Oak Harbor weather in March

In March, Oak Harbor sees average daytime highs of 48°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 4.8 in of precipitation across 17.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 48°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Oak Harbor's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oak Harbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 48°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 44°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 4.8 in; 17.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:33 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; out of 10

Oak Harbor is city on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington State, United States.

Density: 925/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1915

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 48°F through the month.

A typical March day in Oak Harbor reaches about 48°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 5°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 44°F and 52°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°F warmer than February and about 3°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49
Avg low (°F)	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	47	42
2	47	42
3	47	42
4	47	42
5	47	42
6	47	43
7	47	43
8	47	43
9	47	43
10	48	43
11	48	43
12	48	43
13	48	43
14	48	43
15	48	44
16	48	44
17	48	44
18	48	44
19	48	44
20	49	44
21	49	44
22	49	44
23	49	44
24	49	44
25	49	44
26	49	44
27	49	44
28	49	44
29	49	44
30	49	45
31	49	45

Oak Harbor 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	45° / 42°	6.2	18.6	1.4	8.6	0.9
Feb	46° / 42°	4.2	14.7	1.3	9.9	1.1
Mar	48° / 44°	4.8	17.9	0.3	11.6	1.5
Apr	51° / 46°	3.3	14	0	13.4	2.3
May	55° / 50°	2.6	10.5	0	14.9	3.5
Jun	58° / 53°	2.1	9.4	0	15.8	4.4
Jul	62° / 56°	1.2	5.8	0	15.5	6.0
Aug	62° / 57°	1.4	5.3	0	14.1	6.3
Sep	59° / 55°	2.3	8.7	0	12.4	5.0
Oct	54° / 50°	4.7	13.8	0	10.6	3.1
Nov	49° / 45°	7.2	18.5	0.3	9	1.6
Dec	45° / 42°	6.4	18.1	1.4	8.2	0.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 68%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	34	34	34	32	32	31	31	31	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	65	66	66	66	68	68	69	69	69	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Oak Harbor gets around 4.8 in of rain and snow over 17.9 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	52	52	51	51
Snow chance (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	55	4
2	55	4
3	55	3
4	56	3
5	57	3
6	57	3
7	58	2
8	59	2
9	59	2
10	60	2
11	60	2
12	60	2
13	60	2
14	60	1
15	60	1
16	60	1
17	60	1
18	59	1
19	59	1
20	58	1
21	58	1
22	57	1
23	56	1
24	55	0
25	54	0
26	53	0
27	52	0
28	52	0
29	52	0
30	51	0
31	51	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
7	9	light breeze
8	9	light breeze
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22	9	light breeze
23	9	light breeze
24	9	light breeze
25	8	light breeze
26	8	light breeze
27	8	light breeze
28	8	light breeze
29	8	light breeze
30	8	light breeze
31	8	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	7:04	5:44
2	10.7	7:02	5:46
3	10.8	7:00	5:47
4	10.8	6:58	5:49
5	10.9	6:56	5:50
6	11.0	6:54	5:52
7	11.0	6:52	5:53
8	11.1	6:50	5:55
9	11.1	6:48	5:56
10	11.2	6:46	5:58
11	11.3	6:44	5:59
12	11.3	6:42	6:01
13	11.4	6:40	6:03
14	11.4	6:38	6:04
15	11.5	6:35	6:06
16	11.6	6:33	6:07
17	11.6	6:31	6:09
18	11.7	6:29	6:10
19	11.7	6:27	6:12
20	11.8	6:25	6:13
21	11.9	6:23	6:15
22	11.9	6:21	6:16
23	12.0	6:19	6:18
24	12.0	6:16	6:19
25	12.1	6:14	6:21
26	12.2	6:12	6:22
27	12.2	6:10	6:24
28	12.3	6:08	6:25
29	12.3	6:06	6:27
30	12.4	6:04	6:28
31	12.5	6:02	6:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Oak Harbor

In seasonPeak

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

Oak Harbor's rainy season runs October–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 Oak Harbor?

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

1.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oak Harbor.

What to pack for Oak Harbor in March

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

In March, Oak Harbor sees daytime highs around 48°F and nights near 44°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Oak Harbor in March

The nearest coast averages about 47°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 12 mi away) is warmest in August at about 54°F and coldest in February near 46°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	46	46	47	48	50	52	53	54	53	50	49	47
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	46	Bracing
Feb	46	Bracing
Mar	47	Bracing
Apr	48	Bracing
May	50	Bracing
Jun	52	Bracing
Jul	53	Bracing
Aug	54	Bracing
Sep	53	Bracing
Oct	50	Bracing
Nov	49	Bracing
Dec	47	Bracing

UV index in Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	5	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Oak Harbor?

Oak Harbor sits at 48.3°N, 122.6°W, 95 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Anacortes, 15 mi away.

Topography around Oak Harbor

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Oak Harbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft around an average of 89 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,780 ft.

The land around Oak Harbor is covered by water (29%), trees (28%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, water (61%) and trees (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (53%) and water (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

354 ft

water 29%

10 miles

771 ft

water 61%

50 miles

9,780 ft

trees 53%

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← February Oak Harbor year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Anacortes 15 mi · Mount Vernon 17 mi · Arlington 25 mi · Marysville 27 mi · Mukilteo 29 mi · Everett 30 mi · Oak Bay 32 mi · West Lake Stevens 32 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

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 Oak Harbor (48.2932°, -122.6432°, elevation 95 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	47	42
2	47	42
3	47	42
4	47	42
5	47	42
6	47	43
7	47	43
8	47	43
9	47	43
10	48	43
11	48	43
12	48	43
13	48	43
14	48	43
15	48	44
16	48	44
17	48	44
18	48	44
19	48	44
20	49	44
21	49	44
22	49	44
23	49	44
24	49	44
25	49	44
26	49	44
27	49	44
28	49	44
29	49	44
30	49	45
31	49	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	55	4
2	55	4
3	55	3
4	56	3
5	57	3
6	57	3
7	58	2
8	59	2
9	59	2
10	60	2
11	60	2
12	60	2
13	60	2
14	60	1
15	60	1
16	60	1
17	60	1
18	59	1
19	59	1
20	58	1
21	58	1
22	57	1
23	56	1
24	55	0
25	54	0
26	53	0
27	52	0
28	52	0
29	52	0
30	51	0
31	51	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	47	42
2	47	42
3	47	42
4	47	42
5	47	42
6	47	43
7	47	43
8	47	43
9	47	43
10	48	43
11	48	43
12	48	43
13	48	43
14	48	43
15	48	44
16	48	44
17	48	44
18	48	44
19	48	44
20	49	44
21	49	44
22	49	44
23	49	44
24	49	44
25	49	44
26	49	44
27	49	44
28	49	44
29	49	44
30	49	45
31	49	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	55	4
2	55	4
3	55	3
4	56	3
5	57	3
6	57	3
7	58	2
8	59	2
9	59	2
10	60	2
11	60	2
12	60	2
13	60	2
14	60	1
15	60	1
16	60	1
17	60	1
18	59	1
19	59	1
20	58	1
21	58	1
22	57	1
23	56	1
24	55	0
25	54	0
26	53	0
27	52	0
28	52	0
29	52	0
30	51	0
31	51	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	47	42
2	47	42
3	47	42
4	47	42
5	47	42
6	47	43
7	47	43
8	47	43
9	47	43
10	48	43
11	48	43
12	48	43
13	48	43
14	48	43
15	48	44
16	48	44
17	48	44
18	48	44
19	48	44
20	49	44
21	49	44
22	49	44
23	49	44
24	49	44
25	49	44
26	49	44
27	49	44
28	49	44
29	49	44
30	49	45
31	49	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	32	68
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	55	4
2	55	4
3	55	3
4	56	3
5	57	3
6	57	3
7	58	2
8	59	2
9	59	2
10	60	2
11	60	2
12	60	2
13	60	2
14	60	1
15	60	1
16	60	1
17	60	1
18	59	1
19	59	1
20	58	1
21	58	1
22	57	1
23	56	1
24	55	0
25	54	0
26	53	0
27	52	0
28	52	0
29	52	0
30	51	0
31	51	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100