Portland Downtown, OR: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 50.3°F in Portland Downtown, OR (3 days missing), the warmest March since 2015, tied 31st warmest of 152 (with 1930).

March 2026

Mean temperature: 50.3°F; Warmest since 2015; 31st warmest of 152
Precipitation: 5.30 in; Wettest since 2025; 50th wettest of 155

A normal March in Portland Downtown, OR (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 48.6°F, between 45.1°F and 51.3°F in eight years of ten and 4.85 in of precipitation, between 2.33 in and 7.66 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Portland Downtown, OR since 1875: 50.3°F in 2026; the highest is 55.2°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 45.1 to 51.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Portland Downtown, OR from 1872 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	50.3	31	57.3	39	43.4	18	5.30	50	3
2025	49.3	45	55.7	58	42.8	25	6.01	36	0
2024	48.3	59	55.6	60	41	57	4.08	86	0
2023	44.1	140	51.1	138	37.1	141	5.40	46	0
2022	48.7	53	55.5	63	42	41	4.42	77	0
2021	46.7	92	54.5	79	38.8	109	1.86	142	0
2020	46.2	102	53.5	101	38.8	109	3.50	100	0
2019	46.8	89	55.4	68	38.3	119	2.00	141	0
2018	46.8	89	54.1	90	39.5	90	3.11	106	0
2017	47.8	70	53.5	101	42.1	38	8.40	10	0
2016	49.4	42	56.5	46	42.2	36	5.71	39	1
2015	53.1	6	61.8	7	44.4	6	5.12	58	0
2014	49.4	42	57.1	41	41.7	44	7.58	17	0
2013	48.9	51	56.5	46	41.3	52	2.37	125	0
2012	44.8	135	51.2	136	38.4	118	9.95	5	0
2011	46.4	97	52.1	126	40.8	64	7.59	16	0
2010	49.1	48	56.8	43	41.5	50	5.62	44	0
2009	44.8	135	51.2	136	38.5	115	3.97	91	0
2008	45.1	128	51.9	130	38.2	121	5.62	44	2
2007	50.4	29	57.8	33	43	22	4.97	64	0
2006	46.4	97	53.5	101	39.3	101	3.63	97	0
2005	51.3	18	60	15	42.7	28	4.73	67	1
2004	51.7	15	60	15	43.5	16	2.01	139	1
2003	49.2	46	55.5	63	42.8	25	5.16	56	3
2002	44.9	132	51.7	132	38	129	5.40	46	1
2001	48.6	54	56.2	50	41.1	55	3.73	96	0
2000	46.3	99	54.1	90	38.8	109	3.62	98	1
1999	45.9	111	52.8	112	38.9	104	5.67	42	0
1998	49.6	39	56.7	44	42.6	31	4.19	82	1
1997	47.5	75	54.4	81	40.4	72	8.24	13	2
1996	48.5	57	56.2	50	40.9	60	4.46	74	0
1995	48.6	54	56.7	44	40.6	69	5.02	62	0
1994	50.9	21	59.5	19	42.2	36	2.72	120	0
1993	49	50	56.4	49	41.6	48	5.20	54	0
1992	53.8	3	63.6	4	43.9	11	1.78	146	0
1991	46.1	105	53.3	108	39	103	4.52	72	0
1990	50.4	29	58.6	28	42.1	38	2.68	121	0
1989	46	107	52.2	124	39.8	82	8.74	8	0
1988	47.8	70	55.9	54	39.6	87	4.08	86	0
1987	49.5	40	56.5	46	42.5	33	6.50	27	0
1986	52.5	8	60.5	12	44.4	6	2.78	118	0
1985	45.2	126	52.6	117	37.8	131	4.06	88	0
1984	50.7	27	58.8	24	42.7	28	4.32	79	0
1983	50.6	28	57.5	34	43.8	12	7.31	19	0
1982	47.1	82	55.6	60	38.5	115	3.61	99	0
1981	49.5	40	58	30	41.1	55	2.74	119	0
1980	46.7	92	53.6	98	39.7	85	4.45	76	0
1979	51.5	16	60.3	14	42.6	31	2.58	122	0
1978	52	12	61	9	43	22	1.73	148	0
1977	45.4	122	52.6	117	38.2	121	4.10	84	0
1976	45.2	126	52.7	114	37.7	134	3.41	103	0
1975	45.3	124	52.4	121	38.2	121	5.02	62	0
1974	47.1	82	54.8	75	39.4	96	6.43	29	0
1973	48.2	60	55.1	71	41.4	51	2.97	108	0
1972	50.8	23	58.1	29	43.4	18	6.64	25	0
1971	45.4	122	52.1	126	38.6	113	5.96	37	0
1970	49.1	48	57.4	37	40.8	64	2.83	114	0
1969	50	33	59.7	18	40.4	72	1.31	152	0
1968	50.9	21	58.7	27	43.2	21	3.79	94	0
1967	45.9	111	53	110	38.8	109	5.66	43	0
1966	48.2	60	56.1	52	40.3	76	7.09	23	0
1965	50.8	23	60.5	12	41	57	1.49	149	0
1964	47.1	82	54.4	81	39.8	82	3.21	105	0
1963	47.9	66	55.8	56	40.1	77	6.66	24	0
1962	46.3	99	53.4	105	39.3	101	4.79	65	0
1961	48.4	58	55.1	71	41.7	44	8.28	12	0
1960	46.8	89	54.2	87	39.4	96	6.49	28	0
1959	47.9	66	54.9	73	40.9	60	4.61	71	0
1958	47.3	77	54.8	75	39.8	82	2.92	109	0
1957	47.9	66	54.1	90	41.6	48	8.37	11	0
1956	45.8	116	52.2	124	39.4	96	6.20	34	0
1955	42.6	149	49.2	148	35.9	150	4.46	74	0
1954	45.6	119	53.8	95	37.3	140	2.83	114	0
1953	47.3	77	54.2	87	40.4	72	4.77	66	0
1952	46	107	52.4	121	39.5	90	3.78	95	0
1951	43.2	148	49.7	147	36.7	145	4.70	68	0
1950	46.2	102	52	128	40.4	72	5.69	40	0
1949	48.1	63	54.3	84	41.9	42	3.33	104	0
1948	46.1	105	52.5	119	39.7	85	4.09	85	0
1947	52.1	11	59.8	17	44.5	3	5.29	51	0
1946	47.6	73	54.2	87	40.9	60	5.68	41	0
1945	46	107	52	128	40.1	77	7.12	22	0
1944	47.3	77	54.9	73	39.6	87	2.57	123	0
1943	47.2	80	53.7	96	40.6	69	7.26	20	0
1942	48	64	55.9	54	40	80	1.81	144	0
1941	54.9	2	64.2	1	45.6	2	2.01	139	0
1940	51.8	13	59.2	21	44.5	3	5.12	58	0
1939	49.4	42	57.5	34	41.3	52	2.29	128	0
1938	46.9	86	53.4	105	40.5	71	6.42	30	0
1937	49.7	37	56.1	52	43.3	20	2.86	112	0
1936	45.3	124	52.5	119	38.1	127	3.10	107	0
1935	44	142	50.3	144	37.8	131	5.28	52	0
1934	55.2	1	64	2	46.4	1	5.18	55	0
1933	47	85	54	93	40.1	77	5.10	60	0
1932	47.9	66	53.5	101	42.4	34	6.08	35	0
1931	48.8	52	55.8	56	41.8	43	8.12	14	0
1930	50.3	31	58.9	23	41.7	44	2.21	133	0
1929	47.7	72	54.6	78	40.8	64	2.90	110	0
1928	50.8	23	57.5	34	44.1	10	7.21	21	0
1927	46.9	86	54.3	84	39.5	90	2.11	137	0
1926	53.5	5	63.4	5	43.6	14	0.80	153	0
1925	47.5	75	55.4	68	39.5	90	1.76	147	0
1924	45.9	111	53.6	98	38.1	127	1.40	151	0
1923	47.2	80	55.5	63	38.9	104	1.83	143	0
1922	43.3	147	49.8	146	36.8	143	6.57	26	0
1921	48	64	54.7	77	41.2	54	4.28	81	0
1920	45.9	111	52.8	112	38.9	104	3.94	92	0
1919	48.2	60	55.5	63	40.8	64	4.64	69	0
1918	46.6	95	53.6	98	39.6	87	3.47	102	0
1917	42.5	150	48.6	150	36.5	146	5.33	49	0
1916	46.9	86	53.2	109	40.7	68	10.57	4	0
1915	52.5	8	60.6	11	44.5	3	2.15	136	0
1914	51.1	19	58	30	44.3	8	2.28	129	0
1913	44.6	138	50.9	139	38.3	119	4.04	89	0
1912	46.3	99	54.5	79	38.2	121	1.41	150	0
1911	49.2	46	58.8	24	39.5	90	0.63	154	0
1910	52.2	10	60.8	10	43.6	14	2.25	130	0
1909	47.6	73	55.2	70	40	80	2.35	126	0
1908	46.2	102	52.9	111	39.4	96	4.39	78	0
1907	44.9	132	51.3	134	38.5	115	3.86	93	0
1906	45.5	120	52.7	114	38.2	121	2.23	132	0
1905	50.8	23	58	30	43.5	16	5.03	61	0
1904	43.5	146	48.7	149	38.2	121	8.73	9	0
1903	45.7	117	53.9	94	37.6	135	4.29	80	0
1902	45	131	50.5	143	39.5	90	5.79	38	0
1901	46.5	96	53.7	96	39.4	96	4.12	83	0
1900	51.8	13	59.5	19	44.2	9	4.63	70	0
1899	43.8	144	50.9	139	36.8	143	2.30	127	0
1898	43.8	144	51.3	134	36.3	147	2.17	135	0
1897	40.5	152	45.7	152	35.3	151	4.00	90	0
1896	45.5	120	53.4	105	37.6	135	2.19	134	0
1895	45.7	117	54.4	81	37.4	138	2.84	113	2
1894	44.1	140	50.7	141	37.4	138	7.48	18	0
1893	44.4	139	49.9	145	38.9	104	3.48	101	0
1892	49.9	34	57.4	37	42.4	34	2.82	117	0
1891	44	142	51.8	131	36.3	147	2.06	138	0
1890	45.1	128	52.4	121	37.9	130	6.23	32	0
1889	53.8	3	63.9	3	43.7	13	1.80	145	0
1888	46	107	55.7	58	36.3	147	2.87	111	0
1887	49.8	36	58.8	24	40.9	60	8.00	15	0
1886	45.9	111	54.3	84	37.5	137	5.39	48	0
1885	53.1	6	63.2	6	42.9	24	0.63	154	0
1884	46.7	92	55.6	60	37.8	131	2.25	130	0
1883	51.4	17	61.8	7	41	57	6.40	31	0
1882	44.9	132	52.7	114	37	142	2.53	124	0
1881	49.7	37	57.3	39	42.1	38	2.83	114	0
1880	41.7	151	48.5	151	34.9	152	4.48	73	0
1879	48.6	54	55.5	63	41.7	44	11.70	2	0
1878	51	20	59.2	21	42.7	28	6.23	32	0
1877	49.9	34	57	42	42.8	25	11.31	3	0
1876	45.1	128	51.5	133	38.6	113	9.12	7	0
1875	44.8	135	50.6	142	38.9	104	9.41	6	0
1874							5.15	57	31
1873							12.76	1	31
1872							5.28	52	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	55.2
1941	54.9
1992	53.8
1889	53.8
1926	53.5
2015	53.1
1885	53.1
1986	52.5
1915	52.5
1910	52.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1897	40.5
1880	41.7
1917	42.5
1955	42.6
1951	43.2
1922	43.3
1904	43.5
1899	43.8
1898	43.8
1935	44
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1873	12.76
1879	11.70
1877	11.31
1916	10.57
2012	9.95
1875	9.41
1876	9.12
1989	8.74
1904	8.73
2017	8.40

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	0.63
1885	0.63
1926	0.80
1969	1.31
1924	1.40
1912	1.41
1965	1.49
1978	1.73
1925	1.76
1992	1.78

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 72°F; 16 March 2026
Coldest night: 35°F; 26 March 2026
Wettest day: 2.00 in; 12 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 5.30 in of precipitation in Portland Downtown, OR (3 days missing), the wettest March since 2025, 50th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Portland Downtown, OR: 72°F on Monday 16 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Portland Downtown, OR: a low of 35°F on Thursday 26 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Portland Downtown, OR: 2.00 in on Thursday 12 March 2026.