Tullamore weather in March

In March, Tullamore sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 12.8 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 8% 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 Tullamore's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tullamore's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:55 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Tullamore is town in County Offaly, 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 Tullamore 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 7°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
393
493
593
693
793
893
9104
10104
11104
12104
13104
14104
15104
16104
17104
18104
19104
20104
21114
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27114
28114
29114
30114
31114

How March really feels in Tullamore

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tullamore 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 / 7513.90.67.91.1
Feb / 6211.80.79.41.3
Mar10° / 6312.80.411.52.0
Apr12° / 66130.113.73.0
May15° / 6813.2015.64.0
Jun17° / 10°7712.6016.65.0
Jul19° / 12°7613.3016.25.2
Aug19° / 12°8113.2014.65.2
Sep17° / 10°6711.7012.44.7
Oct13° / 7713010.33.4
Nov10° / 81130.18.42.0
Dec / 8113.60.67.41.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32377
42278
52278
62278
72278
82179
92179
102080
112080
121981
131981
141981
151981
161981
171981
181981
191981
201981
211981
221981
231981
241981
251981
261981
271981
282080
292080
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tullamore gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1453
2453
3452
4452
5452
6452
7442
8442
9432
10432
11421
12421
13411
14411
15401
16391
17391
18381
19381
20381
21381
22381
23391
24391
25401
26401
27411
28411
29421
30421
31421

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
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light 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 7:31 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:315:56
210.57:295:57
310.67:265:59
410.67:246:01
510.77:226:03
610.87:196:05
710.87:176:07
810.97:156:09
911.07:126:11
1011.07:106:13
1111.17:076:15
1211.27:056:16
1311.37:036:18
1411.37:006:20
1511.46:586:22
1611.56:556:24
1711.56:536:26
1811.66:506:28
1911.76:486:30
2011.86:456:31
2111.86:436:33
2211.96:416:35
2312.06:386:37
2412.16:366:39
2512.16:336:41
2612.26:316:42
2712.36:286:44
2812.36:266:46
2912.46:236:48
3012.56:216:50
3112.66:186:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 4.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tullamore?

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 Tullamore.

What to pack for Tullamore in March

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

In March, Tullamore sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tullamore 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 Tullamore 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
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tullamore?

Tullamore sits at 53.3°N, 7.5°W, 60 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Portlaoise, 29 km away.

PortlaoiseAn Muileann gCearrAthloneDroichead NuaNaasMaynoothCarlowCelbridge

Topography around Tullamore

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tullamore has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m.

The land around Tullamore is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
924 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Portlaoise 29 km · An Muileann gCearr 30 km · Athlone 34 km · Droichead Nua 47 km · Naas 55 km · Maynooth 61 km · Carlow 61 km · Celbridge 63 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 Tullamore (53.2739°, -7.4889°, elevation 60 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. 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).