Hollywood weather in March

In March, Hollywood sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 2.1 in of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hollywood's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hollywood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
9th warmest
Overnight low
67°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2.1 in
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:36 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
47%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Hollywood is city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States.

Density
1,883/km²
people per km²
Founded
1921

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month.

A typical March day in Hollywood reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°F warmer than February and about 3°F cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Hollywood

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.

Hollywood weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan74° / 64°1.97.310.67.4
Feb75° / 65°1.66.511.17.7
Mar77° / 67°2.17.411.87.4
Apr80° / 71°2.48.412.67.0
May83° / 74°4.112.813.35.8
Jun85° / 77°6.921.513.63.8
Jul86° / 79°5.32213.53.6
Aug86° / 79°6.423.512.93.4
Sep85° / 78°6.82212.23.7
Oct82° / 75°4.81511.45.4
Nov78° / 70°2.28.710.77.0
Dec75° / 66°1.6810.47.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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

Any precipitation

Hollywood gets around 2.1 in of rain over 7.4 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2127
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3125

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1251718337
2251719337
3261719326
4261819316
5271819306
6271820306
7271920295
8271920295
9271921295
10261921295
11251922295
12251922295
13241923296
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16211825306
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:516:17
211.56:506:17
311.56:496:18
411.56:486:18
511.56:476:19
611.66:466:19
711.66:456:20
811.66:446:20
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1811.96:346:26
1911.96:336:26
2011.96:326:27
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2212.06:296:27
2312.06:286:28
2412.06:276:28
2512.06:266:29
2612.16:256:29
2712.16:246:30
2812.16:236:30
2912.26:226:31
3012.26:216:31
3112.26:196:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hollywood

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hollywood's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Hollywood?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Hollywood for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hollywood in March

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

In March, Hollywood sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 67°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Hollywood in March

The nearest coast averages about 77°F in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 8 mi away) is warmest in August at about 85°F and coldest in February near 76°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

75°80°85°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan76Warm
Feb76Warm
Mar77Warm
Apr78Warm
May81Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct83Tropical
Nov80Warm
Dec78Warm

UV index in Hollywood in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hollywood peaks around July 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 12UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Hollywood 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 Hollywood is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1722 µg/m³Nov 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hollywood?

Hollywood sits at 26.0°N, 80.1°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hallandale Beach, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Hollywood

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hollywood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 ft around an average of 13 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 ft.

The land around Hollywood is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 2 miles, water (41%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 10 miles, and water (40%) and wetland (37%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
52 ft
10 miles
138 ft
50 miles
213 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Hallandale Beach 1.9 mi · West Hollywood 2.5 mi · Dania Beach 3.1 mi · West Park 3.7 mi · Ives Estates 3.7 mi · Aventura 3.7 mi · Ojus 4.3 mi · Sunny Isles Beach 4.3 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 Hollywood (26.0112°, -80.1495°, elevation 10 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).