Corcoran weather in March

In March, Corcoran sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 2.2 in of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Corcoran's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Corcoran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
8th warmest
Overnight low
50°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2.2 in
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:16 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
4 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Corcoran is city in Kings County, California, United States.

Density
1,162/km²
people per km²
Founded
1905

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 66°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical March day in Corcoran reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 60°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°F warmer than February and about 6°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26648
36648
46748
56748
66748
76749
86849
96849
106849
116949
126950
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307251
317251

How March really feels in Corcoran

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

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Corcoran weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 43°2.46.99.85.3
Feb64° / 46°2.27.810.66.1
Mar69° / 50°2.26.811.77.1
Apr76° / 54°1.04.312.98.0
May84° / 60°0.52.613.96.9
Jun93° / 67°0.10.614.44.1
Jul99° / 73°0.00.214.22.0
Aug98° / 72°0.00.213.42.3
Sep92° / 67°0.00.412.24.6
Oct81° / 58°0.62.211.18.0
Nov68° / 49°1.0410.17.5
Dec60° / 43°1.96.29.65.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45644
55644
65644
75743
85743
95743
105842
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
165941
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185941
195941
205941
216040
226040
236040
246238
256238
266337
276436
286436
296535
306535
316733

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Corcoran gets around 2.2 in of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
228
327
426
525
624
723
822
922
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1722
1822
1922
2023
2123
2223
2322
2422
2522
2621
2721
2820
2920
3019
3119

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9955
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22955
23955
24955
25964
26964
27964
28973
29973
30973
31982

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
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:375:46
211.26:365:47
311.26:355:48
411.36:335:48
511.36:325:49
611.36:315:50
711.46:295:51
811.46:285:52
911.46:265:53
1011.56:255:54
1111.56:245:55
1211.66:225:56
1311.66:215:57
1411.66:195:58
1511.76:185:58
1611.76:165:59
1711.86:156:00
1811.86:136:01
1911.86:126:02
2011.96:116:03
2111.96:096:04
2212.06:086:05
2312.06:066:05
2412.06:056:06
2512.16:036:07
2612.16:026:08
2712.16:006:09
2812.25:596:10
2912.25:576:11
3012.35:566:11
3112.35:546:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.51 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Corcoran?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Corcoran for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Corcoran in March

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

In March, Corcoran sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 50°F. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Corcoran 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 Corcoran peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Corcoran 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 Corcoran is worst in September — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1665 µg/m³May 2410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct36Poor
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Corcoran?

Corcoran sits at 36.1°N, 119.6°W, 207 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tulare, 14 mi away.

Topography around Corcoran

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Corcoran has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 ft around an average of 190 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,786 ft.

The land around Corcoran is covered by artificial surfaces (24%), cropland (23%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (61%) within 10 miles, and grassland (43%) and cropland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
30 ft
10 miles
92 ft
50 miles
8,786 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tulare 14 mi · Hanford 17 mi · Lemoore 19 mi · Visalia 22 mi · Delano 29 mi · Porterville 30 mi · Dinuba 32 mi · Selma 33 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 Corcoran (36.098°, -119.5604°, elevation 207 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).