Climate averages 1991–2020
Reno weather
in March.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cool month in Reno: daytime highs average 10.0°C and nights cool to about 0.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a moderately 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 Folsom (151 km away). In March its highs average 17.6°C, 7.6°C warmer than Reno, with 120 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Reno ranks joint 359th 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; Reno is 4.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 14.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 56 mm to 32 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
Reno climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 67 | 8.0 | 9.710 h |
| February | 6.4°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 60 | 8.5 | 10.711 h |
| March, selected | 10.0°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.4°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 32 | 6.9 | 13.213 h |
| May | 20.6°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 31 | 6.8 | 14.314 h |
| June | 26.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 15 | 3.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 32.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 8.9 | 2.7 | 14.715 h |
| August | 31.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 7.7 | 2.6 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.4 | 2.5 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.8°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 24 | 3.5 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.7°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 34 | 5.7 | 10.010 h |
| December | 4.7°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 64 | 7.6 | 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
- Folsom in MarchUnited States · 151 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 6.5°C · 120 mm rain
- Roseville in MarchUnited States · 154 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.5°C · 120 mm rain
- Citrus Heights in MarchUnited States · 156 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 6.7°C · 120 mm rain
- Rancho Cordova in MarchUnited States · 166 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 6.9°C · 105 mm rain
- Arden-Arcade in MarchUnited States · 170 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 7.1°C · 92 mm rain
- Chico in MarchUnited States · 175 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 6.2°C · 149 mm rain
- Sacramento in MarchUnited States · 179 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 7.2°C · 92 mm rain
- Elk Grove in MarchUnited States · 183 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 Reno) is explained once on the Reno year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.