Virginia weather in March

In March, Virginia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 67 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Virginia's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Virginia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:16 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
40%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Virginia is town in South Africa.

Founded
1970

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Virginia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Virginia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°9313.113.64.9
Feb29° / 17°7511.4135.4
Mar28° / 15°6710.312.26.5
Apr24° / 11°466.911.37.8
May22° / 203.210.68.3
Jun19° / 121.810.38.0
Jul19° / 6110.48.2
Aug21° / 152118.6
Sep26° / 10°142.611.88.5
Oct28° / 13°517.612.77.1
Nov29° / 15°678.913.46.0
Dec30° / 17°9213.113.85.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28119
38119
48119
58020
68020
78020
87921
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Virginia gets around 67 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
435
535
635
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
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2034
2134
2233
2332
2432
2531
2631
2730
2830
2929
3029
3128

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1404020
2424019
3433918
4443917
5453916
6463915
7473914
8483913
9483912
10494012
11494011
12494010
13504010
1450419
1550419
1651418
1751418
1851418
1952417
2053407
2154397
2255387
2356377
2458366
2559356
2660346
2762335
2863325
2966304
3067294
3169274

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:076:45
212.66:086:44
312.66:086:43
412.56:096:42
512.56:096:41
612.56:106:40
712.56:116:38
812.46:116:37
912.46:126:36
1012.46:126:35
1112.46:136:34
1212.36:146:33
1312.36:146:32
1412.36:156:31
1512.26:156:30
1612.26:166:28
1712.26:176:27
1812.26:176:26
1912.16:186:25
2012.16:186:24
2112.16:196:23
2212.06:196:21
2312.06:206:20
2412.06:206:19
2511.96:216:18
2611.96:216:17
2711.96:226:16
2811.96:236:14
2911.86:236:13
3011.86:246:12
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Virginia

In seasonPeak

In March, Virginia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Virginia's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Virginia?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Virginia for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Virginia in March

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

In March, Virginia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Virginia in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Virginia peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Virginia 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 Virginia is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1432 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Virginia?

Virginia sits at 28.1°S, 26.9°E, 1,326 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Welkom, 19 km away.

Topography around Virginia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Virginia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 1,316 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m.

The land around Virginia is covered by grassland (42%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
397 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Welkom 19 km · Hennenman 21 km · Phomolong 24 km · Odendaalsrus 31 km · Kutloanong 32 km · Theunissen 38 km · Allanridge 45 km · Winburg 48 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Virginia (-28.1039°, 26.8659°, elevation 1,326 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. 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).