°F). The driest year was 1997 with only 3 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1991 with 269 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in San Diego, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.