San Bernardino weather in March

In March, San Bernardino sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 2.2 in of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 65°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 San Bernardino's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Bernardino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
9th warmest
Overnight low
45°
4th coldest
Precipitation
2.2 in
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:07 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
4 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

San Bernardino is city in and seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States.

Density
1,399/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

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 62°F in the first days to 65°F by the end.

A typical March day in San Bernardino reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°F warmer than February and about 5°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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36243
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San Bernardino weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 41°2.96.10.6105.5
Feb61° / 42°3.66.81.110.75.5
Mar64° / 45°2.26.20.811.76.6
Apr69° / 48°1.13.90.312.87.7
May74° / 53°0.52.6013.88.6
Jun82° / 59°0.10.7014.28.2
Jul87° / 65°0.52.60146.0
Aug89° / 66°0.42.8013.35.5
Sep85° / 62°0.31.8012.27.0
Oct77° / 54°0.72.4011.18.7
Nov67° / 46°1.03.10.210.27.7
Dec60° / 41°2.250.49.85.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45842
55842
65941
76040
86139
96238
106337
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126436
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146535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

San Bernardino gets around 2.2 in of rain and snow over 6.2 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1273
2263
3253
4253
5243
6233
7232
8222
9212
10213
11203
12203
13203
14203
15203
16203
17203
18203
19203
20203
21203
22203
23203
24193
25193
26193
27183
28182
29182
30172
31172

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 6:26 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:265:38
211.26:255:39
311.36:245:40
411.36:235:41
511.36:215:42
611.46:205:43
711.46:195:44
811.46:175:44
911.56:165:45
1011.56:155:46
1111.66:145:47
1211.66:125:48
1311.66:115:48
1411.76:095:49
1511.76:085:50
1611.76:075:51
1711.86:055:52
1811.86:045:52
1911.86:035:53
2011.96:015:54
2111.96:005:55
2212.05:585:56
2312.05:575:56
2412.05:565:57
2512.15:545:58
2612.15:535:59
2712.15:516:00
2812.25:506:00
2912.25:486:01
3012.25:476:02
3112.35:466:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
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245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit San Bernardino?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit San Bernardino for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Bernardino in March

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

In March, San Bernardino sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 11Dec 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1437 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Bernardino?

San Bernardino sits at 34.1°N, 117.3°W, 1,053 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Colton, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around San Bernardino

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around San Bernardino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 1,076 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,377 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,417 ft.

The land around San Bernardino is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (42%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
5,377 ft
50 miles
11,417 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Colton 2.5 mi · Loma Linda 4.3 mi · Rialto 4.3 mi · Highland 5.0 mi · Bloomington 6.8 mi · Redlands 6.8 mi · Fontana 8.1 mi · Rubidoux 9.9 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 San Bernardino (34.1083°, -117.2898°, elevation 1,053 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).