Climate averages 1991–2020
Savannah weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Savannah: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 10.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 80 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 4th 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 Charleston (134 km away). In March its highs average 18.6°C, 1.3°C cooler than Savannah, with 81 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Savannah ranks joint 102nd of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 275th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Savannah is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.8°C to 23.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 80 mm to 70 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
Savannah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.1°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 88 | 8.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 16.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 84 | 8.7 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 20.0°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 80 | 8.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.8°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 70 | 6.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 27.7°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 59 | 8.4 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 117 | 15.4 | 14.214 h |
| July | 31.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 115 | 16.2 | 14.014 h |
| August | 30.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 150 | 18.8 | 13.313 h |
| September | 28.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 122 | 13.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.5°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 97 | 7.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 59 | 6.3 | 10.511 h |
| December | 16.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 86 | 8.8 | 10.110 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
- Charleston in MarchUnited States · 134 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 11.2°C · 81 mm rain
- North Charleston in MarchUnited States · 136 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Jacksonville in MarchUnited States · 202 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 76 mm rain
- Columbia (South Carolina), United States in MarchUnited States · 213 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 7.1°C · 89 mm rain
- Warner Robins in MarchUnited States · 245 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 8.4°C · 101 mm rain
- Macon in MarchUnited States · 252 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 8.3°C · 100 mm rain
- Palm Coast in MarchUnited States · 278 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 14.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Albany (Georgia), United States in MarchUnited States · 294 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.5°C · 105 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 Savannah) is explained once on the Savannah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.