Greenwood weather in March

In March, Greenwood sees average daytime highs of 52°F and overnight lows near 34°F, with 4.0 in of precipitation across 11.2 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 46°F in the first days to 57°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Greenwood's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
52°
8th warmest
Overnight low
34°
4th coldest
Precipitation
4.0 in
11.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:04 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
9 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Greenwood is city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States.

Density
769/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 46°F in the first days to 57°F by the end.

A typical March day in Greenwood reaches about 52°F in the afternoon and slips back to 34°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 11°F warmer than February and about 12°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
14629
24629
34629
44730
54730
64730
74831
84831
94931
104932
115032
125032
135033
145133
155133
165234
175234
185335
195335
205335
215436
225436
235437
245537
255537
265638
275638
285638
295739
305739
315839

How March really feels in Greenwood

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Greenwood 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
Jan37° / 23°3.39.349.50.0
Feb41° / 25°2.78.63.810.40.2
Mar52° / 34°4.011.21.811.72.5
Apr64° / 45°4.812.10.3135.2
May73° / 55°4.913.3014.16.2
Jun81° / 64°4.311.8014.75.9
Jul84° / 67°3.511.5014.55.4
Aug83° / 65°2.89.2013.66.0
Sep78° / 58°3.07.9012.37.2
Oct65° / 46°3.38.7010.96.1
Nov52° / 36°3.590.89.82.7
Dec41° / 28°3.310.13.39.30.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43565
53763
63763
73763
83763
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153763
163763
173763
183763
193565
203565
213565
223466
233466
243466
253565
263565
273565
283565
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Greenwood gets around 4.0 in of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13310
23310
33310
4339
5339
6339
7328
8338
9338
10337
11337
12337
13347
14347
15356
16356
17356
18366
19365
20375
21375
22384
23394
24394
25404
26403
27403
28403
29403
30403
31402

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119820
129820
139820
149820
159820
169730
179730
189730
199730
209730
219730
229730
239730
249730
259730
269640
279640
289640
299541
309541
319541

Wind in March

Winds average 9 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
119light breeze
129light breeze
139light breeze
149light breeze
159light breeze
169light breeze
179light breeze
189light breeze
199light breeze
209light breeze
219light breeze
229light breeze
239light breeze
249light breeze
259light breeze
269light breeze
279light breeze
289light breeze
299light breeze
309light breeze
319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:276:28
211.17:266:29
311.17:246:31
411.27:236:32
511.27:216:33
611.27:206:34
711.37:186:35
811.37:166:36
911.47:156:37
1011.47:136:38
1111.57:126:39
1211.57:106:40
1311.57:096:41
1411.67:076:42
1511.67:056:43
1611.77:046:44
1711.77:026:45
1811.87:016:46
1911.86:596:48
2011.96:576:49
2111.96:566:50
2211.96:546:51
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:516:53
2512.16:496:54
2612.16:476:55
2712.26:466:56
2812.26:446:57
2912.36:426:58
3012.36:416:59
3112.36:397:00

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Greenwood?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greenwood.

What to pack for Greenwood in March

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

In March, Greenwood sees daytime highs around 52°F and nights near 34°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Greenwood in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Greenwood peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Greenwood 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 Greenwood is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Oct 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Greenwood?

Greenwood sits at 39.6°N, 86.1°W, 804 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Franklin, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Greenwood

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Greenwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 ft around an average of 807 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 ft.

The land around Greenwood is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (32%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, cropland (35%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and cropland (52%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
131 ft
10 miles
492 ft
50 miles
758 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Franklin 9.3 mi · Indianapolis 11 mi · Lawrence 16 mi · Plainfield 17 mi · Broad Ripple 17 mi · Avon 19 mi · Shelbyville 19 mi · Fairfield Heights 21 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 Greenwood (39.6137°, -86.1067°, elevation 804 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).