Lodi weather in March

In March, Lodi sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 9 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 64°F in the first days to 69°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Lodi's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lodi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
8th warmest
Overnight low
47°
5th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:24 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Lodi is city in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Density
1,796/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 64°F in the first days to 69°F by the end.

A typical March day in Lodi reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 76°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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26445
36445
46445
56545
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126646
136747
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How March really feels in Lodi

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.

Lodi 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
Jan57° / 41°4.59.29.74.2
Feb62° / 44°4.49.410.55.2
Mar67° / 47°3.7911.76.4
Apr72° / 50°1.85.5137.6
May80° / 55°1.03.8147.9
Jun87° / 59°0.20.914.66.3
Jul90° / 60°0.00.114.45.4
Aug89° / 60°0.10.213.55.6
Sep86° / 58°0.10.712.36.8
Oct77° / 53°1.33.2118.4
Nov65° / 45°2.36.29.96.5
Dec57° / 41°4.39.39.44.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
104951
114951
124951
134951
144753
154753
164654
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204753
214852
224852
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255050
265149
275248
285248
295347
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lodi gets around 3.7 in of rain over 9 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
332
431
531
630
730
829
929
1028
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1728
1828
1929
2029
2129
2229
2328
2428
2528
2627
2727
2826
2926
3025
3125

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in March

Winds average 5 mph in March.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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305calm
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 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:465:51
211.16:455:52
311.26:435:53
411.26:425:54
511.26:405:55
611.36:395:56
711.36:385:57
811.46:365:58
911.46:355:59
1011.46:336:00
1111.56:326:01
1211.56:306:02
1311.66:296:03
1411.66:276:04
1511.76:256:05
1611.76:246:06
1711.76:226:07
1811.86:216:08
1911.86:196:08
2011.96:186:09
2111.96:166:10
2211.96:156:11
2312.06:136:12
2412.06:116:13
2512.16:106:14
2612.16:086:15
2712.26:076:16
2812.26:056:17
2912.26:036:18
3012.36:026:19
3112.36:006:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 8.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lodi

In seasonPeak

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

Lodi'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 Lodi?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lodi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lodi in March

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

In March, Lodi sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 47°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lodi 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 Lodi peaks around June 20 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Lodi 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 Lodi is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 2126 µg/m³Jun 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug27Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lodi?

Lodi sits at 38.1°N, 121.3°W, 49 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Galt, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Lodi

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lodi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 ft around an average of 52 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,787 ft.

The land around Lodi is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 2 miles, cropland (50%) within 10 miles, and grassland (38%), trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
82 ft
10 miles
210 ft
50 miles
4,787 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Galt 8.7 mi · Stockton 12 mi · Elk Grove 20 mi · Lathrop 21 mi · Laguna 22 mi · Manteca 23 mi · Vineyard 24 mi · Oakley 25 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 Lodi (38.1302°, -121.2725°, elevation 49 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).