March is one of the cooler months of the year in Tallahassee, with average highs near 22.1°C and lows around 9.3°C (mean 15.7°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 133 mm of rainfall and 80% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Tallahassee. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Tallahassee was 2020 — when the month averaged 20.1°C — while the coldest was 2013 at 11.5°C. Typical March days reach 22.1°C with nights near 9.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
March is a relatively wet time of year in Tallahassee, averaging 133 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1991 with 317 mm, while the driest was 2006 at 10 mm.
Relative humidity in Tallahassee during March averages 80%. The most humid March was 2003 at 85%, and the least humid was 1999 at 72%.
March receives about 4.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tallahassee. The sunniest Marchs were 1999 and 2017 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2003 at 4.
Average wind speed in Tallahassee during March is 0.3 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.3 m/s, while the calmest were 2015, 2016 and 2020, among others at 0.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 15.0°C | 15.1°C | 15.9°C | 15.5°C | 17.6°C | +2.6°C |
| Avg High | 21.4°C | 21.2°C | 22.5°C | 21.8°C | 24.0°C | +2.6°C |
| Avg Low | 8.6°C | 8.9°C | 9.2°C | 9.1°C | 11.2°C | +2.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 153 mm | 161 mm | 118 mm | 111 mm | 120 mm | -33 mm |
March temperatures in Tallahassee have risen by about 2.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of -5.9°C (1996) to a record high of 31.7°C (2020).
Rainfall in March is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 133 mm, with a wettest year of 317 mm.
A good time to visit Tallahassee
March is a good time to visit Tallahassee, with days averaging 22.1°C and nights around 9.3°C (mean 15.7°C, cooler than Tallahassee's yearly average) and higher rainfall. October and May are marginally more temperate, but March still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.3°C | 16.4°C | 9.5°C | 28.2°C | 3.1°C | 140 mm | 77% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 22.7°C | 16.9°C | 11.0°C | 27.0°C | 2.8°C | 160 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 24.2°C | 17.8°C | 11.5°C | 29.9°C | 0.0°C | 105 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 24.2°C | 17.1°C | 10.1°C | 28.9°C | -3.1°C | 197 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 23.0°C | 17.1°C | 11.1°C | 28.9°C | 1.7°C | 72 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2020 🔥 | 26.3°C | 20.1°C | 14.0°C | 31.7°C | 2.9°C | 44 mm | 81% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 21.1°C | 15.0°C | 8.9°C | 27.1°C | -2.1°C | 63 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 21.1°C | 14.5°C | 7.8°C | 28.1°C | 0.6°C | 108 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 23.0°C | 16.2°C | 9.4°C | 30.2°C | -3.2°C | 37 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 22.9°C | 17.3°C | 11.6°C | 27.5°C | 2.8°C | 173 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 24.1°C | 17.9°C | 11.7°C | 28.7°C | 2.6°C | 64 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 20.2°C | 13.7°C | 7.3°C | 25.5°C | -0.2°C | 215 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2013 ❄️ | 18.0°C | 11.5°C | 4.9°C | 26.9°C | -2.7°C | 100 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 25.4°C | 19.4°C | 13.4°C | 29.0°C | 3.1°C | 111 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2011 | 23.9°C | 17.0°C | 10.0°C | 29.1°C | 2.2°C | 113 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 18.6°C | 12.3°C | 6.1°C | 24.1°C | -2.0°C | 125 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 22.7°C | 16.0°C | 9.4°C | 27.4°C | -3.3°C | 154 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2008 | 21.2°C | 14.4°C | 7.6°C | 27.1°C | -0.7°C | 79 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 23.6°C | 16.6°C | 9.6°C | 30.6°C | -1.1°C | 31 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2006 | 22.1°C | 15.2°C | 8.3°C | 28.3°C | 0.7°C | 10 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 20.7°C | 14.4°C | 8.2°C | 27.6°C | -2.1°C | 210 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2004 | 23.5°C | 16.4°C | 9.4°C | 28.9°C | 1.1°C | 12 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 22.9°C | 17.6°C | 12.3°C | 27.7°C | 0.9°C | 206 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2002 | 22.9°C | 15.5°C | 8.2°C | 29.8°C | -5.4°C | 171 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2001 | 20.6°C | 14.6°C | 8.6°C | 27.1°C | 1.0°C | 212 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 25.2°C | 18.0°C | 10.7°C | 28.8°C | 1.3°C | 92 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 21.8°C | 14.4°C | 7.1°C | 28.5°C | 0.4°C | 68 mm | 72% | 0.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 19.5°C | 13.5°C | 7.6°C | 28.0°C | -3.5°C | 195 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 24.1°C | 18.4°C | 12.7°C | 27.1°C | 3.1°C | 51 mm | 84% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 18.5°C | 12.6°C | 6.6°C | 25.2°C | -5.9°C | 240 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1995 | 21.6°C | 16.0°C | 10.5°C | 26.7°C | 0.2°C | 119 mm | 85% | 0.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1994 | 22.1°C | 15.6°C | 9.1°C | 27.5°C | 0.7°C | 215 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 19.7°C | 13.5°C | 7.4°C | 27.5°C | -4.7°C | 199 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 20.7°C | 14.4°C | 8.1°C | 26.3°C | 0.5°C | 113 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1991 🌧️ | 21.6°C | 15.8°C | 10.0°C | 28.2°C | 0.7°C | 317 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 22.8°C | 16.5°C | 10.3°C | 27.4°C | 0.2°C | 96 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1989 | 23.9°C | 17.4°C | 11.0°C | 30.5°C | 2.3°C | 114 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 20.2°C | 13.8°C | 7.3°C | 26.7°C | -3.0°C | 149 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1987 | 20.2°C | 14.7°C | 9.1°C | 27.4°C | 1.9°C | 217 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1986 | 20.9°C | 14.4°C | 7.8°C | 26.5°C | -4.0°C | 80 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1985 | 24.5°C | 17.5°C | 10.5°C | 29.8°C | 0.8°C | 84 mm | 74% | 0.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 21.3°C | 14.3°C | 7.4°C | 27.4°C | -4.2°C | 219 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1983 | 18.7°C | 12.9°C | 7.0°C | 25.0°C | -0.9°C | 233 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 22.7°C | 16.5°C | 10.3°C | 29.6°C | -0.4°C | 118 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 20.4°C | 13.8°C | 7.1°C | 26.6°C | 1.3°C | 163 mm | 73% | 0.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 22.1°C with lows near 9.3°C (mean 15.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 133 mm of rainfall in Tallahassee, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 317 mm in 1991.
The hottest March reached 31.7°C in 2020. The coldest dipped to -5.9°C in 1996.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 2.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 21.5°C to 23.5°C and overnight lows from 8.5°C to 10.6°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Tallahassee and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 22.1°C daytime highs and 9.3°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Tallahassee, averaging 15.7°C.
For March in Tallahassee, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 22.1°C and lows of 9.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 80% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 0.3 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 0.3 m/s (1981).
The wettest March on record was 1991 with 317 mm. On average, March sees 133 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Tallahassee behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
