Naas weather in March

In March, Naas sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Naas's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:52 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Naas is county town of County Kildare, Ireland.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Naas reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
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493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
11103
12104
13104
14104
15104
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How March really feels in Naas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
14
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Naas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.20.87.91.0
Feb / 5511.80.99.41.3
Mar10° / 5812.40.611.52.0
Apr12° / 6412.80.113.62.9
May15° / 6613.1015.64.0
Jun18° / 10°7112.4016.65.0
Jul19° / 12°7213.6016.25.3
Aug19° / 12°7312.5014.65.4
Sep17° / 10°6211.6012.44.8
Oct13° / 7212.1010.33.4
Nov10° / 7712.70.18.42.0
Dec / 7412.90.77.41.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42773
52674
62674
72674
82575
92476
102377
112278
122278
132179
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192179
202179
212080
222080
232080
242080
252179
262179
272179
282278
292179
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Naas gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1434
2444
3444
4443
5433
6433
7433
8423
9422
10412
11412
12402
13402
14402
15392
16392
17381
18381
19371
20371
21371
22371
23381
24381
25391
26391
27401
28401
29411
30411
31411

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:275:52
210.57:255:54
310.67:235:56
410.67:215:58
510.77:186:00
610.87:166:02
710.87:146:04
810.97:116:06
911.07:096:08
1011.07:066:09
1111.17:046:11
1211.27:026:13
1311.36:596:15
1411.36:576:17
1511.46:546:19
1611.56:526:21
1711.66:506:23
1811.66:476:24
1911.76:456:26
2011.86:426:28
2111.86:406:30
2211.96:376:32
2312.06:356:34
2412.16:326:36
2512.16:306:37
2612.26:276:39
2712.36:256:41
2812.36:226:43
2912.46:206:45
3012.56:176:47
3112.66:156:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Naas?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Naas.

What to pack for Naas in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Naas sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Naas in March

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Naas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Naas peaks around August 13 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Naas?

Naas sits at 53.2°N, 6.7°W, 93 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Droichead Nua, 9.0 km away.

Templeogue

Topography around Naas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Naas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Naas is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
946 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Droichead Nua 9.0 km · Celbridge 16 km · Maynooth 19 km · Leixlip 20 km · Tallaght 21 km · Lucan 21 km · South Dublin 23 km · Templeogue 25 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Naas (53.2158°, -6.6669°, elevation 93 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).