Oakdale weather in March

In March, Oakdale sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 8.1 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 38% 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 Oakdale's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oakdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
8th warmest
Overnight low
46°
5th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Oakdale is city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Density
1,410/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 63°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical March day in Oakdale 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 57°F and 75°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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46445
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How March really feels in Oakdale

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.

Oakdale 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° / 41°4.48.79.74.4
Feb61° / 44°4.1910.55.2
Mar66° / 46°3.68.111.76.5
Apr72° / 50°1.85.212.97.6
May80° / 55°1.13.4147.9
Jun88° / 61°0.20.914.65.9
Jul92° / 65°0.00.114.34.5
Aug91° / 64°0.00.113.54.9
Sep87° / 60°0.10.612.36.6
Oct77° / 53°1.12.6118.5
Nov65° / 46°2.25.7106.7
Dec57° / 41°4.08.59.44.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105149
115149
125149
135149
145050
155050
165050
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195050
205149
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265545
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295842
305842
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Oakdale gets around 3.6 in of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
230
329
429
528
628
727
826
926
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2625
2725
2824
2924
3023
3123

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
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24991
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26991
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29991
30991
31991

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
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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 6:44 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:445:49
211.16:435:50
311.26:415:51
411.26:405:52
511.26:385:53
611.36:375:54
711.36:365:55
811.46:345:56
911.46:335:57
1011.56:315:58
1111.56:305:59
1211.56:286:00
1311.66:276:01
1411.66:256:02
1511.76:246:03
1611.76:226:04
1711.76:216:05
1811.86:196:06
1911.86:176:07
2011.96:166:08
2111.96:146:09
2211.96:136:10
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:106:12
2512.16:086:12
2612.16:076:13
2712.26:056:14
2812.26:036:15
2912.26:026:16
3012.36:006:17
3112.35:596:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
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154.8Bright
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174.9Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
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245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Oakdale

In seasonPeak

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

Oakdale'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 Oakdale?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Oakdale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oakdale in March

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

In March, Oakdale sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Oakdale 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 Oakdale 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
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Oakdale 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 Oakdale is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1928 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oakdale?

Oakdale sits at 37.8°N, 120.8°W, 157 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Riverbank, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Oakdale

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Oakdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 171 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,355 ft.

The land around Oakdale is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and grassland (41%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
518 ft
50 miles
6,355 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Riverbank 5.0 mi · Modesto 12 mi · Ceres 13 mi · Ripon 16 mi · Turlock 19 mi · Manteca 21 mi · Lathrop 24 mi · Patterson 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 Oakdale (37.7666°, -120.8471°, elevation 157 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).