Sheboygan weather in March

In March, Sheboygan sees average daytime highs of 37°F and overnight lows near 25°F, with 2.1 in of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°F in the first days to 41°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Sheboygan's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sheboygan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
2.1 in
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
10 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sheboygan is city in and county seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States.

Density
1,293/km²
people per km²
Founded
1846

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 33°F in the first days to 41°F by the end.

A typical March day in Sheboygan reaches about 37°F in the afternoon and slips back to 25°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°F and 47°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°F warmer than February and about 10°F cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Sheboygan

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
13 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Sheboygan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°1.68.26.99.10.0
Feb29° / 17°1.56.75.510.20.0
Mar37° / 25°2.18.74.311.60.0
Apr47° / 36°3.410.82.213.21.5
May57° / 46°3.310.3014.54.1
Jun69° / 58°3.39.9015.26.4
Jul76° / 65°3.110014.97.0
Aug76° / 65°3.410.3013.87.0
Sep69° / 58°2.89.3012.36.5
Oct57° / 46°2.99.70.110.84.0
Nov45° / 36°2.18.51.69.51.0
Dec34° / 25°1.97.55.38.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sheboygan gets around 2.1 in of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March.

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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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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 6:38 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:385:30
210.96:365:31
311.06:355:33
411.06:335:34
511.16:315:35
611.16:305:37
711.26:285:38
811.26:265:39
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1911.86:065:53
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2512.15:556:00
2612.15:536:02
2712.25:516:03
2812.25:496:04
2912.35:486:05
3012.35:466:07
3112.45:446:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sheboygan?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sheboygan.

What to pack for Sheboygan in March

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

In March, Sheboygan sees daytime highs around 37°F and nights near 25°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Sheboygan in March

The nearest coast averages about 36°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 10 mi away) is warmest in August at about 69°F and coldest in March near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 8 to Aug 24 — about 0.6 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan38Bracing
Feb36Bracing
Mar36Bracing
Apr38Bracing
May41Bracing
Jun52Bracing
Jul65Cool
Aug69Refreshing
Sep65Cool
Oct55Bracing
Nov46Bracing
Dec41Bracing

UV index in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 18UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2116 µg/m³Nov 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sheboygan?

Sheboygan sits at 43.8°N, 87.7°W, 630 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Manitowoc, 24 mi away.

Topography around Sheboygan

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sheboygan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft around an average of 614 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 ft.

The land around Sheboygan is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and water (36%) within 2 miles, water (52%) and cropland (21%) within 10 miles, and water (54%) and cropland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
174 ft
10 miles
295 ft
50 miles
761 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Manitowoc 24 mi · West Bend 32 mi · Fond du Lac 36 mi · Mequon 40 mi · Germantown 41 mi · Menomonee Falls 44 mi · Oshkosh 45 mi · Kaukauna 46 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 Sheboygan (43.7508°, -87.7145°, elevation 630 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. 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).