Bexhill-on-Sea weather in March

In March, Bexhill-on-Sea sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bexhill-on-Sea's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bexhill-on-Sea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:22 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Bexhill-on-Sea is seaside town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England.

Founded
~772 CE

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bexhill-on-Sea reaches about 9°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 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Bexhill-on-Sea weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9314.40.58.21.3
Feb / 6311.20.79.71.1
Mar / 489.40.311.51.7
Apr10° / 459013.52.5
May13° / 10°478.6015.23.6
Jun15° / 13°448.3016.24.8
Jul17° / 15°478.6015.85.9
Aug18° / 16°599.6014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6610.4012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°11214.4010.44.0
Nov12° / 12015.708.72.6
Dec / 10714.30.57.81.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bexhill-on-Sea gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1402
2392
3392
4382
5371
6361
7351
8341
9331
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11301
12291
13281
14271
15261
16261
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21261
22271
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30300
31300

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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Wind in March

Winds average 26 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
228breezy
328breezy
428breezy
528breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:555:28
210.66:535:29
310.76:515:31
410.76:495:33
510.86:465:35
610.96:445:36
710.96:425:38
811.06:405:40
911.16:385:42
1011.16:365:43
1111.26:335:45
1211.36:315:47
1311.36:295:48
1411.46:275:50
1511.56:245:52
1611.56:225:53
1711.66:205:55
1811.76:185:57
1911.76:155:58
2011.86:136:00
2111.96:116:02
2211.96:086:03
2312.06:066:05
2412.06:046:07
2512.16:026:08
2612.25:596:10
2712.25:576:12
2812.35:556:13
2912.45:526:15
3012.45:506:17
3112.55:486:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bexhill-on-Sea

In seasonPeak

None of Bexhill-on-Sea's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bexhill-on-Sea's rainy season runs August–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Bexhill-on-Sea?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bexhill-on-Sea.

What to pack for Bexhill-on-Sea in March

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

In March, Bexhill-on-Sea sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Bexhill-on-Sea 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 17°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Bexhill-on-Sea 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 Bexhill-on-Sea peaks around July 17 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bexhill-on-Sea?

Bexhill-on-Sea sits at 50.9°N, 0.5°E, 15 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Hastings, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Bexhill-on-Sea

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bexhill-on-Sea.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bexhill-on-Sea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Bexhill-on-Sea is covered by trees (26%), grassland (26%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (42%), grassland (27%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Hastings 8.0 km · Hailsham 15 km · Eastbourne 16 km · Seaford 27 km · Uckfield 29 km · Crowborough 32 km · Lewes 33 km · Peacehaven 34 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 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 Bexhill-on-Sea (50.8502°, 0.4709°, elevation 15 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).