Gainesville weather in March

In March, Gainesville sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 3.7 in of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 69°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gainesville's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gainesville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
8th warmest
Overnight low
46°
5th coldest
Precipitation
3.7 in
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:46 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
9 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Gainesville is city in Texas, United States.

Density
330/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 62°F in the first days to 69°F by the end.

A typical March day in Gainesville reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

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

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.

Gainesville weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan54° / 35°2.35.80.8103.6
Feb58° / 39°2.56.80.710.84.7
Mar66° / 46°3.78.30.311.76.4
Apr73° / 54°3.98.1012.87.2
May81° / 63°5.311.4013.76.2
Jun89° / 71°3.78.3014.24.5
Jul93° / 75°2.05.90143.4
Aug93° / 74°2.06.2013.23.5
Sep86° / 67°3.36.8012.25.7
Oct75° / 55°4.07.8011.27.5
Nov64° / 45°2.76.40.210.36.4
Dec55° / 37°2.76.10.59.83.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
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75347
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gainesville gets around 3.7 in of rain and snow over 8.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1242
2242
3242
4242
5242
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7252
8251
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10261
11261
12271
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192620
292620
391720
491720
591720
690820
790820
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988930
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1188930
12861040
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 mph in March.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:056:18
211.27:046:19
311.37:036:20
411.37:026:21
511.47:006:22
611.46:596:22
711.46:586:23
811.56:576:24
911.56:556:25
1011.56:546:26
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1211.66:516:27
1311.66:506:28
1411.76:496:29
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1811.86:436:32
1911.86:426:33
2011.96:406:34
2111.96:396:34
2212.06:386:35
2312.06:366:36
2412.06:356:37
2512.16:346:37
2612.16:326:38
2712.16:316:39
2812.26:296:40
2912.26:286:40
3012.26:276:41
3112.36:256:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gainesville?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Gainesville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gainesville in March

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

In March, Gainesville sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 46°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Gainesville in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gainesville peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Gainesville 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 Gainesville is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1616 µg/m³Nov 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gainesville?

Gainesville sits at 33.6°N, 97.1°W, 751 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Denton, 29 mi away.

Topography around Gainesville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gainesville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 ft around an average of 751 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 ft.

The land around Gainesville is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (38%) within 2 miles, grassland (57%) and trees (30%) within 10 miles, and grassland (53%) and trees (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
161 ft
10 miles
384 ft
50 miles
896 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Denton 29 mi · Celina 29 mi · Sherman 30 mi · Corinth 33 mi · Prosper 33 mi · Little Elm 34 mi · Denison 35 mi · The Trails of Frisco 35 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 Gainesville (33.6259°, -97.1333°, elevation 751 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. 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).