Mentor weather in March

In March, Mentor sees average daytime highs of 39°F and overnight lows near 29°F, with 3.6 in of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°F in the first days to 43°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mentor's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mentor's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 39°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 29°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 3.6 in; 12.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:45 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Mentor is city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.

Density: 647/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1797

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°F in the first days to 43°F by the end.

A typical March day in Mentor reaches about 39°F in the afternoon and slips back to 29°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°F and 51°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°F warmer than February and about 11°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44
Avg low (°F)	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	35	25
2	35	25
3	35	25
4	35	25
5	36	26
6	36	26
7	36	26
8	36	26
9	37	26
10	37	27
11	37	27
12	37	27
13	38	28
14	38	28
15	38	28
16	38	29
17	39	29
18	39	29
19	39	30
20	40	30
21	40	31
22	40	31
23	40	31
24	41	32
25	41	32
26	42	33
27	42	33
28	42	33
29	43	34
30	43	34
31	44	34

How March really feels in Mentor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

2 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Mentor weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 24°	3.9	15.4	12.1	9.3	0.0
Feb	33° / 23°	2.9	11.4	7.9	10.3	0.0
Mar	39° / 29°	3.6	12.3	5.6	11.7	0.1
Apr	50° / 40°	4.3	13.5	1.6	13.1	2.0
May	63° / 54°	4.0	13.1	0	14.3	5.0
Jun	73° / 65°	4.9	13.2	0	15	6.4
Jul	78° / 69°	4.4	12.8	0	14.7	6.6
Aug	76° / 68°	4.1	12.6	0	13.7	6.8
Sep	70° / 61°	4.0	10.4	0	12.3	6.6
Oct	59° / 50°	4.3	13.2	0	10.9	4.2
Nov	47° / 40°	4.5	14.4	3.6	9.7	1.4
Dec	38° / 31°	4.3	16.1	9.9	9	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	27	27	28	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	39
Cloudier (%)	73	73	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	66	66	65	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	60	60	60	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Mentor gets around 3.6 in of rain and snow over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43
Snow chance (%)	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	25
2	41	25
3	41	25
4	41	25
5	41	24
6	41	24
7	41	23
8	41	23
9	40	22
10	40	22
11	40	21
12	40	20
13	39	20
14	39	19
15	39	18
16	39	18
17	38	17
18	38	16
19	38	16
20	38	15
21	38	15
22	38	14
23	39	14
24	39	13
25	40	13
26	40	13
27	41	12
28	41	12
29	42	12
30	42	12
31	43	12

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze
31	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:41 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:19
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:10	6:07
2	11.0	7:09	6:08
3	11.0	7:07	6:09
4	11.1	7:05	6:11
5	11.1	7:04	6:12
6	11.2	7:02	6:13
7	11.2	7:01	6:14
8	11.3	6:59	6:15
9	11.3	6:57	6:17
10	11.4	6:56	6:18
11	11.4	6:54	6:19
12	11.5	6:52	6:20
13	11.5	6:51	6:21
14	11.6	6:49	6:22
15	11.6	6:47	6:23
16	11.7	6:45	6:25
17	11.7	6:44	6:26
18	11.7	6:42	6:27
19	11.8	6:40	6:28
20	11.8	6:38	6:29
21	11.9	6:37	6:30
22	11.9	6:35	6:31
23	12.0	6:33	6:33
24	12.0	6:31	6:34
25	12.1	6:30	6:35
26	12.1	6:28	6:36
27	12.2	6:26	6:37
28	12.2	6:24	6:38
29	12.3	6:23	6:39
30	12.3	6:21	6:40
31	12.4	6:19	6:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mentor?

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

0.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mentor.

What to pack for Mentor in March

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

In March, Mentor sees daytime highs around 39°F and nights near 29°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Mentor in March

The nearest coast averages about 34°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 14 mi away) is warmest in August at about 74°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 2 to Sep 23 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	36	33	34	40	50	63	73	74	70	61	51	42
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	36	Bracing
Feb	33	Bracing
Mar	34	Bracing
Apr	40	Bracing
May	50	Bracing
Jun	63	Cool
Jul	73	Refreshing
Aug	74	Refreshing
Sep	70	Refreshing
Oct	61	Cool
Nov	51	Bracing
Dec	42	Bracing

UV index in Mentor in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mentor peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	2	4	6	8	9	9	7	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Mentor?

Mentor sits at 41.7°N, 81.3°W, 692 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Willoughby, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Mentor

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mentor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 705 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 ft.

The land around Mentor is covered by trees (53%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, trees (47%) and water (30%) within 10 miles, and water (47%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

253 ft

trees 53%

10 miles

856 ft

trees 47%

50 miles

879 ft

water 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Mentor year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Willoughby 3.7 mi · Eastlake 5.6 mi · Painesville 6.2 mi · Euclid 11 mi · Mayfield Heights 12 mi · South Euclid 14 mi · Collinwood 14 mi · Cleveland Heights 15 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 Mentor (41.6662°, -81.3396°, elevation 692 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	35	25
2	35	25
3	35	25
4	35	25
5	36	26
6	36	26
7	36	26
8	36	26
9	37	26
10	37	27
11	37	27
12	37	27
13	38	28
14	38	28
15	38	28
16	38	29
17	39	29
18	39	29
19	39	30
20	40	30
21	40	31
22	40	31
23	40	31
24	41	32
25	41	32
26	42	33
27	42	33
28	42	33
29	43	34
30	43	34
31	44	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	25
2	41	25
3	41	25
4	41	25
5	41	24
6	41	24
7	41	23
8	41	23
9	40	22
10	40	22
11	40	21
12	40	20
13	39	20
14	39	19
15	39	18
16	39	18
17	38	17
18	38	16
19	38	16
20	38	15
21	38	15
22	38	14
23	39	14
24	39	13
25	40	13
26	40	13
27	41	12
28	41	12
29	42	12
30	42	12
31	43	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	35	25
2	35	25
3	35	25
4	35	25
5	36	26
6	36	26
7	36	26
8	36	26
9	37	26
10	37	27
11	37	27
12	37	27
13	38	28
14	38	28
15	38	28
16	38	29
17	39	29
18	39	29
19	39	30
20	40	30
21	40	31
22	40	31
23	40	31
24	41	32
25	41	32
26	42	33
27	42	33
28	42	33
29	43	34
30	43	34
31	44	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	25
2	41	25
3	41	25
4	41	25
5	41	24
6	41	24
7	41	23
8	41	23
9	40	22
10	40	22
11	40	21
12	40	20
13	39	20
14	39	19
15	39	18
16	39	18
17	38	17
18	38	16
19	38	16
20	38	15
21	38	15
22	38	14
23	39	14
24	39	13
25	40	13
26	40	13
27	41	12
28	41	12
29	42	12
30	42	12
31	43	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	35	25
2	35	25
3	35	25
4	35	25
5	36	26
6	36	26
7	36	26
8	36	26
9	37	26
10	37	27
11	37	27
12	37	27
13	38	28
14	38	28
15	38	28
16	38	29
17	39	29
18	39	29
19	39	30
20	40	30
21	40	31
22	40	31
23	40	31
24	41	32
25	41	32
26	42	33
27	42	33
28	42	33
29	43	34
30	43	34
31	44	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	38	62
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	25
2	41	25
3	41	25
4	41	25
5	41	24
6	41	24
7	41	23
8	41	23
9	40	22
10	40	22
11	40	21
12	40	20
13	39	20
14	39	19
15	39	18
16	39	18
17	38	17
18	38	16
19	38	16
20	38	15
21	38	15
22	38	14
23	39	14
24	39	13
25	40	13
26	40	13
27	41	12
28	41	12
29	42	12
30	42	12
31	43	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100