El Dorado Hills weather in March

In March, El Dorado Hills sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 6.2 in of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 65°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 El Dorado Hills's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Dorado Hills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
8th warmest
Overnight low
44°
5th coldest
Precipitation
6.2 in
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

El Dorado Hills is census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States.

Density
320/km²
people per km²

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 61°F in the first days to 65°F by the end.

A typical March day in El Dorado Hills reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°F warmer than February and about 5°F cooler than April.

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How March really feels in El Dorado Hills

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.

El Dorado Hills 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan56° / 40°7.010.60.39.63.8
Feb59° / 42°6.810.80.910.54.5
Mar64° / 44°6.210.60.611.75.7
Apr69° / 47°3.37.80.1136.8
May77° / 53°2.05.4014.17.9
Jun86° / 58°0.51.6014.76.6
Jul91° / 63°0.00.1014.44.8
Aug91° / 62°0.00.1013.55.0
Sep86° / 58°0.31.1012.36.7
Oct76° / 51°2.13.70118.3
Nov63° / 44°4.180.19.95.9
Dec56° / 39°7.111.10.49.33.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
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94951
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

El Dorado Hills gets around 6.2 in of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2373
3363
4363
5353
6353
7343
8343
9333
10333
11322
12322
13322
14322
15332
16332
17342
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21351
22351
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28331
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31321

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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Wind in March

Winds average 5 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.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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315calm

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 6:46 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:465:49
211.16:445:50
311.16:435:51
411.26:425:52
511.26:405:53
611.36:395:54
711.36:375:55
811.36:365:57
911.46:345:58
1011.46:335:59
1111.56:316:00
1211.56:306:01
1311.66:286:02
1411.66:266:03
1511.66:256:04
1611.76:236:05
1711.76:226:06
1811.86:206:07
1911.86:196:08
2011.96:176:09
2111.96:156:10
2211.96:146:11
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:116:13
2512.16:096:13
2612.16:076:14
2712.26:066:15
2812.26:046:16
2912.26:036:17
3012.36:016:18
3112.35:596:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Bright
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74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Dorado Hills

In seasonPeak

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

El Dorado Hills's rainy season runs November–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 El Dorado Hills?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit El Dorado Hills for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Dorado Hills in March

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

In March, El Dorado Hills sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Dorado Hills 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 El Dorado Hills peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 10Dec 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in El Dorado Hills 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 El Dorado Hills is worst in August — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 2366 µg/m³Jan 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul24Moderate
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is El Dorado Hills?

El Dorado Hills sits at 38.7°N, 121.1°W, 768 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Folsom, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around El Dorado Hills

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around El Dorado Hills has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 ft around an average of 745 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,564 ft.

The land around El Dorado Hills is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and trees (50%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
896 ft
10 miles
1,962 ft
50 miles
9,564 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Folsom 5.0 mi · Cameron Park 5.0 mi · Granite Bay 6.8 mi · Orangevale 7.5 mi · Fair Oaks 11 mi · Citrus Heights 11 mi · Rocklin 11 mi · Roseville 12 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 El Dorado Hills (38.6857°, -121.0822°, elevation 768 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).