Greenville weather in March

In March, Greenville sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 4.4 in of precipitation across 9.7 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 62°F in the first days to 70°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Greenville's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
8th warmest
Overnight low
48°
5th coldest
Precipitation
4.4 in
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
9 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Greenville is city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Density
304/km²
people per km²
Founded
1846

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 70°F by the end.

A typical March day in Greenville reaches about 66°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 53°F and 78°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 Greenville

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.

Greenville 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
Jan55° / 37°3.17.40.510.13.8
Feb59° / 40°3.380.610.84.7
Mar66° / 48°4.49.70.311.76.2
Apr74° / 55°5.19.7012.86.9
May81° / 64°5.911.6013.76.1
Jun88° / 72°3.79.4014.14.5
Jul93° / 75°2.26.70143.5
Aug93° / 75°2.05.9013.23.5
Sep87° / 68°3.06.4012.25.5
Oct76° / 57°4.17.9011.27.4
Nov65° / 47°3.67.60.110.36.4
Dec56° / 39°4.17.90.29.94.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44852
54753
64753
74852
84852
94753
104753
114852
124852
134852
144852
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Greenville gets around 4.4 in of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1302
2302
3292
4292
5292
6292
7292
8292
9302
10302
11301
12311
13311
14321
15321
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18320
19330
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30330
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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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
188840
287940
387940
4861040
5861040
6851140
7831250
8831250
9821350
10821350
11811450
12791461
13781561
14781561
15771661
16761671
17761671
18751771
19751771
20741781
21731782
22731782
23721792
24711793
25721693
26721693
277016104
287115104
297015105
306915115
317014115

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
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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 7:01 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:016:15
211.37:006:15
311.36:586:16
411.36:576:17
511.46:566:18
611.46:556:19
711.46:536:19
811.56:526:20
911.56:516:21
1011.56:506:22
1111.66:486:23
1211.66:476:23
1311.66:466:24
1411.76:446:25
1511.76:436:26
1611.76:426:26
1711.86:406:27
1811.86:396:28
1911.96:386:29
2011.96:366:29
2111.96:356:30
2212.06:346:31
2312.06:326:32
2412.06:316:32
2512.16:296:33
2612.16:286:34
2712.16:276:35
2812.26:256:35
2912.26:246:36
3012.26:236:37
3112.36:216:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
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204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Greenville?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Greenville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Greenville in March

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

In March, Greenville sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Greenville 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 Greenville peaks around June 21 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Greenville 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 Greenville is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1519 µg/m³Jan 17 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Greenville?

Greenville sits at 33.1°N, 96.1°W, 541 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rockwall, 25 mi away.

Topography around Greenville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Greenville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 545 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 ft.

The land around Greenville is covered by trees (40%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) and trees (30%) within 10 miles, and grassland (51%) and trees (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
269 ft
50 miles
584 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Rockwall 25 mi · Wylie 26 mi · Terrell 29 mi · McKinney 29 mi · Sulphur Springs 29 mi · Sachse 30 mi · Murphy 30 mi · Rowlett 31 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 Greenville (33.1384°, -96.1108°, elevation 541 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).