California March Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of March in California for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest March in California History?

1934 was the warmest March in California history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 70.6 °F, and the average low was 43.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest March in California History?

1897 was the coolest March in California history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 52.3 °F, and the average low was 33.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	125	53.4	34.8
2022	12	65.9	40.3
2021	77	60.4	36.1
2020	82	58.3	37.7
2019	63	59.2	38.5
2018	60	59.7	38.2
2017	11	65.1	41.6
2016	19	63.7	41.3
2015	2	70.2	43.7
2014	10	65.3	41.6
2013	7	66.5	41.0
2012	65	60.4	37.3
2011	67	58.9	38.6
2010	60	60.9	37.2
2009	55	61.4	37.0
2008	43	63.1	37.5
2007	4	68.0	40.9
2006	126	53.7	34.4
2005	34	62.2	40.0
2004	2	70.2	43.5
2003	29	63.0	39.7
2002	72	61.0	36.0
2001	16	64.3	40.9
2000	45	61.7	38.6
1999	94	58.6	36.3
1998	55	59.9	38.6
1997	6	67.7	40.4
1996	28	63.5	39.4
1995	63	58.5	39.2
1994	13	65.2	40.5
1993	13	63.5	42.4
1992	36	60.7	41.0
1991	119	54.1	35.5
1990	29	63.5	39.2
1989	24	62.5	41.0
1988	27	65.2	37.9
1987	69	59.4	37.6
1986	8	64.8	42.2
1985	101	57.8	35.1
1984	22	64.3	39.7
1983	69	56.7	40.5
1982	99	56.2	37.4
1981	67	58.8	38.6
1980	95	57.8	36.7
1979	55	59.4	38.9
1978	16	62.3	42.8
1977	116	57.1	33.5
1976	95	59.4	35.2
1975	106	55.7	36.4
1974	54	59.3	39.3
1973	118	54.3	35.4
1972	4	67.5	41.3
1971	82	59.8	36.1
1970	53	60.8	37.8
1969	98	58.7	35.3
1968	41	62.2	38.6
1967	82	58.5	37.4
1966	47	62.0	37.7
1965	74	59.6	37.2
1964	105	58.0	34.2
1963	97	58.3	35.9
1962	117	55.5	34.5
1961	77	59.1	37.4
1960	23	63.5	40.2
1959	21	65.4	38.8
1958	121	53.8	35.5
1957	50	59.8	39.5
1956	60	62.4	35.6
1955	82	60.8	35.2
1954	106	56.5	35.5
1953	79	60.7	35.6
1952	127	53.2	33.9
1951	79	60.7	35.4
1950	74	60.0	36.7
1949	104	55.8	36.8
1948	123	55.5	33.4
1947	32	62.9	39.6
1946	82	59.4	36.6
1945	122	54.9	34.2
1944	82	60.5	35.5
1943	41	60.5	40.2
1942	92	60.5	34.6
1941	43	61.3	39.4
1940	25	63.1	40.3
1939	55	60.7	37.8
1938	114	54.4	36.5
1937	79	58.7	37.5
1936	35	63.8	38.2
1935	123	55.4	33.7
1934	1	70.6	43.8
1933	65	60.3	37.4
1932	37	62.5	38.8
1931	32	64.3	38.4
1930	45	62.0	38.5
1929	76	60.4	36.2
1928	25	62.6	40.8
1927	91	58.6	36.8
1926	8	66.3	40.9
1925	49	62.6	36.9
1924	101	57.7	35.1
1923	59	62.9	35.3
1922	119	55.4	34.2
1921	37	61.6	39.8
1920	109	56.8	34.8
1919	112	56.1	35.1
1918	69	58.9	38.2
1917	127	56.2	31.1
1916	29	63.1	39.5
1915	39	62.2	39.0
1914	16	65.5	39.7
1913	101	58.6	34.1
1912	114	54.8	36.0
1911	47	60.0	39.7
1910	20	64.2	40.3
1909	111	55.4	36.0
1908	72	61.1	35.8
1907	106	54.6	37.4
1906	82	57.6	38.2
1905	39	60.2	41.1
1904	92	56.4	38.7
1903	99	56.7	36.9
1902	112	56.4	34.8
1901	50	62.0	37.5
1900	13	65.2	40.7
1899	89	57.9	37.7
1898	109	57.7	33.8
1897	129	52.3	33.8
1896	50	60.2	39.3
1895	89	58.2	37.4