East Lake weather in March

In March, East Lake sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 2.4 in of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is East Lake's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see East Lake's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
9th warmest
Overnight low
62°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2.4 in
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
11 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

East Lake is unincorporated community in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

Density
378/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical March day in East Lake reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 7°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 63°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°F warmer than February and about 5°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How March really feels in East Lake

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

East Lake weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 57°2.66.610.46.6
Feb65° / 59°2.26.1116.7
Mar69° / 62°2.46.211.87.3
Apr74° / 68°1.85.412.77.9
May79° / 74°2.16.313.47.6
Jun83° / 78°5.015.213.75.3
Jul84° / 80°5.218.513.64.4
Aug84° / 80°5.819.5134.3
Sep83° / 78°5.315.312.25.0
Oct79° / 73°2.36.911.37.4
Nov72° / 65°1.54.310.67.9
Dec67° / 60°2.25.910.27.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36238
46337
56337
66436
76436
86436
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

East Lake gets around 2.4 in of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1381928150
2391928150
3391927140
4401927140
5401927140
6401926140
7401926140
8401926150
9391926150
10391927150
11381927160
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23242128251
24242128262
25232128272
26222128272
27222128282
28212028292
29212028302
30201928312
31201928312

Wind in March

Winds average 11 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:036:25
211.47:026:26
311.47:016:26
411.57:006:27
511.56:596:28
611.56:586:28
711.56:576:29
811.66:566:30
911.66:556:30
1011.66:536:31
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1211.76:516:32
1311.76:506:32
1411.76:496:33
1511.86:486:34
1611.86:476:34
1711.86:466:35
1811.86:446:35
1911.96:436:36
2011.96:426:36
2111.96:416:37
2212.06:406:38
2312.06:396:38
2412.06:376:39
2512.16:366:39
2612.16:356:40
2712.16:346:40
2812.16:336:41
2912.26:316:41
3012.26:306:42
3112.26:296:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for East Lake

In seasonPeak

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

East Lake sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

East Lake's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit East Lake?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit East Lake for general sightseeing.

What to pack for East Lake in March

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

In March, East Lake sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 62°F. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near East Lake in March

The nearest coast averages about 67°F 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 11 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in February near 63°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 21 to Dec 11 — about 8.7 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan64Cool
Feb63Cool
Mar67Cool
Apr73Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep84Tropical
Oct80Warm
Nov73Refreshing
Dec67Cool

UV index in East Lake in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in East Lake peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in East Lake 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 East Lake is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2019 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is East Lake?

East Lake sits at 28.1°N, 82.7°W, 13 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tarpon Springs, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around East Lake

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of East Lake.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around East Lake has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 ft around an average of 36 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 ft.

The land around East Lake is covered by trees (66%) within 2 miles, trees (41%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 10 miles, and water (40%) and trees (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
95 ft
10 miles
157 ft
50 miles
358 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Tarpon Springs 4.3 mi · Palm Harbor 5.0 mi · Keystone 5.6 mi · Holiday 6.2 mi · Westchase 6.2 mi · Dunedin 8.1 mi · Citrus Park 8.1 mi · Safety Harbor 8.1 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 East Lake (28.1108°, -82.6948°, elevation 13 ft), 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).