Linda weather in March

In March, Linda sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 5.0 in of rain across 10.3 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 63°F in the first days to 68°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 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Linda's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
8th warmest
Overnight low
46°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5.0 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:25 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
6 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Linda is census designated place in Yuba County, California, United States.

Density
803/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 63°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical March day in Linda 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 56°F and 77°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)
16344
26344
36344
46444
56444
66444
76445
86545
96545
106545
116545
126646
136646
146646
156646
166646
176746
186746
196747
206747
216747
226747
236747
246747
256747
266747
276847
286847
296847
306847
316847

How March really feels in Linda

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.

Linda 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 40°6.110.79.64.2
Feb61° / 43°5.81010.55.1
Mar66° / 46°5.010.311.76.1
Apr72° / 50°2.46.8137.3
May81° / 56°1.44.414.17.4
Jun90° / 62°0.41.414.74.9
Jul95° / 66°0.00.114.53.4
Aug94° / 64°0.00.213.54.0
Sep88° / 60°0.2112.35.8
Oct78° / 52°1.73.6118.1
Nov65° / 44°3.57.59.96.3
Dec57° / 40°6.411.19.34.0

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55050
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145050
155050
164951
174951
184951
194852
204852
214852
224951
234951
245050
255050
265149
275248
285248
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Linda gets around 5.0 in of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
434
534
634
734
833
933
1033
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2432
2532
2631
2731
2831
2930
3030
3129

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
301000
311000

Wind in March

Winds average 6 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:485:51
211.16:475:52
311.16:455:53
411.26:445:54
511.26:425:55
611.36:415:56
711.36:395:57
811.36:385:58
911.46:365:59
1011.46:356:00
1111.56:336:01
1211.56:326:02
1311.66:306:03
1411.66:296:04
1511.66:276:05
1611.76:256:06
1711.76:246:07
1811.86:226:08
1911.86:216:09
2011.96:196:10
2111.96:176:11
2211.96:166:12
2312.06:146:13
2412.06:126:14
2512.16:116:15
2612.16:096:16
2712.26:086:17
2812.26:066:18
2912.36:046:19
3012.36:036:20
3112.36:016:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Linda

In seasonPeak

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

Linda's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Linda?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Linda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Linda in March

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

In March, Linda sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Linda 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 Linda peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 22UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Linda 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 Linda is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1140 µg/m³Jun 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul21Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Linda?

Linda sits at 39.1°N, 121.6°W, 69 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Yuba City, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Linda

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Linda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 69 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,503 ft.

The land around Linda is covered by grassland (30%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (34%), cropland (34%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (46%), grassland (25%) and cropland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
79 ft
10 miles
568 ft
50 miles
6,503 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Yuba City 3.7 mi · South Yuba City 5.0 mi · Lincoln 21 mi · Oroville 27 mi · Rocklin 29 mi · Roseville 30 mi · Rio Linda 30 mi · Antelope 31 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 Linda (39.1277°, -121.5508°, elevation 69 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).