Greenville weather in March

In March, Greenville sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 132 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Greenville's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:47 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Greenville is capital of Sinoe County, Liberia.

Founded
1838

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Greenville reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Greenville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Greenville weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°9121.411.74.7
Feb28° / 25°10522.111.84.0
Mar28° / 25°13226.7123.6
Apr29° / 25°16027.112.13.3
May28° / 25°29429.912.23.3
Jun27° / 25°34527.612.33.7
Jul26° / 24°21822.212.34.5
Aug26° / 24°22623.512.24.4
Sep26° / 24°37328.6123.6
Oct27° / 24°22030.311.93.5
Nov28° / 24°14828.711.83.6
Dec28° / 25°11426.411.74.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54159
64060
74060
83961
93961
103862
113763
123565
133565
143367
153367
163268
173169
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Greenville gets around 132 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
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3086
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16040
25941
35941
45842
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195446
205347
215347
225248
235248
245149
255149
265149
275149
285050
295050
304951
314951

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:526:46
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311.96:526:46
411.96:526:46
511.96:516:46
611.96:516:46
711.96:506:46
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1312.06:486:45
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Greenville

In seasonPeak

None of Greenville's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Greenville sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Greenville?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greenville.

What to pack for Greenville in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Greenville sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Greenville in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Greenville in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Greenville peaks around April 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 19UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Greenville in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Greenville is worst in February — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 841 µg/m³Sep 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Greenville?

Greenville sits at 5.0°N, 9.0°W, 10 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Buchanan, 148 km away.

BuchananZwedruPleebo CityHarperPetit GraboParaTabouHarbel

Topography around Greenville

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Greenville.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greenville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Greenville is covered by water (34%), trees (24%) and mangroves (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
431 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Buchanan 148 km · Zwedru 154 km · Pleebo City 159 km · Harper 163 km · Petit Grabo 193 km · Para 198 km · Tabou 198 km · Harbel 200 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Greenville (5.0113°, -9.0388°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).