Climate averages 1991–2020
Chico weather
in March.
A mild, wet month: the joint 8th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Chico: daytime highs average 17.6°C and nights cool to about 6.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 149 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes March a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Redding (106 km away). In March its highs average 16.8°C, 0.8°C cooler than Chico, with 189 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Chico ranks joint 204th of 498 for the warmest March highs and 489th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Chico is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 21.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 149 mm to 73 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
Chico climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 184 | 11.1 | 9.710 h |
| February | 15.1°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 178 | 10.4 | 10.711 h |
| March, selected | 17.6°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 149 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.1°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 73 | 7.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 26.7°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 47 | 5.1 | 14.314 h |
| June | 32.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 14 | 1.7 | 14.915 h |
| July | 36.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 14.715 h |
| August | 34.9°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 13.714 h |
| September | 31.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 7.5 | 1.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 25.4°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 52 | 3.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 105 | 8.0 | 10.010 h |
| December | 13.2°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 202 | 11.5 | 9.49 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
- Redding in MarchUnited States · 106 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.5°C · 189 mm rain
- Roseville in MarchUnited States · 118 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.5°C · 120 mm rain
- Citrus Heights in MarchUnited States · 123 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.7°C · 120 mm rain
- Folsom in MarchUnited States · 130 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 6.5°C · 120 mm rain
- Sacramento in MarchUnited States · 131 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 7.2°C · 92 mm rain
- Arden-Arcade in MarchUnited States · 131 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 7.1°C · 92 mm rain
- Rancho Cordova in MarchUnited States · 135 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 6.9°C · 105 mm rain
- Elk Grove in MarchUnited States · 152 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 7.1°C · 105 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 Chico) is explained once on the Chico year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.