Valencia weather in March

In March, Valencia sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 2.2 in of precipitation across 6 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 66°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 Valencia's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
9th warmest
Overnight low
44°
4th coldest
Precipitation
2.2 in
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:12 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
5 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Valencia is neighborhood of Santa Clarita/Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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 66°F by the end.

A typical March day in Valencia reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°F warmer than February and about 5°F cooler than April.

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Valencia 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 41°2.85.7105.3
Feb61° / 42°3.2710.75.5
Mar65° / 44°2.2611.76.7
Apr70° / 48°0.83.512.87.9
May76° / 53°0.42.113.88.8
Jun82° / 59°0.10.414.38.2
Jul87° / 64°0.10.814.16.3
Aug89° / 65°0.00.213.35.9
Sep85° / 61°0.20.712.27.2
Oct77° / 54°0.62.511.18.7
Nov67° / 46°0.7310.27.6
Dec59° / 40°2.05.29.75.3

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
76040
86139
96238
106238
116337
126436
136535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Valencia gets around 2.2 in of rain and snow over 6 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 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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225
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424
523
622
721
821
920
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1119
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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 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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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 6:32 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:325:43
211.26:315:44
311.36:295:45
411.36:285:46
511.36:275:47
611.46:265:48
711.46:245:49
811.46:235:49
911.56:225:50
1011.56:205:51
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1211.66:185:53
1311.66:165:54
1411.76:155:54
1511.76:135:55
1611.76:125:56
1711.86:115:57
1811.86:095:58
1911.86:085:59
2011.96:065:59
2111.96:056:00
2212.06:046:01
2312.06:026:02
2412.06:016:02
2512.15:596:03
2612.15:586:04
2712.15:576:05
2812.25:556:06
2912.25:546:06
3012.25:526:07
3112.35:516:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 8.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
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95.2Bright
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246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Valencia?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Valencia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valencia in March

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

In March, Valencia sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Valencia in March

The nearest coast averages about 58°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 37 mi away) is warmest in August at about 67°F and coldest in March near 58°F.

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

55°60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan58Bracing
Feb58Bracing
Mar58Bracing
Apr58Bracing
May60Cool
Jun63Cool
Jul66Cool
Aug67Cool
Sep67Cool
Oct65Cool
Nov62Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Valencia 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 Valencia peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Valencia 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 Valencia is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1428 µg/m³May 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Valencia?

Valencia sits at 34.4°N, 118.6°W, 1,017 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Castaic, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Valencia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Valencia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 ft around an average of 1,152 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,100 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,314 ft.

The land around Valencia is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 2 miles, grassland (39%) and shrubs (29%) within 10 miles, and grassland (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
686 ft
10 miles
3,100 ft
50 miles
9,314 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Castaic 3.1 mi · Stevenson Ranch 4.3 mi · Santa Clarita 5.0 mi · Canyon Country 8.1 mi · Chatsworth 13 mi · Sylmar 13 mi · San Fernando 15 mi · Northridge 16 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 Valencia (34.4436°, -118.6095°, elevation 1,017 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).