Burbank weather in March

In March, Burbank sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 2.5 in of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Burbank's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burbank's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
9th warmest
Overnight low
46°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2.5 in
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:11 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
45%
10th clearest
Wind
4 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Burbank is city in Los Angeles County, State of California, United States.

Density
2,340/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical March day in Burbank reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°F warmer than February and about 5°F cooler than April.

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Burbank weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan62° / 44°3.45.8106.1
Feb63° / 44°3.76.710.76.1
Mar66° / 46°2.56.111.76.9
Apr71° / 49°1.03.612.87.9
May75° / 54°0.52.313.88.8
Jun81° / 59°0.10.514.28.4
Jul87° / 64°0.10.6146.4
Aug89° / 65°0.00.213.35.9
Sep85° / 62°0.20.912.27.0
Oct78° / 56°0.72.311.18.7
Nov69° / 48°0.9310.27.9
Dec62° / 43°2.35.29.86.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55743
65842
75842
85941
96139
106238
116238
126337
136337
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266337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Burbank gets around 2.5 in of rain over 6.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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921
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:305:42
211.26:295:43
311.36:285:44
411.36:275:45
511.36:255:46
611.46:245:47
711.46:235:48
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1611.76:115:55
1711.86:095:56
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1911.86:075:57
2011.96:055:58
2111.96:045:59
2212.06:026:00
2312.06:016:00
2412.06:006:01
2512.15:586:02
2612.15:576:03
2712.15:556:04
2812.25:546:04
2912.25:536:05
3012.25:516:06
3112.35:506:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Burbank?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Burbank for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burbank in March

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

In March, Burbank sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Burbank in March

The nearest coast averages about 59°F in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 mi away) is warmest in August at about 68°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 4 to Sep 13 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Bracing
Feb59Bracing
Mar59Bracing
Apr59Cool
May62Cool
Jun65Cool
Jul67Cool
Aug68Refreshing
Sep68Refreshing
Oct66Cool
Nov63Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Burbank in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burbank peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Burbank in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Burbank is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1428 µg/m³May 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Burbank?

Burbank sits at 34.2°N, 118.3°W, 607 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Universal City, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Burbank

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Burbank.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Burbank has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,368 ft around an average of 715 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,957 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,013 ft.

The land around Burbank is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (27%) within 10 miles, and artificial surfaces (22%), water (22%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,368 ft
10 miles
4,957 ft
50 miles
10,013 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Universal City 3.7 mi · North Hollywood 4.3 mi · Glendale 4.3 mi · Tujunga 5.0 mi · Atwater Village 5.6 mi · Studio City 5.6 mi · La Crescenta-Montrose 5.6 mi · Hollywood 5.6 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Burbank (34.1808°, -118.309°, elevation 607 ft), 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).