March weather forecast for the John Muir Trail

15-year avgHighLowRain			Typical forecast		SunriseSunset	2024HighLowRain			2023HighLowRain			2022HighLowRain			2021HighLowRain			2020HighLowRain			2019HighLowRain			2018HighLowRain			2017HighLowRain			2016HighLowRain			2015HighLowRain			2014HighLowRain			2013HighLowRain			2012HighLowRain			2011HighLowRain			2010HighLowRain			2009HighLowRain
15-year avgHighLowRain			Typical forecast		SunriseSunset	2024HighLowRain			2023HighLowRain			2022HighLowRain			2021HighLowRain			2020HighLowRain			2019HighLowRain			2018HighLowRain			2017HighLowRain			2016HighLowRain			2015HighLowRain			2014HighLowRain			2013HighLowRain			2012HighLowRain			2011HighLowRain			2010HighLowRain			2009HighLowRain			Mar 1: Happy Isles-> Sunrise Creek
37	22	0.47		Sunny	6:29 AM 5:53 PM	28	25	3.13	19	7	0.22	52	34	0.00	39	25	0.00	28	18	0.44	34	25	0.13	28	21	2.83	39	14	0.00	50	32	0.00	36	16	0.06	36	23	0.03	50	28	0.00	25	18	0.17	39	14	0.00	41	27	0.00	41	32	0.46
Mar 2: Sunrise Creek-> Lower Cathedral Lake
36	20	0.42		Light freezing rain	6:26 AM 5:52 PM	27	18	2.24	32	1	0.00	47	32	0.00	38	21	0.00	28	11	0.00	34	29	1.13	27	22	1.14	41	18	0.00	48	28	0.00	30	17	0.13	35	18	0.07	47	30	0.01	37	10	0.00	34	22	0.47	32	23	0.17	34	27	1.32
Mar 3: Lower Cathedral Lake-> Tuolumne Meadow
36	22	0.27		Moderate or heavy snow showers	6:25 AM 5:54 PM	24	17	0.98	30	16	0.00	44	30	0.00	37	25	0.00	45	25	0.00	33	28	0.20	21	12	0.90	44	19	0.00	48	30	0.01	36	12	0.00	40	21	0.02	35	26	0.21	49	23	0.00	35	22	0.23	28	21	0.90	28	24	0.87
Mar 4: Tuolumne Meadow-> Donahue Pass
35	18	0.08		Sunny	6:23 AM 5:54 PM	30	7	0.07	19	12	0.04	30	21	0.17	37	16	0.00	45	27	0.00	37	23	0.00	21	5	0.00	36	18	0.00	46	30	0.12	37	16	0.00	41	25	0.03	41	19	0.00	46	23	0.00	36	14	0.00	27	16	0.11	25	14	0.78
Mar 5: Donahue Pass-> Garnet Lake
31	14	0.34		Sunny	6:21 AM 5:55 PM	28	10	0.00	16	3	1.26	18	5	0.11	37	18	0.00	39	23	0.00	32	25	1.52	30	5	0.00	21	7	1.05	36	30	1.49	36	10	0.00	41	25	0.00	36	19	0.03	41	18	0.00	36	16	0.03	28	14	0.00	23	3	0.01
Mar 6: Garnet Lake-> Red’s Meadow
31	14	0.24		Sunny	6:19 AM 5:55 PM	30	11	0.10	20	-4	0.08	29	8	0.00	35	20	0.00	42	26	0.00	30	23	1.45	36	14	0.00	27	4	0.00	31	20	1.12	40	19	0.00	36	17	0.16	28	18	0.37	24	3	0.15	34	24	0.47	28	20	0.01	24	8	0.00
Mar 7: Red’s Meadow-> Lake Virginia
33	13	0.05		Sunny	6:18 AM 5:56 PM	30	10	0.11	27	-2	0.00	28	9	0.00	41	21	0.00	32	21	0.01	32	18	0.04	37	18	0.00	37	14	0.00	27	18	0.34	48	23	0.00	37	12	0.00	28	18	0.15	28	-2	0.00	28	7	0.17	32	18	0.00	34	5	0.00
Mar 8: Lake Virginia-> Just Past Bridge
37	17	0.03		Partly cloudy	6:16 AM 5:57 PM	40	14	0.00	24	10	0.00	38	15	0.00	31	20	0.02	33	18	0.00	26	14	0.14	42	24	0.00	45	19	0.00	37	16	0.00	50	24	0.00	47	21	0.00	30	20	0.16	44	17	0.00	39	12	0.00	31	18	0.19	37	13	0.00
Mar 9: Just Past Bridge-> Marie Lake
41	23	0.06		Sunny	6:15 AM 5:58 PM	43	27	0.00	39	18	0.48	41	23	0.00	28	18	0.20	37	25	0.00	30	14	0.23	45	28	0.00	50	27	0.00	45	25	0.00	54	28	0.00	50	30	0.00	37	21	0.00	50	23	0.00	48	27	0.00	25	14	0.05	30	14	0.04
Mar 10: Marie Lake-> Muir Trail Ranch
46	29	0.26		Sunny	6:12 AM 5:58 PM	45	32	0.02	48	26	3.47	39	25	0.01	32	25	0.36	45	35	0.08	35	22	0.14	48	37	0.10	58	36	0.00	58	35	0.00	56	34	0.00	52	31	0.01	48	23	0.00	55	32	0.00	50	32	0.00	32	18	0.04	42	18	0.00
Mar 11: Muir Trail Ranch-> McClure Meadow
44	26	0.13		Sunny	6:11 AM 5:59 PM	41	28	0.06	44	32	1.10	47	24	0.00	29	19	0.02	43	31	0.07	37	19	0.00	50	30	0.00	55	32	0.00	45	26	0.71	47	34	0.13	44	26	0.00	52	25	0.00	46	28	0.00	46	29	0.00	42	16	0.00	40	20	0.00
Mar 12: McClure Meadow-> Medium Lake
51	32	0.01		Sunny	6:09 AM 6:00 PM	48	37	0.00	54	30	0.05	55	36	0.00	36	23	0.00	54	36	0.00	48	27	0.01	59	37	0.00	61	39	0.00	55	34	0.00	55	36	0.00	41	30	0.02	59	37	0.00	52	30	0.00	50	32	0.00	45	25	0.00	46	30	0.00
Mar 13: Medium Lake-> Deer Meadow
41	23	0.06		Sunny	6:06 AM 5:59 PM	35	19	0.00	36	22	0.17	40	25	0.00	35	13	0.00	41	29	0.08	30	13	0.00	46	33	0.33	56	33	0.00	40	22	0.16	48	29	0.00	40	20	0.00	57	31	0.00	41	22	0.01	41	22	0.01	33	15	0.13	44	19	0.00
Mar 14: Deer Meadow-> Taboose Pass Junction
47	28	0.32		Partly cloudy	6:05 AM 6:00 PM	31	18	0.02	40	21	4.71	51	31	0.00	46	28	0.00	42	31	0.10	34	15	0.00	41	29	0.30	58	38	0.00	50	31	0.00	54	36	0.00	51	26	0.00	61	40	0.00	49	31	0.00	49	32	0.00	41	17	0.00	47	24	0.00
Mar 15: Taboose Pass Junction-> Middle Rae Lake
36	19	0.14		Partly cloudy	6:03 AM 6:01 PM	28	14	0.04	27	7	1.52	36	27	0.04	18	5	0.26	27	16	0.30	32	12	0.00	23	10	0.02	46	32	0.00	37	19	0.00	45	30	0.00	45	21	0.00	48	32	0.00	43	25	0.00	43	23	0.00	46	19	0.00	37	16	0.00
Mar 16: Middle Rae Lake-> Center Basin Creek
38	20	0.16		Sunny	6:02 AM 6:02 PM	32	18	0.03	28	9	0.00	37	21	0.00	30	7	0.00	27	14	0.79	36	18	0.00	23	10	0.81	46	32	0.00	41	19	0.00	45	28	0.00	46	21	0.00	45	27	0.00	39	25	0.47	34	19	0.45	48	25	0.00	45	25	0.00
Mar 17: Center Basin Creek-> Wright Creek
35	19	0.12		Sunny	6:00 AM 6:03 PM	34	19	0.01	30	7	0.00	36	23	0.01	34	18	0.00	16	5	0.01	36	19	0.00	18	5	0.01	48	34	0.00	43	23	0.00	39	27	0.00	41	19	0.00	43	23	0.00	27	12	1.94	30	12	0.00	46	27	0.00	45	25	0.00
Mar 18: Wright Creek-> Guitar Lake
48	33	0.02		Sunny	5:58 AM 6:04 PM	51	39	0.00	42	24	0.00	53	38	0.00	48	36	0.03	34	19	0.00	49	36	0.00	38	21	0.00	60	47	0.00	58	41	0.00	52	40	0.00	46	30	0.00	54	39	0.00	30	21	0.12	44	28	0.19	53	33	0.01	60	35	0.00
Mar 19: Guitar Lake-> Whitney Zone
44	29	0.07		Overcast	5:57 AM 6:04 PM	47	34	0.01	38	25	0.18	43	30	0.15	43	33	0.35	27	14	0.07	42	34	0.11	41	24	0.01	55	41	0.00	54	36	0.00	53	36	0.00	48	24	0.00	53	34	0.00	31	14	0.00	30	21	0.29	50	28	0.00	54	32	0.00
Mar 20: Whitney Zone-> Whitney Portal
39	22	0.25		Partly cloudy	5:56 AM 6:05 PM	42	28	0.03	27	13	0.34	40	17	0.00	27	16	0.19	25	9	0.00	29	22	0.29	36	24	0.37	47	33	0.00	46	29	0.00	49	29	0.00	45	26	0.00	41	26	0.06	40	15	0.00	26	19	2.78	48	25	0.00	50	26	0.00

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.

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