Weather forecast for the John Muir Trail in March

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Mar 1: Happy Isles-> Sunrise Creek
37220.47SunnySunny
6:29 AM
5:53 PM
28253.13Moderate or heavy snow showers1970.22Moderate or heavy snow showers52340.00Overcast39250.00Sunny28180.44Moderate snow34250.13Patchy moderate snow28212.83Moderate or heavy snow showers39140.00Sunny50320.00Sunny36160.06Patchy moderate snow36230.03Cloudy50280.00Sunny25180.17Patchy moderate snow39140.00Sunny41270.00Sunny41320.46Moderate snow
Mar 2: Sunrise Creek-> Lower Cathedral Lake
36200.42Light freezing rainLight freezing rain
6:26 AM
5:52 PM
27182.24Patchy heavy snow3210.00Freezing fog47320.00Partly cloudy38210.00Sunny28110.00Partly cloudy34291.13Moderate or heavy snow showers27221.14Patchy moderate snow41180.00Sunny48280.00Overcast30170.13Light freezing rain35180.07Light freezing rain47300.01Cloudy37100.00Sunny34220.47Patchy moderate snow32230.17Light freezing rain34271.32Moderate or heavy snow showers
Mar 3: Lower Cathedral Lake-> Tuolumne Meadow
36220.27Moderate or heavy snow showersModerate or heavy snow showers
6:25 AM
5:54 PM
24170.98Moderate or heavy snow showers30160.00Patchy snow possible44300.00Cloudy37250.00Overcast45250.00Sunny33280.20Patchy moderate snow21120.90Moderate or heavy snow showers44190.00Overcast48300.01Overcast36120.00Sunny40210.02Cloudy35260.21Patchy moderate snow49230.00Sunny35220.23Light freezing rain28210.90Moderate or heavy snow showers28240.87Moderate or heavy snow showers
Mar 4: Tuolumne Meadow-> Donahue Pass
35180.08SunnySunny
6:23 AM
5:54 PM
3070.07Patchy heavy snow19120.04Patchy heavy snow30210.17Patchy moderate snow37160.00Sunny45270.00Sunny37230.00Partly cloudy2150.00Sunny36180.00Sunny46300.12Partly cloudy37160.00Sunny41250.03Partly cloudy41190.00Sunny46230.00Sunny36140.00Overcast27160.11Cloudy25140.78Moderate or heavy snow showers
Mar 5: Donahue Pass-> Garnet Lake
31140.34SunnySunny
6:21 AM
5:55 PM
28100.00Light freezing rain1631.26Moderate or heavy snow showers1850.11Light freezing rain37180.00Sunny39230.00Overcast32251.52Moderate or heavy snow showers3050.00Sunny2171.05Moderate or heavy snow showers36301.49Moderate or heavy snow showers36100.00Sunny41250.00Sunny36190.03Sunny41180.00Partly cloudy36160.03Overcast28140.00Cloudy2330.01Light freezing rain
Mar 6: Garnet Lake-> Red’s Meadow
31140.24SunnySunny
6:19 AM
5:55 PM
30110.10Moderate or heavy snow with thunder20-40.08Patchy heavy snow2980.00Sunny35200.00Cloudy42260.00Partly cloudy30231.45Moderate or heavy snow showers36140.00Sunny2740.00Sunny31201.12Moderate or heavy snow showers40190.00Sunny36170.16Light freezing rain28180.37Patchy moderate snow2430.15Patchy moderate snow34240.47Moderate snow28200.01Cloudy2480.00Overcast
Mar 7: Red’s Meadow-> Lake Virginia
33130.05SunnySunny
6:18 AM
5:56 PM
30100.11Moderate or heavy snow with thunder27-20.00Cloudy2890.00Sunny41210.00Sunny32210.01Light freezing rain32180.04Light freezing rain37180.00Patchy rain possible37140.00Sunny27180.34Moderate snow48230.00Sunny37120.00Partly cloudy28180.15Patchy moderate snow28-20.00Sunny2870.17Cloudy32180.00Partly cloudy3450.00Cloudy
Mar 8: Lake Virginia-> Just Past Bridge
37170.03Partly cloudyPartly cloudy
6:16 AM
5:57 PM
40140.00Sunny24100.00Cloudy38150.00Partly cloudy31200.02Cloudy33180.00Partly cloudy26140.14Partly cloudy42240.00Sunny45190.00Sunny37160.00Partly cloudy50240.00Partly cloudy47210.00Sunny30200.16Light freezing rain44170.00Sunny39120.00Overcast31180.19Light freezing rain37130.00Partly cloudy
Mar 9: Just Past Bridge-> Marie Lake
41230.06SunnySunny
6:15 AM
5:58 PM
43270.00Partly cloudy39180.48Heavy snow41230.00Sunny28180.20Patchy moderate snow37250.00Overcast30140.23Patchy moderate snow45280.00Sunny50270.00Sunny45250.00Partly cloudy54280.00Sunny50300.00Partly cloudy37210.00Partly cloudy50230.00Sunny48270.00Sunny25140.05Light freezing rain30140.04Light freezing rain
Mar 10: Marie Lake-> Muir Trail Ranch
46290.26SunnySunny
6:12 AM
5:58 PM
45320.02Overcast48263.47Moderate rain39250.01Sunny32250.36Patchy moderate snow45350.08Patchy rain possible35220.14Partly cloudy48370.10Patchy rain possible58360.00Cloudy58350.00Sunny56340.00Cloudy52310.01Partly cloudy48230.00Sunny55320.00Partly cloudy50320.00Sunny32180.04Sunny42180.00Sunny
Mar 11: Muir Trail Ranch-> McClure Meadow
44260.13SunnySunny
6:11 AM
5:59 PM
41280.06Moderate or heavy snow showers44321.10Moderate or heavy snow with thunder47240.00Sunny29190.02Light freezing rain43310.07Moderate rain at times37190.00Sunny50300.00Partly cloudy55320.00Partly cloudy45260.71Moderate or heavy snow showers47340.13Heavy rain at times44260.00Sunny52250.00Sunny46280.00Sunny46290.00Sunny42160.00Sunny40200.00Cloudy
Mar 12: McClure Meadow-> Medium Lake
51320.01SunnySunny
6:09 AM
6:00 PM
48370.00Partly cloudy54300.05Light freezing rain55360.00Sunny36230.00Cloudy54360.00Sunny48270.01Sunny59370.00Sunny61390.00Sunny55340.00Partly cloudy55360.00Overcast41300.02Patchy rain possible59370.00Sunny52300.00Partly cloudy50320.00Partly cloudy45250.00Partly cloudy46300.00Sunny
Mar 13: Medium Lake-> Deer Meadow
41230.06SunnySunny
6:06 AM
5:59 PM
35190.00Light freezing rain36220.17Moderate or heavy snow showers40250.00Sunny35130.00Sunny41290.08Patchy moderate snow30130.00Sunny46330.33Patchy moderate snow56330.00Sunny40220.16Patchy moderate snow48290.00Overcast40200.00Sunny57310.00Sunny41220.01Light freezing rain41220.01Patchy rain possible33150.13Overcast44190.00Sunny
Mar 14: Deer Meadow-> Taboose Pass Junction
47280.32Partly cloudyPartly cloudy
6:05 AM
6:00 PM
31180.02Patchy rain possible40214.71Moderate rain51310.00Overcast46280.00Cloudy42310.10Patchy rain possible34150.00Sunny41290.30Heavy rain at times58380.00Sunny50310.00Partly cloudy54360.00Cloudy51260.00Sunny61400.00Cloudy49310.00Partly cloudy49320.00Partly cloudy41170.00Sunny47240.00Partly cloudy
Mar 15: Taboose Pass Junction-> Middle Rae Lake
36190.14Partly cloudyPartly cloudy
6:03 AM
6:01 PM
28140.04Patchy moderate snow2771.52Moderate or heavy snow showers36270.04Light freezing rain1850.26Patchy moderate snow27160.30Light freezing rain32120.00Cloudy23100.02Light freezing rain46320.00Sunny37190.00Overcast45300.00Overcast45210.00Sunny48320.00Cloudy43250.00Partly cloudy43230.00Partly cloudy46190.00Sunny37160.00Partly cloudy
Mar 16: Middle Rae Lake-> Center Basin Creek
38200.16SunnySunny
6:02 AM
6:02 PM
32180.03Patchy light snow with thunder2890.00Patchy light snow with thunder37210.00Sunny3070.00Sunny27140.79Moderate or heavy snow showers36180.00Sunny23100.81Moderate or heavy snow showers46320.00Overcast41190.00Sunny45280.00Overcast46210.00Sunny45270.00Sunny39250.47Patchy moderate snow34190.45Moderate or heavy snow showers48250.00Sunny45250.00Partly cloudy
Mar 17: Center Basin Creek-> Wright Creek
35190.12SunnySunny
6:00 AM
6:03 PM
34190.01Light freezing rain3070.00Cloudy36230.01Light freezing rain34180.00Partly cloudy1650.01Cloudy36190.00Sunny1850.01Overcast48340.00Partly cloudy43230.00Partly cloudy39270.00Patchy rain possible41190.00Sunny43230.00Sunny27121.94Moderate or heavy snow showers30120.00Overcast46270.00Sunny45250.00Sunny
Mar 18: Wright Creek-> Guitar Lake
48330.02SunnySunny
5:58 AM
6:04 PM
51390.00Sunny42240.00Partly cloudy53380.00Overcast48360.03Partly cloudy34190.00Partly cloudy49360.00Sunny38210.00Partly cloudy60470.00Sunny58410.00Sunny52400.00Cloudy46300.00Sunny54390.00Partly cloudy30210.12Light freezing rain44280.19Partly cloudy53330.01Patchy rain possible60350.00Sunny
Mar 19: Guitar Lake-> Whitney Zone
44290.07OvercastOvercast
5:57 AM
6:04 PM
47340.01Patchy light snow with thunder38250.18Moderate or heavy snow with thunder43300.15Patchy moderate snow43330.35Moderate or heavy snow showers27140.07Light freezing rain42340.11Overcast41240.01Sunny55410.00Overcast54360.00Overcast53360.00Sunny48240.00Sunny53340.00Partly cloudy31140.00Partly cloudy30210.29Light freezing rain50280.00Sunny54320.00Overcast
Mar 20: Whitney Zone-> Whitney Portal
39220.25Partly cloudyPartly cloudy
5:56 AM
6:05 PM
42280.03Patchy light snow with thunder27130.34Moderate or heavy snow with thunder40170.00Partly cloudy27160.19Light freezing rain2590.00Cloudy29220.29Light freezing rain36240.37Moderate or heavy snow showers47330.00Partly cloudy46290.00Partly cloudy49290.00Cloudy45260.00Cloudy41260.06Light freezing rain40150.00Partly cloudy26192.78Moderate or heavy snow showers48250.00Sunny50260.00Sunny

In March, the John Muir Trail has mostly cold weather with changing conditions as you move through different areas.

At lower areas and earlier in the month, you’ll often see sunny days with temperatures from the mid-30s to low 20s (°F). Sometimes, you might get light to moderate snowfall and cloudy skies.

As you go higher and further, it gets colder, especially at night. Daytime temperatures may stay in the low to mid-30s, while nighttime temperatures can drop into the teens. You might see more moderate to heavy snow, especially near mountain passes like Donahue Pass and Garnet Lake, where snow is common.

Toward the end of the trail, temperatures get a bit warmer, with highs in the 40s as you near Whitney Portal. Still, you might get freezing rain and snow, even though sunny and partly cloudy days become more frequent. Precipitation changes along the trail but is higher where snow showers happen more often.

Overall, the trail has a mix of sunny and unpredictable weather, with big changes in temperature and precipitation depending on the elevation and rough terrain.

Forecast settings

Start date
Mar 1
Start town
Happy Isles
End date
Mar 20
End town
Whitney Portal
Units
imperial (°F, in, mi)
Total days
20
Total distance
219 mi
Daily distance
10.9 mi
Average high
39°F
Average low
22°F
Average precipitation
0.18 in/day

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