Climate averages 1991–2020
Jacksonville weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th 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 Jacksonville: daytime highs average 22.2°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 76 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palm Coast (94 km away). In March its highs average 22.3°C, about as warm as Jacksonville, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Jacksonville ranks joint 53rd of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 261st of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Jacksonville is 7.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 76 mm to 58 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
Jacksonville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.3°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 66 | 7.3 | 10.410 h |
| February | 19.2°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 63 | 6.9 | 11.111 h |
| March, selected | 22.2°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 76 | 7.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 58 | 6.9 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.0°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 66 | 8.9 | 13.714 h |
| June | 30.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 131 | 18.9 | 14.114 h |
| July | 31.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 125 | 20.4 | 13.914 h |
| August | 30.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 141 | 21.6 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 121 | 15.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.7°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 70 | 9.2 | 11.511 h |
| November | 21.6°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 42 | 6.0 | 10.711 h |
| December | 18.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 58 | 6.5 | 10.210 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
- Palm Coast in MarchUnited States · 94 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 14.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Gainesville in MarchUnited States · 99 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 80 mm rain
- Daytona Beach in MarchUnited States · 139 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 63 mm rain
- Deltona in MarchUnited States · 164 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.4°C · 61 mm rain
- Alafaya in MarchUnited States · 201 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.5°C · 58 mm rain
- Orlando in MarchUnited States · 201 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.1°C · 61 mm rain
- Savannah in MarchUnited States · 202 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 10.7°C · 80 mm rain
- Spring Hill in MarchUnited States · 223 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 64 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 Jacksonville) is explained once on the Jacksonville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.