Klamath Falls weather in March

In March, Klamath Falls sees average daytime highs of 48°F and overnight lows near 30°F, with 2.8 in of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 45°F in the first days to 51°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Klamath Falls's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Klamath Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
48°
8th warmest
Overnight low
30°
4th coldest
Precipitation
2.8 in
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:27 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Klamath Falls is city in and county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, United States.

Density
400/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 45°F in the first days to 51°F by the end.

A typical March day in Klamath Falls reaches about 48°F in the afternoon and slips back to 30°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°F and 60°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°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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44628
54629
64629
74629
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295132
305132
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How March really feels in Klamath Falls

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Klamath Falls weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan39° / 26°3.211.89.59.30.0
Feb43° / 27°2.5108.410.30.4
Mar48° / 30°2.812.1811.61.8
Apr55° / 34°2.010.14.513.13.5
May65° / 41°1.78.31.114.46.2
Jun74° / 47°0.94.70.1157.9
Jul84° / 55°0.32.1014.87.1
Aug83° / 55°0.41.8013.77.4
Sep76° / 48°0.52.6012.38.6
Oct62° / 40°1.45.7110.86.1
Nov47° / 32°2.79.75.59.61.4
Dec38° / 26°3.912.410.490.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93763
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
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203862
213862
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283862
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303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Klamath Falls gets around 2.8 in of rain and snow over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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24033
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54030
63930
73929
83928
93928
103827
113826
123725
133725
143724
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213823
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283822
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303821
313721

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 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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115calm
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275calm
285calm
296calm
306calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:535:48
211.06:515:49
311.06:495:51
411.16:485:52
511.16:465:53
611.26:445:54
711.26:435:56
811.36:415:57
911.36:395:58
1011.46:385:59
1111.46:366:00
1211.56:346:01
1311.56:336:03
1411.56:316:04
1511.66:296:05
1611.66:276:06
1711.76:266:07
1811.76:246:09
1911.86:226:10
2011.86:206:11
2111.96:196:12
2211.96:176:13
2312.06:156:14
2412.06:136:15
2512.16:116:17
2612.16:106:18
2712.26:086:19
2812.26:066:20
2912.36:046:21
3012.36:036:22
3112.46:016:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Klamath Falls

In seasonPeak

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

Klamath Falls'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 Klamath Falls?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Klamath Falls.

What to pack for Klamath Falls in March

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

In March, Klamath Falls sees daytime highs around 48°F and nights near 30°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Klamath Falls 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 Klamath Falls peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 10Dec 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Klamath Falls 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 Klamath Falls is worst in July — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.4× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodPoorModerateGoodJul 2139 µg/m³Jan 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr14Moderate
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul40Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Klamath Falls?

Klamath Falls sits at 42.2°N, 121.8°W, 4,108 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Altamont, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Klamath Falls

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Klamath Falls has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 ft around an average of 4,259 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,126 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,894 ft.

The land around Klamath Falls is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 2 miles, grassland (44%) and trees (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (58%) and grassland (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
896 ft
10 miles
2,126 ft
50 miles
7,894 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Altamont 2.5 mi · Ashland 47 mi · Medford 57 mi · Central Point 59 mi · Grants Pass 81 mi · Roseburg 105 mi · Redding 117 mi · Bend 129 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 Klamath Falls (42.2249°, -121.7817°, elevation 4,108 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).