Long Beach weather in March

In March, Long Beach sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 1.7 in of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 65°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Long Beach's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Long Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
9th warmest
Overnight low
53°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1.7 in
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:10 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
6 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Long Beach is city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density
3,559/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 65°F through the month.

A typical March day in Long Beach reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 59°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°F cooler than April.

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Long Beach weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan63° / 51°2.75.3106.4
Feb63° / 52°2.95.710.76.4
Mar65° / 53°1.74.711.76.9
Apr67° / 55°0.62.212.87.7
May69° / 58°0.31.113.78.2
Jun72° / 61°0.10.214.28.9
Jul76° / 64°0.10.3149.3
Aug78° / 65°0.00.113.39.2
Sep77° / 64°0.10.512.29.2
Oct74° / 61°0.51.711.28.9
Nov68° / 55°0.72.610.27.9
Dec63° / 51°1.94.69.86.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46139
56139
66337
76337
86436
96634
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Long Beach gets around 1.7 in of rain over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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520
619
718
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917
1016
1116
1215
1315
1415
1515
1614
1714
1814
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2014
2114
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2712
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3111

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2937
3937
4928
5928
6919
79010
88911
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259010
269010
27919
28919
29928
30928
31928

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
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66calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:305:42
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311.36:275:44
411.36:265:45
511.46:255:46
611.46:235:47
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811.56:215:48
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1911.86:065:57
2011.96:055:58
2111.96:035:58
2212.06:025:59
2312.06:016:00
2412.05:596:01
2512.15:586:02
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2712.15:556:03
2812.25:546:04
2912.25:526:05
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3112.35:496:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.0Bright
296.0Intense
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316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Long Beach?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Long Beach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Long Beach in March

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

In March, Long Beach sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 53°F. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Long Beach in March

The nearest coast averages about 59°F in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 11 mi away) is warmest in August at about 69°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 18 to Sep 26 — about 2.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Cool
Feb59Cool
Mar59Cool
Apr60Cool
May62Cool
Jun65Cool
Jul68Refreshing
Aug69Refreshing
Sep69Refreshing
Oct67Cool
Nov64Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Long Beach 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 Long Beach peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Long Beach 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 Long Beach is worst in November — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateNov 1736 µg/m³May 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Long Beach?

Long Beach sits at 33.8°N, 118.2°W, 30 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wilmington, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Long Beach

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Long Beach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 ft around an average of 23 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,499 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,013 ft.

The land around Long Beach is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and water (29%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (51%) and water (36%) within 10 miles, and water (46%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
85 ft
10 miles
1,499 ft
50 miles
10,013 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Wilmington 4.3 mi · Seal Beach 5.0 mi · San Pedro 6.2 mi · Lakewood 6.8 mi · Carson 6.8 mi · West Carson 6.8 mi · Lomita 7.5 mi · Paramount 8.7 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 Long Beach (33.767°, -118.1892°, elevation 30 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).