Marion in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Marion sees average daytime highs around 61°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 12.1 in of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 44°F in early March to 75°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Marion's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Marion's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 61°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 42°F
Precipitation: 12.1 in; 37 wet days
Avg wind: 10 mph
Travel score: 4.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Marion in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 44°F in early March to 75°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Marion reaches about 61°F and drops to 42°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Marion

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 36 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

Marion weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	2.9	9.7	5.2	9.4	0.0
Feb	38° / 23°	2.4	8.5	4.6	10.4	0.0
Mar	49° / 31°	3.5	10.6	2.8	11.7	2.0
Apr	62° / 42°	4.3	12.3	0.5	13	4.8
May	71° / 53°	4.4	13.7	0	14.2	6.0
Jun	80° / 63°	4.2	12.2	0	14.8	6.2
Jul	83° / 66°	3.4	11.2	0	14.6	5.9
Aug	81° / 64°	3.3	9.7	0	13.6	6.6
Sep	76° / 56°	2.6	8.5	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	64° / 45°	3.1	9.3	0.1	10.9	5.7
Nov	50° / 35°	3.3	9	1.4	9.7	2.3
Dec	39° / 26°	2.8	9.8	3.8	9.2	0.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Marion gets around 12.1 in of rain and snow over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Marion?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Marion for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marion in Spring

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

In spring, Marion sees daytime highs around 61°F and nights near 42°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Marion in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Marion peaks around June 19 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	8	9	9	8	6	3	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Marion in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Marion is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	12	12	14	15	16	14	11	8	8	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Marion?

Marion sits at 40.6°N, 85.7°W, 810 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Huntington, 24 mi away.

Topography around Marion

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Marion has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 ft around an average of 840 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 ft.

The land around Marion is covered by trees (38%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 2 miles, cropland (67%) within 10 miles, and cropland (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

167 ft

trees 38%

10 miles

266 ft

cropland 67%

50 miles

728 ft

cropland 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Huntington 24 mi · Kokomo 25 mi · Muncie 29 mi · Anderson 31 mi · Logansport 39 mi · Noblesville 40 mi · Westfield 43 mi · Fishers 45 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

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 Marion (40.5584°, -85.6591°, elevation 810 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.