Garland weather in March

In March, Garland sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.9 in of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Garland's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
8th warmest
Overnight low
48°
5th coldest
Precipitation
3.9 in
9.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:44 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
10 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Garland is city in Dallas County, Texas, United States.

Density
1,599/km²
people per km²
Founded
1891

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 63°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical March day in Garland reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°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 Garland

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.

Garland weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan56° / 38°2.86.90.410.14.1
Feb60° / 41°2.97.50.510.85.0
Mar67° / 48°3.99.20.211.76.4
Apr75° / 56°4.38.4012.87.2
May82° / 65°5.411.1013.76.0
Jun89° / 73°3.48.4014.14.3
Jul94° / 76°1.86013.93.2
Aug94° / 76°2.15.3013.23.3
Sep87° / 69°2.86.3012.25.3
Oct77° / 58°3.97.8011.27.4
Nov66° / 47°3.67.10.110.36.6
Dec57° / 40°3.67.10.29.94.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Garland gets around 3.9 in of rain and snow over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1282
2282
3282
4282
5282
6282
7282
8291
9291
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11301
12301
13301
14301
15301
16310
17300
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31290

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
188840
288840
387940
487940
587940
6861040
7851050
8841150
9831250
10821260
11811360
12801361
13781471
14781471
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light 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 7:03 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:036:17
211.37:026:18
311.37:006:19
411.36:596:19
511.46:586:20
611.46:576:21
711.46:556:22
811.56:546:23
911.56:536:23
1011.56:526:24
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1411.76:466:27
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1711.86:426:29
1811.86:416:30
1911.96:406:31
2011.96:386:32
2111.96:376:32
2212.06:366:33
2312.06:346:34
2412.06:336:35
2512.16:326:35
2612.16:306:36
2712.16:296:37
2812.26:286:37
2912.26:266:38
3012.26:256:39
3112.36:236:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.44 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 Garland

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is March a good time to visit Garland?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Garland for sightseeing.

What to pack for Garland in March

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

In March, Garland sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Garland 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 Garland peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Garland 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 Garland is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1519 µg/m³Oct 248 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Garland?

Garland sits at 32.9°N, 96.6°W, 551 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rowlett, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Garland

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Garland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft around an average of 554 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 ft.

The land around Garland is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (29%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
164 ft
10 miles
381 ft
50 miles
692 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Rowlett 4.3 mi · Sachse 5.0 mi · Richardson 5.6 mi · Murphy 7.5 mi · Plano 8.1 mi · Wylie 9.3 mi · University Park 11 mi · Mesquite 11 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 Garland (32.9126°, -96.6389°, elevation 551 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). 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).