Bridlington weather in March

In March, Bridlington sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Bridlington's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bridlington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:27 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Bridlington is coastal town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Density
4,050/km²
people per km²

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 8°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bridlington reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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284
384
484
584
684
784
884
984
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1284
1384
1484
1594
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How March really feels in Bridlington

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bridlington weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5812.817.70.8
Feb / 4710.71.39.40.9
Mar / 4610.90.811.51.5
Apr10° / 4710.40.113.72.3
May13° / 469.6015.73.5
Jun15° / 11°6211.6016.84.4
Jul18° / 13°6011.4016.35.5
Aug18° / 13°6411.1014.65.6
Sep16° / 12°5710.3012.54.9
Oct13° / 6512.4010.23.4
Nov10° / 67130.28.32.0
Dec / 6112.50.67.21.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53169
63268
73169
83070
93070
103070
112971
122872
132773
142773
152773
162773
172872
182872
192872
202872
212971
223169
233169
243169
253268
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bridlington gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1375
2375
3375
4375
5365
6364
7354
8344
9343
10333
11333
12333
13333
14333
15332
16332
17332
18342
19342
20342
21352
22352
23362
24362
25372
26372
27371
28381
29381
30381
31381

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
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3100
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5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 22 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
723breezy
823breezy
923breezy
1023breezy
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3121breezy

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 7:03 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:035:25
210.47:015:27
310.56:585:29
410.66:565:31
510.76:545:33
610.76:515:35
710.86:495:37
810.96:465:39
910.96:445:41
1011.06:415:43
1111.16:395:45
1211.26:375:47
1311.26:345:48
1411.36:325:50
1511.46:295:52
1611.56:275:54
1711.56:245:56
1811.66:225:58
1911.76:196:00
2011.86:166:02
2111.86:146:04
2211.96:116:06
2312.06:096:08
2412.16:066:10
2512.16:046:12
2612.26:016:13
2712.35:596:15
2812.45:566:17
2912.45:546:19
3012.55:516:21
3112.65:486:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bridlington?

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

1.5
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 Bridlington.

What to pack for Bridlington in March

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

In March, Bridlington sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Bridlington in March

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Bridlington in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bridlington 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bridlington?

Bridlington sits at 54.1°N, 0.2°W, 14 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Scarborough, 26 km away.

Topography around Bridlington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bridlington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m.

The land around Bridlington is covered by water (44%) within 3 km, water (49%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), water (32%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
460 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Scarborough 26 km · Beverley 30 km · Kingston upon Hull 39 km · Brough 47 km · Grimsby 58 km · Cleethorpes 59 km · York 60 km · Goole 62 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 Bridlington (54.0831°, -0.1919°, elevation 14 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).