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March Weather in Cascade Locks Oregon, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 51°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 70°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 38°F to 41°F, rarely falling below 30°F or exceeding 48°F.

For reference, on August 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Cascade Locks typically range from 60°F to 84°F, while on December 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 33°F to 41°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Cascade Locks

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Cascade LocksMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°FFebAprMar 151°FMar 151°F38°F38°FMar 3158°FMar 3158°F41°F41°FMar 1153°FMar 1153°F39°F39°FMar 2156°FMar 2156°F40°F40°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Cascade Locks

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Cascade LocksMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Saint-Vallier, France (5,375 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Cascade Locks (view comparison).

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The month of March in Cascade Locks experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 74% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is March 9, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 26% of the time.

For reference, on November 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81%, while on August 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 78%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Cascade Locks

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Cascade LocksMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 125%Mar 125%Mar 3126%Mar 3126%Mar 1126%Mar 1126%Mar 2126%Mar 2126%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Cascade Locks, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is decreasing, starting the month at 52% and ending it at 48%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 62% on November 26, and its lowest chance is 5% on August 3.

Over the course of March in Cascade Locks, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 49% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 3% to 0%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Cascade Locks

Probability of Precipitation in March in Cascade LocksMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%FebAprMar 152%Mar 152%Mar 3148%Mar 3148%Mar 1151%Mar 1151%Mar 2150%Mar 2150%NowNowrainmixedsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Cascade Locks is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 6.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.9 inches or falls below 2.6 inches, and ending the month at 5.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.4 inches or falls below 2.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Cascade Locks

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during March in Cascade Locks is decreasing, starting the month at 1.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.0 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in March in Cascade Locks

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of March in Cascade Locks, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 37 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 13 seconds, and weekly increase of 22 minutes, 33 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 10 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Cascade Locks

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Cascade LocksMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 1912 hr, 8 minMar 1912 hr, 8 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 10 minMar 111 hr, 10 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Cascade Locks is 6:30 AM on March 9 and the latest sunrise is 58 minutes later at 7:28 AM on March 10.

The earliest sunset is 5:55 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 40 minutes later at 7:35 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 3:00 AM on March 10, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:18 AM and sets 15 hours, 43 minutes later, at 9:00 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:45 AM and sets 8 hours, 41 minutes later, at 4:26 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in Cascade Locks

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in Cascade LocksMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFebApr6:30 AM6:30 AMMar 96:06 PMMar 96:06 PM6:48 AM6:48 AMMar 317:35 PMMar 317:35 PM7:07 AM7:07 AMMar 217:22 PMMar 217:22 PMMar 10DSTMar 10DSTSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Cascade Locks

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Cascade LocksMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr0010102020203030405000010102020303040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Cascade Locks

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Cascade LocksMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 93:00 PMFeb 93:00 PMFeb 244:31 AMFeb 244:31 AMMar 101:01 AMMar 101:01 AMMar 2512:01 AMMar 2512:01 AMApr 811:22 AMApr 811:22 AMApr 234:50 PMApr 234:50 PM7:39 AM7:39 AM5:14 PM5:14 PM5:02 PM5:02 PM7:21 AM7:21 AM7:50 AM7:50 AM7:56 PM7:56 PM7:07 PM7:07 PM7:14 AM7:14 AM6:31 AM6:31 AM8:10 PM8:10 PM8:14 PM8:14 PM6:12 AM6:12 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
71%-9:02 AMWSW-4:18 AMS246,679 mi
2
61%12:44 AMSE9:29 AMSW-5:06 AMS243,795 mi
3
50%1:55 AMSE10:06 AMSW-6:00 AMS240,380 mi
4
40%3:03 AMSE10:54 AMSW-6:59 AMS236,577 mi
5
29%4:04 AMSE11:58 AMSW-8:01 AMS232,618 mi
6
19%4:54 AMSE1:14 PMSW-9:04 AMS228,816 mi
7
10%5:33 AMSE2:38 PMWSW-10:06 AMS225,536 mi
8
4%6:04 AMESE4:05 PMWSW-11:04 AMS223,136 mi
9
0%6:29 AMESE5:31 PMWSW-11:59 AMS221,897 mi
10
0%7:50 AME7:56 PMW-4:00 AMNE221,780 mi
11
4%8:10 AME9:20 PMW-2:41 PMS223,342 mi
12
10%8:31 AMENE10:43 PMWNW-3:32 PMS225,851 mi
13
18%8:54 AMENE--4:23 PMS229,208 mi
14
28%-12:05 AMWNW9:21 AMENE5:17 PMS233,065 mi
15
38%-1:25 AMNW9:55 AMNE6:12 PMS237,066 mi
16
50%-2:39 AMNW10:37 AMNE7:08 PMS240,901 mi
17
60%-3:43 AMNW11:30 AMNE8:04 PMS244,331 mi
18
70%-4:34 AMNW12:31 PMNE8:57 PMS247,200 mi
19
78%-5:14 AMNW1:37 PMNE9:46 PMS249,435 mi
20
86%-5:45 AMWNW2:45 PMENE10:32 PMS251,025 mi
21
92%-6:08 AMWNW3:53 PMENE11:15 PMS252,004 mi
22
96%-6:28 AMWNW4:59 PMENE11:55 PMS252,430 mi
23
98%-6:44 AMWNW6:03 PME--
24
99%-6:59 AMW7:07 PME12:34 AMS252,366 mi
25
100%-7:14 AMW8:11 PME1:12 AMS251,866 mi
26
99%-7:29 AMWSW9:16 PMESE1:51 AMS250,968 mi
27
96%-7:47 AMWSW10:24 PMESE2:32 AMS249,684 mi
28
91%-8:07 AMWSW11:34 PMESE3:16 AMS248,013 mi
29
85%-8:32 AMSW-4:03 AMS245,942 mi
30
77%12:45 AMSE9:04 AMSW-4:55 AMS243,464 mi
31
67%1:54 AMSE9:48 AMSW-5:51 AMS240,601 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Cascade Locks is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Cascade Locks

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Cascade LocksMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 10%Mar 10%Mar 310%Mar 310%Mar 110%Mar 110%Mar 210%Mar 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Cascade Locks is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 4.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 28, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour, while on August 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Cascade Locks

Average Wind Speed in March in Cascade LocksMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphFebAprMar 14.8 mphMar 14.8 mphMar 314.6 mphMar 314.6 mphMar 114.6 mphMar 114.6 mphMar 214.6 mphMar 214.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Cascade Locks throughout March is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 54% on March 30.

Wind Direction in March in Cascade Locks

Wind Direction in March in Cascade LocksEWMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowwesteastsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Cascade Locks typically lasts for 7.8 months (238 days), from around March 18 to around November 11, rarely starting before February 19 or after April 12, and rarely ending before October 20 or after December 13.

During March in Cascade Locks, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 21% to 75% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Cascade Locks

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Cascade Locksgrowing seasonMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 121%Mar 121%75%Mar 3175%Mar 31Mar 1137%Mar 1137%56%Mar 2156%Mar 2190%Apr 1290%Apr 12Feb 1910%Feb 1910%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Cascade Locks are gradually increasing during March, increasing by 40°F, from 12°F to 52°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Cascade Locks

Growing Degree Days in March in Cascade LocksMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313110°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°FFebAprMar 112°FMar 112°FMar 3152°FMar 3152°FMar 1120°FMar 1120°FMar 2133°FMar 2133°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Cascade Locks is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 2.5 kWh to 3.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Cascade Locks

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Cascade LocksMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 12.5 kWhMar 12.5 kWhMar 313.8 kWhMar 313.8 kWhMar 113.0 kWhMar 113.0 kWhMar 213.4 kWhMar 213.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cascade Locks are 45.670 deg latitude, -121.891 deg longitude, and 144 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cascade Locks contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,241 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 494 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,941 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,270 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cascade Locks is covered by trees (55%), water (35%), and artificial surfaces (10%), within 10 miles by trees (77%) and shrubs (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (50%) and shrubs (28%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Cascade Locks, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Cascade Locks.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Cascade Locks according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Cascade Locks is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Cascade Locks and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Cascade Locks and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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