Climate averages 1991–2020
Brandon weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the joint 8th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Brandon: daytime highs average 24.8°C and nights cool to about 14.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tampa (17 km away). In March its highs average 24.1°C, 0.7°C cooler than Brandon, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Brandon ranks 28th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 146th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Brandon is 9.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 59 mm to 51 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Brandon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 61 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 50 | 5.9 | 11.211 h |
| March, selected | 24.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 59 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 51 | 5.9 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 65 | 7.6 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 143 | 18.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 142 | 20.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 145 | 21.6 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 120 | 16.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 52 | 7.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 38 | 4.1 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 49 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Tampa in MarchUnited States · 17 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 59 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in MarchUnited States · 30 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 59 mm rain
- Lakeland in MarchUnited States · 35 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.3°C · 58 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in MarchUnited States · 43 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 57 mm rain
- Largo in MarchUnited States · 49 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 61 mm rain
- Clearwater in MarchUnited States · 51 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 61 mm rain
- Spring Hill in MarchUnited States · 64 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Orlando in MarchUnited States · 111 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.1°C · 61 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Brandon) is explained once on the Brandon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.