Climate averages 1991–2020
Bend weather
in March.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cool month in Bend: daytime highs average 8.2°C and nights cool to about -2.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Eugene (142 km away). In March its highs average 12.4°C, 4.2°C warmer than Bend, with 160 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Bend ranks joint 404th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 124th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Bend is 6.8°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 11.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 56 mm to 46 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bend climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.8°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 71 | 12.2 | 9.39 h |
| February | 5.2°C-4.2°C | -4.2°C | 56 | 11.1 | 10.410 h |
| March, selected | 8.2°C-2.4°C | -2.4°C | 56 | 12.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.7°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 46 | 11.5 | 13.413 h |
| May | 16.9°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 45 | 9.6 | 14.715 h |
| June | 21.4°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 26 | 6.7 | 15.415 h |
| July | 27.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 14 | 3.7 | 15.115 h |
| August | 27.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 14 | 3.9 | 14.014 h |
| September | 22.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 16 | 3.4 | 12.613 h |
| October | 15.0°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 37 | 6.8 | 11.011 h |
| November | 7.6°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 69 | 11.6 | 9.710 h |
| December | 3.2°C-4.9°C | -4.9°C | 96 | 13.1 | 9.09 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Eugene in MarchUnited States · 142 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 2.9°C · 160 mm rain
- Salem, United States in MarchUnited States · 168 kmHigh 12.3°C · Low 3.5°C · 128 mm rain
- Gresham in MarchUnited States · 183 kmHigh 11.5°C · Low 2.4°C · 178 mm rain
- Portland in MarchUnited States · 195 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 3.4°C · 145 mm rain
- Beaverton in MarchUnited States · 198 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 3.3°C · 145 mm rain
- Vancouver, United States in MarchUnited States · 205 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 3.2°C · 178 mm rain
- Hillsboro in MarchUnited States · 210 kmHigh 12.1°C · Low 3.5°C · 151 mm rain
- Medford in MarchUnited States · 230 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 2.3°C · 122 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bend) is explained once on the Bend year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.