Alachua County Weather in March
Average highs run from 74°F on March 1 to 78°F on March 31, and lows from 48°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 in over about 7 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 76°F
- Average low
- 50°F
- Precipitation
- 3.49 in
- Record high
- 93°FMar 28, 2020
- Record low
- 25°FMar 16, 2017
- Chance of a freeze
- 56%
- Daylight
- 11 h 34 min to 12 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 54°F
- Wind
- 6.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 74°F | 48°F | 87°F 1997 | 26°F 2002 | 25% |
| Mar 2 | 74°F | 48°F | 86°F 1997 | 30°F 1986 | 24% |
| Mar 3 | 74°F | 48°F | 86°F 2012 | 28°F 2013 | 24% |
| Mar 4 | 74°F | 48°F | 89°F 1997 | 27°F 2013 | 24% |
| Mar 5 | 74°F | 48°F | 87°F 1961 | 28°F 2002 | 24% |
| Mar 6 | 74°F | 48°F | 88°F 2026 | 28°F 1962 | 24% |
| Mar 7 | 74°F | 48°F | 88°F 2023 | 28°F 2010 | 24% |
| Mar 8 | 75°F | 49°F | 87°F 1998 | 30°F 1962 | 24% |
| Mar 9 | 75°F | 49°F | 89°F 2026 | 28°F 1996 | 24% |
| Mar 10 | 75°F | 49°F | 91°F 2026 | 30°F 1996 | 24% |
| Mar 11 | 75°F | 49°F | 91°F 2026 | 32°F 1961 | 24% |
| Mar 12 | 75°F | 49°F | 88°F 1963 | 32°F 1969 | 23% |
| Mar 13 | 75°F | 49°F | 86°F 1986 | 29°F 1996 | 23% |
| Mar 14 | 76°F | 49°F | 86°F 2020 | 28°F 1993 | 23% |
| Mar 15 | 76°F | 49°F | 89°F 2020 | 29°F 1993 | 23% |
| Mar 16 | 76°F | 50°F | 89°F 2002 | 25°F 2017 | 23% |
| Mar 17 | 76°F | 50°F | 88°F 2021 | 31°F 1988 | 23% |
| Mar 18 | 76°F | 50°F | 90°F 1963 | 29°F 1962 | 23% |
| Mar 19 | 76°F | 50°F | 89°F 1963 | 32°F 1962 | 23% |
| Mar 20 | 76°F | 50°F | 87°F 1968 | 35°F 2024 | 23% |
| Mar 21 | 77°F | 50°F | 88°F 1968 | 36°F 2023 | 23% |
| Mar 22 | 77°F | 51°F | 90°F 2005 | 33°F 1996 | 23% |
| Mar 23 | 77°F | 51°F | 88°F 2012 | 33°F 1963 | 23% |
| Mar 24 | 77°F | 51°F | 87°F 2005 | 30°F 1968 | 23% |
| Mar 25 | 77°F | 51°F | 91°F 2021 | 30°F 1968 | 23% |
| Mar 26 | 77°F | 51°F | 89°F 2021 | 34°F 2006 | 23% |
| Mar 27 | 78°F | 51°F | 90°F 2021 | 30°F 2013 | 23% |
| Mar 28 | 78°F | 52°F | 93°F 2020 | 32°F 2013 | 23% |
| Mar 29 | 78°F | 52°F | 90°F 2020 | 35°F 2013 | 23% |
| Mar 30 | 78°F | 52°F | 89°F 2017 | 34°F 1964 | 22% |
| Mar 31 | 78°F | 52°F | 89°F 2005 | 29°F 1964 | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:29 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012816 (Gainesville Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012816, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.