Centralia weather in March

In March, Centralia sees average daytime highs of 53°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 6.2 in of precipitation across 18.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 51°F in the first days to 55°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Centralia's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Centralia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 53°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 38°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 6.2 in; 18.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:34 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Centralia is city in Lewis County, Washington, United States.

Density: 856/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1852

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 51°F in the first days to 55°F by the end.

A typical March day in Centralia reaches about 53°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 45°F and 62°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°F warmer than February and about 5°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55
Avg low (°F)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	50	37
2	50	37
3	51	37
4	51	37
5	51	37
6	51	37
7	51	37
8	51	37
9	52	38
10	52	38
11	52	38
12	52	38
13	53	38
14	53	38
15	53	38
16	53	38
17	53	38
18	53	38
19	53	38
20	54	38
21	54	38
22	54	38
23	54	38
24	54	39
25	54	39
26	54	39
27	55	39
28	55	39
29	55	39
30	55	39
31	55	39

How March really feels in Centralia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 1 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Centralia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	46° / 36°	7.3	18	2.4	8.8	0.9
Feb	49° / 36°	5.3	14.8	2.1	10	1.6
Mar	53° / 38°	6.2	18.2	1.4	11.6	2.4
Apr	58° / 41°	4.8	16.3	0.1	13.3	3.5
May	64° / 46°	3.1	11.5	0	14.8	5.4
Jun	68° / 50°	2.0	8.4	0	15.6	6.5
Jul	75° / 53°	0.6	3.7	0	15.3	8.1
Aug	76° / 53°	1.0	4.1	0	14	8.1
Sep	70° / 50°	2.1	7.5	0	12.4	7.0
Oct	59° / 44°	5.0	13	0	10.6	4.4
Nov	50° / 38°	8.2	18.2	0.8	9.2	1.8
Dec	45° / 35°	7.8	17.7	2.7	8.4	0.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	20
Cloudier (%)	73	74	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	79	80

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	20	80

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Centralia gets around 6.2 in of rain and snow over 18.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 58% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57
Snow chance (%)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	8
2	54	8
3	55	8
4	55	8
5	56	7
6	56	7
7	57	7
8	57	7
9	58	7
10	58	7
11	58	6
12	59	6
13	59	6
14	59	6
15	59	5
16	60	5
17	60	5
18	60	4
19	60	4
20	60	4
21	60	4
22	59	3
23	59	3
24	59	3
25	58	3
26	58	2
27	58	2
28	58	2
29	57	2
30	57	2
31	57	2

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:02	6:03	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:29	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	7:03	5:47
2	10.8	7:01	5:49
3	10.9	6:59	5:50
4	10.9	6:57	5:52
5	11.0	6:55	5:53
6	11.0	6:53	5:55
7	11.1	6:52	5:56
8	11.1	6:50	5:58
9	11.2	6:48	5:59
10	11.2	6:46	6:00
11	11.3	6:44	6:02
12	11.4	6:42	6:03
13	11.4	6:40	6:05
14	11.5	6:38	6:06
15	11.5	6:36	6:08
16	11.6	6:34	6:09
17	11.6	6:32	6:10
18	11.7	6:30	6:12
19	11.8	6:28	6:13
20	11.8	6:26	6:15
21	11.9	6:24	6:16
22	11.9	6:22	6:18
23	12.0	6:20	6:19
24	12.0	6:18	6:20
25	12.1	6:16	6:22
26	12.2	6:14	6:23
27	12.2	6:12	6:24
28	12.3	6:10	6:26
29	12.3	6:08	6:27
30	12.4	6:06	6:29
31	12.4	6:04	6:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 2.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Centralia

In seasonPeak

In March, Centralia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Centralia's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Centralia?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Centralia.

What to pack for Centralia in March

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

In March, Centralia sees daytime highs around 53°F and nights near 38°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Centralia in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Centralia peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	8	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Centralia 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 Centralia is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	9	11	11	10	10	9	15	20	13	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Centralia?

Centralia sits at 46.7°N, 123.0°W, 187 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tumwater, 21 mi away.

Topography around Centralia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Centralia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 ft around an average of 253 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,368 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,208 ft.

The land around Centralia is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (30%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (33%) within 10 miles, and trees (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

535 ft

trees 50%

10 miles

1,368 ft

trees 63%

50 miles

7,208 ft

trees 82%

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← February Centralia year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Tumwater 21 mi · Lacey 23 mi · Olympia 23 mi · Spanaway 36 mi · Lakewood 38 mi · Frederickson 39 mi · Graham 39 mi · Parkland 39 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

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 Centralia (46.7162°, -122.9543°, elevation 187 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. 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	50	37
2	50	37
3	51	37
4	51	37
5	51	37
6	51	37
7	51	37
8	51	37
9	52	38
10	52	38
11	52	38
12	52	38
13	53	38
14	53	38
15	53	38
16	53	38
17	53	38
18	53	38
19	53	38
20	54	38
21	54	38
22	54	38
23	54	38
24	54	39
25	54	39
26	54	39
27	55	39
28	55	39
29	55	39
30	55	39
31	55	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	8
2	54	8
3	55	8
4	55	8
5	56	7
6	56	7
7	57	7
8	57	7
9	58	7
10	58	7
11	58	6
12	59	6
13	59	6
14	59	6
15	59	5
16	60	5
17	60	5
18	60	4
19	60	4
20	60	4
21	60	4
22	59	3
23	59	3
24	59	3
25	58	3
26	58	2
27	58	2
28	58	2
29	57	2
30	57	2
31	57	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	50	37
2	50	37
3	51	37
4	51	37
5	51	37
6	51	37
7	51	37
8	51	37
9	52	38
10	52	38
11	52	38
12	52	38
13	53	38
14	53	38
15	53	38
16	53	38
17	53	38
18	53	38
19	53	38
20	54	38
21	54	38
22	54	38
23	54	38
24	54	39
25	54	39
26	54	39
27	55	39
28	55	39
29	55	39
30	55	39
31	55	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	8
2	54	8
3	55	8
4	55	8
5	56	7
6	56	7
7	57	7
8	57	7
9	58	7
10	58	7
11	58	6
12	59	6
13	59	6
14	59	6
15	59	5
16	60	5
17	60	5
18	60	4
19	60	4
20	60	4
21	60	4
22	59	3
23	59	3
24	59	3
25	58	3
26	58	2
27	58	2
28	58	2
29	57	2
30	57	2
31	57	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	50	37
2	50	37
3	51	37
4	51	37
5	51	37
6	51	37
7	51	37
8	51	37
9	52	38
10	52	38
11	52	38
12	52	38
13	53	38
14	53	38
15	53	38
16	53	38
17	53	38
18	53	38
19	53	38
20	54	38
21	54	38
22	54	38
23	54	38
24	54	39
25	54	39
26	54	39
27	55	39
28	55	39
29	55	39
30	55	39
31	55	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	8
2	54	8
3	55	8
4	55	8
5	56	7
6	56	7
7	57	7
8	57	7
9	58	7
10	58	7
11	58	6
12	59	6
13	59	6
14	59	6
15	59	5
16	60	5
17	60	5
18	60	4
19	60	4
20	60	4
21	60	4
22	59	3
23	59	3
24	59	3
25	58	3
26	58	2
27	58	2
28	58	2
29	57	2
30	57	2
31	57	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100