Georgetown weather in March

In March, Georgetown sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 74°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Georgetown's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Georgetown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
8th warmest
Overnight low
51°
5th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
9 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Georgetown is city in and county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States.

Density
491/km²
people per km²
Founded
1848

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 74°F by the end.

A typical March day in Georgetown reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°F warmer than February and about 7°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26747
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How March really feels in Georgetown

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.

Georgetown 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 40°2.46.610.25.2
Feb64° / 44°2.57.510.96.0
Mar71° / 51°3.19.111.86.8
Apr78° / 58°2.98.612.77.1
May84° / 66°4.611.313.55.4
Jun91° / 72°2.98.613.93.9
Jul94° / 75°1.65.713.83.0
Aug94° / 74°2.2613.13.0
Sep88° / 69°3.07.212.24.8
Oct79° / 59°3.77.311.27.2
Nov69° / 49°2.7710.57.0
Dec61° / 42°3.07.410.15.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94654
104654
114654
124753
134753
144852
154852
164951
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Georgetown gets around 3.1 in of rain over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
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429
529
630
730
830
930
1030
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1630
1730
1830
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2528
2628
2728
2828
2929
3029
3129

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791191
2791191
3781291
47712101
57712101
67513111
77414111
87414111
97215121
107115122
116916132
126916132
136816142
146717142
156617152
166518152
176418153
186318163
196219163
206119173
216019174
226019174
235920174
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285620177
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
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119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:056:23
211.37:046:24
311.47:036:24
411.47:026:25
511.47:006:26
611.56:596:27
711.56:586:27
811.56:576:28
911.56:566:29
1011.66:556:29
1111.66:536:30
1211.66:526:31
1311.76:516:31
1411.76:506:32
1511.76:496:33
1611.86:476:33
1711.86:466:34
1811.86:456:35
1911.96:446:35
2011.96:426:36
2111.96:416:37
2212.06:406:37
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:376:39
2512.16:366:39
2612.16:356:40
2712.16:336:41
2812.26:326:41
2912.26:316:42
3012.26:306:42
3112.26:286:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
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34.1Bright
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54.1Bright
64.2Bright
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304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Georgetown?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Georgetown for sightseeing.

What to pack for Georgetown in March

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

In March, Georgetown sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 51°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Georgetown in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Georgetown peaks around July 24 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 24UV 10Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Georgetown 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 Georgetown is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1417 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Georgetown?

Georgetown sits at 30.6°N, 97.7°W, 755 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Round Rock, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Georgetown

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Georgetown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 ft around an average of 755 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,463 ft.

The land around Georgetown is covered by trees (34%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 2 miles, grassland (40%) and trees (33%) within 10 miles, and grassland (44%) and trees (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
207 ft
10 miles
522 ft
50 miles
1,463 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Round Rock 8.7 mi · Brushy Creek 9.3 mi · Hutto 9.9 mi · Leander 11 mi · Cedar Park 12 mi · Pflugerville 14 mi · Jollyville 14 mi · Taylor 17 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 Georgetown (30.6327°, -97.6772°, elevation 755 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).