Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 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 Lakeland: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 14.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 58 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 Brandon (35 km away). In March its highs average 24.8°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks joint 22nd of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 141st of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Lakeland is 10.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 58 mm to 53 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
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March, selected | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 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
- Brandon in MarchUnited States · 35 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 59 mm rain
- Tampa in MarchUnited States · 51 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 59 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in MarchUnited States · 62 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 59 mm rain
- Spring Hill in MarchUnited States · 74 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 64 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in MarchUnited States · 78 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 57 mm rain
- Orlando in MarchUnited States · 79 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.1°C · 61 mm rain
- Largo in MarchUnited States · 84 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 61 mm rain
- Clearwater in MarchUnited States · 84 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.4°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 Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.