Douglas weather in March

In March, Douglas sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Douglas's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douglas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 70 mm; 12.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:44 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 7th clearest
Wind: 31 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.2; out of 10

Douglas is capital city of the Isle of Man.

Density: 2,596/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1670

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month.

A typical March day in Douglas reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	6
2	7	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	6
13	8	6
14	8	6
15	8	6
16	8	6
17	8	6
18	8	6
19	8	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	6
23	8	6
24	8	6
25	8	6
26	8	6
27	8	6
28	8	6
29	8	6
30	8	7
31	8	7

Douglas weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 6°	97	16.5	0.2	7.7	1.1
Feb	8° / 6°	75	14.2	0.4	9.4	1.0
Mar	8° / 6°	70	12.9	0.5	11.5	1.2
Apr	9° / 7°	59	11.7	0.1	13.7	1.7
May	11° / 9°	56	11.2	0	15.7	2.7
Jun	13° / 12°	64	10.7	0	16.8	3.6
Jul	15° / 14°	67	12.2	0	16.4	4.2
Aug	16° / 14°	78	12.9	0	14.6	4.4
Sep	15° / 13°	85	13.3	0	12.5	4.1
Oct	13° / 11°	117	16.2	0	10.2	3.1
Nov	11° / 9°	125	18.5	0.1	8.2	2.0
Dec	9° / 7°	114	18.2	0.2	7.2	1.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	32	31	31	30	29	28	28	28	28	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37
Cloudier (%)	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	68	69	69	70	71	72	72	72	72	70	70	69	69	69	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Douglas gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	50	51	50	50	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	41
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	3
2	51	3
3	50	3
4	50	2
5	50	2
6	49	2
7	48	2
8	47	2
9	46	2
10	45	2
11	44	2
12	43	1
13	42	1
14	41	1
15	40	1
16	39	1
17	38	1
18	37	1
19	36	1
20	36	1
21	36	1
22	36	1
23	36	1
24	37	1
25	38	1
26	38	1
27	39	1
28	40	1
29	40	1
30	41	1
31	41	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 31 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 33 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	33	windy
2	33	windy
3	33	windy
4	33	windy
5	32	windy
6	32	windy
7	32	windy
8	32	windy
9	32	windy
10	32	windy
11	32	windy
12	31	windy
13	31	windy
14	31	windy
15	31	windy
16	31	windy
17	31	windy
18	30	windy
19	30	windy
20	30	windy
21	30	windy
22	30	windy
23	30	windy
24	29	windy
25	29	windy
26	29	windy
27	29	breezy
28	29	breezy
29	29	breezy
30	29	breezy
31	28	breezy

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 7:20 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:06	7:04	7:01	6:59	6:56	6:54	6:51	6:49	6:46	6:44	6:41	6:39	6:36	6:34	6:31	6:29	6:26	6:23	6:21	6:18	6:16	6:13	6:11	6:08	6:06
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:44	5:46	5:48	5:50	5:52	5:54	5:56	5:58	6:00	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:13	6:15	6:17	6:19	6:21	6:23	6:25	6:27	6:29	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:38	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:20	5:42
2	10.4	7:18	5:44
3	10.5	7:16	5:46
4	10.6	7:13	5:48
5	10.6	7:11	5:50
6	10.7	7:09	5:52
7	10.8	7:06	5:54
8	10.9	7:04	5:56
9	10.9	7:01	5:58
10	11.0	6:59	6:00
11	11.1	6:56	6:02
12	11.2	6:54	6:04
13	11.2	6:51	6:06
14	11.3	6:49	6:08
15	11.4	6:46	6:09
16	11.5	6:44	6:11
17	11.5	6:41	6:13
18	11.6	6:39	6:15
19	11.7	6:36	6:17
20	11.8	6:34	6:19
21	11.8	6:31	6:21
22	11.9	6:29	6:23
23	12.0	6:26	6:25
24	12.1	6:23	6:27
25	12.1	6:21	6:29
26	12.2	6:18	6:31
27	12.3	6:16	6:33
28	12.4	6:13	6:34
29	12.4	6:11	6:36
30	12.5	6:08	6:38
31	12.6	6:06	6:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5
Level	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Dim
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Douglas?

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

1.2

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douglas.

What to pack for Douglas in March

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

In March, Douglas sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Douglas 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 offshore 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	8	8	10	12	14	15	15	14	12	10
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	15	Cool
Sep	15	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	10	Bracing

UV index in Douglas 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 Douglas peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	3	5	5	5	6	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Douglas?

Douglas sits at 54.1°N, 4.5°W, 31 m above sea level, in Isle of Man. The nearest listed city is Whitehaven, 73 km away.

Topography around Douglas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douglas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 613 m.

The land around Douglas is covered by water (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (52%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

145 m

water 40%

16 km

617 m

water 52%

80 km

613 m

water 88%

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← February Douglas year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Whitehaven 73 km · Workington 82 km · Barrow in Furness 82 km · Newtownards 92 km · Bangor 95 km · Fleetwood 99 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 100 km · Blackpool 101 km

Isle of Man travel facts

Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita: $90,015; 2023
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.2; per 100k, 2015
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Douglas (54.15°, -4.4833°, elevation 31 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	6
2	7	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	6
13	8	6
14	8	6
15	8	6
16	8	6
17	8	6
18	8	6
19	8	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	6
23	8	6
24	8	6
25	8	6
26	8	6
27	8	6
28	8	6
29	8	6
30	8	7
31	8	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	3
2	51	3
3	50	3
4	50	2
5	50	2
6	49	2
7	48	2
8	47	2
9	46	2
10	45	2
11	44	2
12	43	1
13	42	1
14	41	1
15	40	1
16	39	1
17	38	1
18	37	1
19	36	1
20	36	1
21	36	1
22	36	1
23	36	1
24	37	1
25	38	1
26	38	1
27	39	1
28	40	1
29	40	1
30	41	1
31	41	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	6
2	7	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	6
13	8	6
14	8	6
15	8	6
16	8	6
17	8	6
18	8	6
19	8	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	6
23	8	6
24	8	6
25	8	6
26	8	6
27	8	6
28	8	6
29	8	6
30	8	7
31	8	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	3
2	51	3
3	50	3
4	50	2
5	50	2
6	49	2
7	48	2
8	47	2
9	46	2
10	45	2
11	44	2
12	43	1
13	42	1
14	41	1
15	40	1
16	39	1
17	38	1
18	37	1
19	36	1
20	36	1
21	36	1
22	36	1
23	36	1
24	37	1
25	38	1
26	38	1
27	39	1
28	40	1
29	40	1
30	41	1
31	41	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	6
2	7	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	6
13	8	6
14	8	6
15	8	6
16	8	6
17	8	6
18	8	6
19	8	6
20	8	6
21	8	6
22	8	6
23	8	6
24	8	6
25	8	6
26	8	6
27	8	6
28	8	6
29	8	6
30	8	7
31	8	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	3
2	51	3
3	50	3
4	50	2
5	50	2
6	49	2
7	48	2
8	47	2
9	46	2
10	45	2
11	44	2
12	43	1
13	42	1
14	41	1
15	40	1
16	39	1
17	38	1
18	37	1
19	36	1
20	36	1
21	36	1
22	36	1
23	36	1
24	37	1
25	38	1
26	38	1
27	39	1
28	40	1
29	40	1
30	41	1
31	41	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100