Florida weather in March

In March, Florida sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 101 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Florida's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:47 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Florida is city in Florida Department, Uruguay.

Density
1,091/km²
people per km²
Founded
1809

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Florida reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Florida weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°828.1145.9
Feb28° / 18°1048.613.36.3
Mar26° / 16°1018.712.37.1
Apr22° / 13°1118.111.27.0
May19° / 10°877.110.36.3
Jun16° / 937.79.85.1
Jul15° / 827.3104.8
Aug17° / 977.710.75.8
Sep19° / 908.311.86.3
Oct21° / 11°1219.612.96.6
Nov24° / 13°1018.113.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1008.214.26.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105545
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Florida gets around 101 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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529
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1828
1928
2028
2127
2227
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2426
2526
2625
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2825
2925
3025
3125

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142231249
2152231239
3152231238
4152232238
5162232238
6162232238
7162132238
8172132238
9172132237
10172132237
11182132227
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15212232214
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20262331182
21272331171
22282331171
23292332161
24292332151
25302332151
26302332140
27312331140
28312431140
29322431130
30322430130
31332430130

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:348:22
212.87:358:21
312.77:368:20
412.77:378:18
512.77:388:17
612.67:388:16
712.67:398:14
812.67:408:13
912.57:418:12
1012.57:428:11
1112.47:438:09
1212.47:438:08
1312.47:448:07
1412.37:458:05
1512.37:468:04
1612.37:478:02
1712.27:478:01
1812.27:488:00
1912.27:497:58
2012.17:507:57
2112.17:517:55
2212.07:517:54
2312.07:527:53
2412.07:537:51
2511.97:547:50
2611.97:547:48
2711.97:557:47
2811.87:567:46
2911.87:577:44
3011.87:587:43
3111.77:587:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
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45.4Bright
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274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Florida?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Florida for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Florida in March

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

In March, Florida sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Florida in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Florida peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Florida?

Florida sits at 34.1°S, 56.2°W, 79 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 42 km away.

Santa LucíaCanelonesSan José de MayoProgresoLas PiedrasPandoLa PazBarros Blancos

Topography around Florida

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Florida.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Florida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Florida is covered by grassland (45%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
283 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Santa Lucía 42 km · Canelones 47 km · San José de Mayo 53 km · Progreso 63 km · Las Piedras 70 km · Pando 73 km · La Paz 73 km · Barros Blancos 75 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Florida (-34.1003°, -56.2148°, elevation 79 m), 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).