Lake City weather in March: Lake City, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Lake City in March has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 49°F, a daily mean of 61°F, rising from 70°F on the 1st to 76°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal March, 4.29 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 9°C, 109 mm of precipitation in March.
- NOAA stationLake City (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00084731
- Location30.19°N 82.59°W
- Elevation195 ft (59 m)
- Population12,783
- Jan 63° 41°
- Feb 67° 44°
- Mar 73° 49°
- Apr 79° 55°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 86° 67°
- Oct 79° 59°
- Nov 71° 49°
- Dec 66° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake City in March?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 49°F, for a daily mean of 60.8°F. March is 5.3°F warmer than February and 5.8°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Lake City and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 70°F on March 1 to 76°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 57°F and 64°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 70°F | 46°F | 30% | 19% |
| March 8 | 72°F | 47°F | 29% | 18% |
| March 15 | 73°F | 48°F | 29% | 18% |
| March 22 | 74°F | 50°F | 28% | 17% |
| March 31 | 76°F | 51°F | 27% | 17% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 70°F | 46°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 2 | 71°F | 46°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 3 | 71°F | 46°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 4 | 71°F | 47°F | 30% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 5 | 71°F | 47°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 6 | 71°F | 47°F | 29% | 19% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 7 | 72°F | 47°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 8 | 72°F | 47°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 9 | 72°F | 47°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 10 | 72°F | 48°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 11 | 72°F | 48°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 12 | 73°F | 48°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 13 | 73°F | 48°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 73°F | 48°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 73°F | 48°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 16 | 73°F | 49°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 17 | 73°F | 49°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 74°F | 49°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 74°F | 49°F | 29% | 18% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 74°F | 49°F | 28% | 18% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 74°F | 49°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 74°F | 50°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 74°F | 50°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 75°F | 50°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 25 | 75°F | 50°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 26 | 75°F | 50°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 75°F | 51°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 75°F | 51°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 29 | 75°F | 51°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 30 | 75°F | 51°F | 28% | 17% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 31 | 76°F | 51°F | 27% | 17% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 49°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 4.29 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 23
- Days at 80°F or more
- 10
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084731; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lake City in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around March 1 (30%). In all, 4.29 in falls on 9 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Lake City, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084731.
What are the records for March in Lake City?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 94°F, on March 22, 1907; the coldest is 19°F, on March 3, 1980. The wettest March brought 15.69 in (1980).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 60.8°F: 2021 62.9°F (+2.1), 2022 63.9°F (+3.1), 2023 65.2°F (+4.4), 2024 64.3°F (+3.5), 2025 61.2°F (+0.4). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.9°F | +2.1°F | 2.03 in |
| 2022 | 63.9°F | +3.1°F | 9.11 in |
| 2023 | 65.2°F | +4.4°F | 4.50 in |
| 2024 | 64.3°F | +3.5°F | 5.45 in |
| 2025 | 61.2°F | +0.4°F | 3.79 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00084731; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084731. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Lake City compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, March normal highs run from 70°F in Niceville to 83°F in Everglades; Lake City's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.