Pinellas Park weather in March

In March, Pinellas Park sees average daytime highs of 70°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 2.2 in of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 68°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Pinellas Park's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pinellas Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
70°
9th warmest
Overnight low
63°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2.2 in
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
11 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Pinellas Park is city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

Density
1,232/km²
people per km²
Founded
1911

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 68°F in the first days to 72°F by the end.

A typical March day in Pinellas Park reaches about 70°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 7°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 63°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°F warmer than February and about 5°F cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Pinellas Park

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.

Pinellas Park weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 58°2.56.310.46.7
Feb66° / 59°1.95.8116.9
Mar70° / 63°2.2611.87.4
Apr75° / 68°1.75.112.68.0
May80° / 74°2.16.713.47.5
Jun83° / 78°5.316.213.75.1
Jul84° / 80°5.32013.64.2
Aug85° / 80°5.721.2134.0
Sep84° / 78°5.515.912.24.9
Oct80° / 73°2.57.111.37.3
Nov73° / 66°1.64.210.68.0
Dec68° / 61°2.15.610.37.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Pinellas Park gets around 2.2 in of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1351827191
2351926191
3361926181
4361926180
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 mph in March.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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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 7:03 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:036:25
211.47:026:26
311.47:016:27
411.57:006:27
511.56:596:28
611.56:586:28
711.56:576:29
811.66:556:30
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1711.86:456:35
1811.96:446:35
1911.96:436:36
2011.96:426:36
2111.96:416:37
2212.06:406:38
2312.06:396:38
2412.06:376:39
2512.06:366:39
2612.16:356:40
2712.16:346:40
2812.16:336:41
2912.26:326:41
3012.26:306:42
3112.26:296:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pinellas Park

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pinellas Park's rainy season runs June–September, 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 Pinellas Park?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Pinellas Park for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Pinellas Park in March

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

In March, Pinellas Park sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 63°F. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Pinellas Park in March

The nearest coast averages about 67°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 11 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in February near 64°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 20 to Dec 16 — about 8.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan64Cool
Feb64Cool
Mar67Cool
Apr73Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep84Tropical
Oct80Warm
Nov73Refreshing
Dec68Refreshing

UV index in Pinellas Park in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pinellas Park peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Pinellas Park 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 Pinellas Park is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2019 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pinellas Park?

Pinellas Park sits at 27.8°N, 82.7°W, 13 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is West and East Lealman, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Pinellas Park

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pinellas Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 ft around an average of 23 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft.

The land around Pinellas Park is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (31%) within 2 miles, water (46%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 10 miles, and water (42%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
72 ft
10 miles
105 ft
50 miles
374 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: West and East Lealman 1.9 mi · Lealman 1.9 mi · St. Petersburg 5.0 mi · Seminole 5.6 mi · Largo 6.8 mi · Safety Harbor 9.9 mi · Clearwater 11 mi · Dunedin 13 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 Pinellas Park (27.8428°, -82.6995°, elevation 13 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).