Yakima weather in March

In March, Yakima sees average daytime highs of 53°F and overnight lows near 33°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 49°F in the first days to 57°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Yakima's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yakima's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 53°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 33°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.3 in; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:24 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Yakima is city in and county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States.

Density: 1,284/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1847

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 49°F in the first days to 57°F by the end.

A typical March day in Yakima reaches about 53°F in the afternoon and slips back to 33°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 44°F and 63°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°F warmer than February and about 9°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)	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57
Avg low (°F)	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	30
2	48	30
3	49	30
4	49	30
5	50	31
6	50	31
7	51	31
8	51	31
9	51	32
10	52	32
11	52	32
12	53	32
13	53	33
14	53	33
15	53	33
16	54	33
17	54	33
18	54	33
19	54	33
20	55	34
21	55	34
22	55	34
23	55	34
24	56	34
25	56	34
26	56	35
27	56	35
28	56	35
29	57	35
30	57	35
31	57	35

How March really feels in Yakima

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 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.

Yakima weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	38° / 26°	2.3	10.9	5.6	8.8	0.0
Feb	44° / 28°	1.6	7.5	3.1	10	0.9
Mar	53° / 33°	1.3	7.5	1.3	11.6	3.3
Apr	62° / 38°	0.8	4.7	0.1	13.3	5.8
May	72° / 46°	0.7	4.3	0	14.8	7.6
Jun	80° / 53°	0.4	2.5	0	15.6	7.8
Jul	88° / 58°	0.1	0.8	0	15.2	5.7
Aug	87° / 57°	0.1	0.8	0	14	6.2
Sep	77° / 49°	0.3	1.9	0	12.4	8.4
Oct	62° / 40°	1.2	5.5	0.1	10.6	5.9
Nov	47° / 31°	2.0	9	2.2	9.2	1.5
Dec	38° / 26°	2.6	10.9	6	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 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 (%)	47	47	47	46	46	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	41	42	41	41	42	42	42	43	44	44	43	43	43
Cloudier (%)	53	53	53	54	54	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	60	60	59	58	59	59	58	58	58	57	56	56	57	57	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	43	57
30	43	57
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Yakima gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 7.5 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20
Snow chance (%)	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

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

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 5 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 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)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
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16	5	calm
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18	5	calm
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25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 102 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:20 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	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	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)	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	6:53	5:38
2	10.8	6:51	5:39
3	10.9	6:49	5:41
4	10.9	6:47	5:42
5	11.0	6:45	5:44
6	11.0	6:43	5:45
7	11.1	6:42	5:46
8	11.1	6:40	5:48
9	11.2	6:38	5:49
10	11.2	6:36	5:51
11	11.3	6:34	5:52
12	11.4	6:32	5:54
13	11.4	6:30	5:55
14	11.5	6:28	5:56
15	11.5	6:26	5:58
16	11.6	6:24	5:59
17	11.6	6:22	6:01
18	11.7	6:20	6:02
19	11.8	6:18	6:04
20	11.8	6:16	6:05
21	11.9	6:14	6:06
22	11.9	6:12	6:08
23	12.0	6:10	6:09
24	12.0	6:08	6:11
25	12.1	6:06	6:12
26	12.2	6:04	6:13
27	12.2	6:02	6:15
28	12.3	6:00	6:16
29	12.3	5:58	6:17
30	12.4	5:56	6:19
31	12.4	5:54	6:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.01 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	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8
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	4.4	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Yakima?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yakima.

What to pack for Yakima in March

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

In March, Yakima sees daytime highs around 53°F and nights near 33°F. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Yakima 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 Yakima peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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	9	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	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	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Yakima 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 Yakima is worst in August — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 10.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	5	6	8	8	8	8	11	51	31	8	7	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Yakima?

Yakima sits at 46.6°N, 120.5°W, 1,070 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ellensburg, 27 mi away.

Topography around Yakima

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Yakima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 ft around an average of 1,076 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,356 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,533 ft.

The land around Yakima is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 2 miles, grassland (64%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and trees (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

669 ft

artificial surfaces 58%

10 miles

2,356 ft

grassland 64%

50 miles

7,533 ft

grassland 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Ellensburg 27 mi · Sunnyside 30 mi · Wenatchee 58 mi · Richland 62 mi · Tri-Cities 67 mi · Moses Lake 68 mi · Kennewick 71 mi · Pasco 71 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 Yakima (46.6021°, -120.5059°, elevation 1,070 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	48	30
2	48	30
3	49	30
4	49	30
5	50	31
6	50	31
7	51	31
8	51	31
9	51	32
10	52	32
11	52	32
12	53	32
13	53	33
14	53	33
15	53	33
16	54	33
17	54	33
18	54	33
19	54	33
20	55	34
21	55	34
22	55	34
23	55	34
24	56	34
25	56	34
26	56	35
27	56	35
28	56	35
29	57	35
30	57	35
31	57	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	43	57
30	43	57
31	43	57

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

	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	48	30
2	48	30
3	49	30
4	49	30
5	50	31
6	50	31
7	51	31
8	51	31
9	51	32
10	52	32
11	52	32
12	53	32
13	53	33
14	53	33
15	53	33
16	54	33
17	54	33
18	54	33
19	54	33
20	55	34
21	55	34
22	55	34
23	55	34
24	56	34
25	56	34
26	56	35
27	56	35
28	56	35
29	57	35
30	57	35
31	57	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	43	57
30	43	57
31	43	57

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

	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	48	30
2	48	30
3	49	30
4	49	30
5	50	31
6	50	31
7	51	31
8	51	31
9	51	32
10	52	32
11	52	32
12	53	32
13	53	33
14	53	33
15	53	33
16	54	33
17	54	33
18	54	33
19	54	33
20	55	34
21	55	34
22	55	34
23	55	34
24	56	34
25	56	34
26	56	35
27	56	35
28	56	35
29	57	35
30	57	35
31	57	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	41	59
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	42	58
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	43	57
30	43	57
31	43	57

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

	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