San Francisco weather in March

In March, San Francisco sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 138 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is San Francisco's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Francisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:11 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
44%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

San Francisco is city in Argentina.

Founded
1886

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in San Francisco reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22818
32818
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62818
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312616

San Francisco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°1199.113.85.3
Feb29° / 19°1159.113.15.8
Mar27° / 17°1389.212.26.8
Apr24° / 14°1008.211.37.4
May20° / 11°475.510.47.1
Jun18° / 304.3106.6
Jul17° / 203.510.26.7
Aug20° / 393.810.97.6
Sep22° / 11°515.411.87.8
Oct25° / 14°1169.612.87.2
Nov28° / 16°1198.913.66.6
Dec30° / 18°1289.6145.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56337
66238
76238
86337
96337
106337
116337
126337
136337
146337
156337
166337
176436
186436
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266535
276535
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316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Francisco gets around 138 mm of rain over 9.2 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
733
833
932
1032
1131
1231
1330
1429
1529
1628
1728
1828
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2428
2528
2628
2729
2829
2929
3030
3130

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17172730162
27172830162
37172930152
47172930152
57172930152
67172930142
77173030142
88173030132
98183030132
109182929132
1110183029122
1210182929122
1311183029111
1412192928111
1513192927101
161420292791
171521292681
181621292681
191722282571
201822282461
211923282460
222023282350
232124272350
242125272250
252225272150
262225272150
272326272040
282326271940
292426261940
302427271840
312527261840

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:007:43
212.77:017:42
312.77:017:41
412.67:027:40
512.67:037:39
612.67:047:37
712.57:047:36
812.57:057:35
912.57:067:34
1012.47:077:33
1112.47:077:31
1212.47:087:30
1312.37:097:29
1412.37:097:28
1512.37:107:26
1612.27:117:25
1712.27:127:24
1812.27:127:23
1912.17:137:21
2012.17:147:20
2112.17:147:19
2212.07:157:17
2312.07:167:16
2412.07:167:15
2511.97:177:14
2611.97:187:12
2711.97:187:11
2811.87:197:10
2911.87:207:08
3011.87:207:07
3111.77:217:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit San Francisco?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit San Francisco for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Francisco in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, San Francisco sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Francisco in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Francisco peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Francisco?

San Francisco sits at 31.4°S, 62.1°W, 120 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Jorge, 57 km away.

Topography around San Francisco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Francisco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Francisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m.

The land around San Francisco is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (94%) within 16 km, and cropland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
103 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: San Jorge 57 km · Rafaela 60 km · Sunchales 73 km · Las Varillas 78 km · Morteros 80 km · Arroyito 92 km · Gálvez 106 km · Esperanza 109 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for San Francisco (-31.425°, -62.084°, elevation 120 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).