Tri-Cities weather in March

In March, Tri-Cities sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tri-Cities's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tri-Cities's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 58°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 38°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 0.9 in; 5.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:19 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

← February Tri-Cities year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical March day in Tri-Cities reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 49°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°F warmer than February and about 10°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)	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62
Avg low (°F)	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	33
2	53	34
3	53	34
4	54	34
5	54	35
6	55	35
7	55	35
8	55	36
9	56	36
10	56	36
11	57	37
12	57	37
13	58	37
14	58	37
15	58	38
16	58	38
17	59	38
18	59	38
19	59	38
20	60	39
21	60	39
22	60	39
23	60	39
24	61	39
25	61	40
26	61	40
27	61	40
28	62	40
29	62	40
30	62	41
31	62	41

How March really feels in Tri-Cities

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 12 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tri-Cities 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	41° / 29°	1.3	8.1	2.3	8.8	0.2
Feb	48° / 32°	0.9	6.2	1.3	10	2.0
Mar	58° / 38°	0.9	5.9	0.4	11.6	4.6
Apr	68° / 44°	0.7	4.9	0	13.3	6.9
May	77° / 52°	0.7	4.5	0	14.7	7.6
Jun	84° / 58°	0.5	2.8	0	15.5	6.6
Jul	93° / 64°	0.1	1	0	15.2	3.9
Aug	92° / 62°	0.2	1	0	14	4.5
Sep	81° / 54°	0.3	1.8	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	66° / 44°	0.9	5	0	10.7	6.7
Nov	50° / 35°	1.1	7.3	0.7	9.2	2.4
Dec	41° / 29°	1.4	8.4	2.4	8.5	0.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	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 (%)	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	40
Cloudier (%)	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	60	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tri-Cities gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 20% 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 (%)	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18
Snow chance (%)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	3
2	19	3
3	18	2
4	18	2
5	18	2
6	18	2
7	18	2
8	18	2
9	18	2
10	18	2
11	18	2
12	18	1
13	18	1
14	18	1
15	19	1
16	19	1
17	20	1
18	20	1
19	20	1
20	20	1
21	20	1
22	20	1
23	20	0
24	20	0
25	20	0
26	19	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	19	0
30	18	0
31	18	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 6 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 6:15 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)	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:49
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:47	5:33
2	10.8	6:45	5:34
3	10.9	6:43	5:36
4	10.9	6:42	5:37
5	11.0	6:40	5:39
6	11.0	6:38	5:40
7	11.1	6:36	5:42
8	11.1	6:34	5:43
9	11.2	6:32	5:44
10	11.3	6:30	5:46
11	11.3	6:28	5:47
12	11.4	6:26	5:49
13	11.4	6:25	5:50
14	11.5	6:23	5:51
15	11.5	6:21	5:53
16	11.6	6:19	5:54
17	11.6	6:17	5:56
18	11.7	6:15	5:57
19	11.8	6:13	5:58
20	11.8	6:11	6:00
21	11.9	6:09	6:01
22	11.9	6:07	6:03
23	12.0	6:05	6:04
24	12.0	6:03	6:05
25	12.1	6:01	6:07
26	12.2	5:59	6:08
27	12.2	5:57	6:09
28	12.3	5:55	6:11
29	12.3	5:53	6:12
30	12.4	5:51	6:13
31	12.4	5:49	6:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.03 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)	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tri-Cities?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tri-Cities for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tri-Cities in March

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

In March, Tri-Cities sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 38°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tri-Cities 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 Tri-Cities peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	6	8	6	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Tri-Cities 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 Tri-Cities is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	11	14	11	9	10	13	27	21	12	11	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tri-Cities?

Tri-Cities sits at 46.2°N, 119.2°W, 348 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kennewick, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Tri-Cities

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tri-Cities has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 ft around an average of 400 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,894 ft.

The land around Tri-Cities is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, grassland (38%) and cropland (28%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and cropland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

197 ft

artificial surfaces 32%

10 miles

1,677 ft

grassland 38%

50 miles

3,894 ft

grassland 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Tri-Cities year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Kennewick 3.7 mi · Pasco 4.3 mi · Richland 5.0 mi · Hermiston 29 mi · Sunnyside 39 mi · Walla Walla 43 mi · Pendleton 44 mi · Moses Lake 62 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 Tri-Cities (46.2454°, -119.1962°, elevation 348 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	52	33
2	53	34
3	53	34
4	54	34
5	54	35
6	55	35
7	55	35
8	55	36
9	56	36
10	56	36
11	57	37
12	57	37
13	58	37
14	58	37
15	58	38
16	58	38
17	59	38
18	59	38
19	59	38
20	60	39
21	60	39
22	60	39
23	60	39
24	61	39
25	61	40
26	61	40
27	61	40
28	62	40
29	62	40
30	62	41
31	62	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	3
2	19	3
3	18	2
4	18	2
5	18	2
6	18	2
7	18	2
8	18	2
9	18	2
10	18	2
11	18	2
12	18	1
13	18	1
14	18	1
15	19	1
16	19	1
17	20	1
18	20	1
19	20	1
20	20	1
21	20	1
22	20	1
23	20	0
24	20	0
25	20	0
26	19	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	19	0
30	18	0
31	18	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	52	33
2	53	34
3	53	34
4	54	34
5	54	35
6	55	35
7	55	35
8	55	36
9	56	36
10	56	36
11	57	37
12	57	37
13	58	37
14	58	37
15	58	38
16	58	38
17	59	38
18	59	38
19	59	38
20	60	39
21	60	39
22	60	39
23	60	39
24	61	39
25	61	40
26	61	40
27	61	40
28	62	40
29	62	40
30	62	41
31	62	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	3
2	19	3
3	18	2
4	18	2
5	18	2
6	18	2
7	18	2
8	18	2
9	18	2
10	18	2
11	18	2
12	18	1
13	18	1
14	18	1
15	19	1
16	19	1
17	20	1
18	20	1
19	20	1
20	20	1
21	20	1
22	20	1
23	20	0
24	20	0
25	20	0
26	19	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	19	0
30	18	0
31	18	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	52	33
2	53	34
3	53	34
4	54	34
5	54	35
6	55	35
7	55	35
8	55	36
9	56	36
10	56	36
11	57	37
12	57	37
13	58	37
14	58	37
15	58	38
16	58	38
17	59	38
18	59	38
19	59	38
20	60	39
21	60	39
22	60	39
23	60	39
24	61	39
25	61	40
26	61	40
27	61	40
28	62	40
29	62	40
30	62	41
31	62	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	42	58
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	19	3
2	19	3
3	18	2
4	18	2
5	18	2
6	18	2
7	18	2
8	18	2
9	18	2
10	18	2
11	18	2
12	18	1
13	18	1
14	18	1
15	19	1
16	19	1
17	20	1
18	20	1
19	20	1
20	20	1
21	20	1
22	20	1
23	20	0
24	20	0
25	20	0
26	19	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	19	0
30	18	0
31	18	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