Pleasant Grove weather in March

In March, Pleasant Grove sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 27°F, with 1.8 in of precipitation across 9.3 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 43°F in the first days to 51°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pleasant Grove's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pleasant Grove's year-round climate.

Daytime high
47°
8th warmest
Overnight low
27°
5th coldest
Precipitation
1.8 in
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:47 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
4 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Pleasant Grove is city in Utah County, Utah, United States.

Density
1,603/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 43°F in the first days to 51°F by the end.

A typical March day in Pleasant Grove reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 27°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°F and 58°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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295129
305129
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How March really feels in Pleasant Grove

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pleasant Grove 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
Jan33° / 16°2.29.69.99.50.0
Feb38° / 20°1.88.58.210.40.0
Mar47° / 27°1.89.37.511.71.7
Apr55° / 33°2.110.25.7133.6
May67° / 42°1.78.21.414.26.5
Jun80° / 52°0.73.70.114.87.7
Jul88° / 60°0.31.6014.65.5
Aug86° / 59°0.32.1013.66.1
Sep76° / 49°1.14.30.212.38.1
Oct61° / 38°1.56.5210.95.8
Nov45° / 25°1.67.76.29.81.3
Dec33° / 16°1.98.89.29.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55347
65347
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125347
135347
145248
155248
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305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Pleasant Grove gets around 1.8 in of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23028
33027
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62925
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82823
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112722
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313323

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:106:10
211.07:096:11
311.17:076:12
411.17:066:13
511.27:046:15
611.27:036:16
711.37:016:17
811.37:006:18
911.46:586:19
1011.46:566:20
1111.46:556:21
1211.56:536:22
1311.56:516:23
1411.66:506:25
1511.66:486:26
1611.76:476:27
1711.76:456:28
1811.86:436:29
1911.86:426:30
2011.96:406:31
2111.96:386:32
2211.96:376:33
2312.06:356:34
2412.06:336:35
2512.16:316:36
2612.16:306:37
2712.26:286:38
2812.26:266:39
2912.36:256:40
3012.36:236:41
3112.46:216:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
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185.3Bright
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215.4Bright
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255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pleasant Grove?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pleasant Grove.

What to pack for Pleasant Grove in March

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

In March, Pleasant Grove sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 27°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pleasant Grove in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Pleasant Grove peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodSep 1521 µg/m³Jun 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pleasant Grove?

Pleasant Grove sits at 40.4°N, 111.7°W, 4,623 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is American Fork, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Pleasant Grove

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pleasant Grove has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,693 ft around an average of 4,734 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,119 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,635 ft.

The land around Pleasant Grove is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, trees (34%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and grassland (45%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,693 ft
10 miles
7,119 ft
50 miles
7,635 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: American Fork 3.1 mi · Highland 5.0 mi · Orem 5.0 mi · Lehi 6.2 mi · Saratoga Springs 8.7 mi · Provo 9.9 mi · Draper 13 mi · Eagle Mountain 14 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 Pleasant Grove (40.3641°, -111.7385°, elevation 4,623 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).