Burngreave weather in March

In March, Burngreave sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Burngreave's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burngreave's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Burngreave is suburb of Sheffield, UK.

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 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Burngreave reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
282
382
482
582
682
783
883
983
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
22103
23103
24103
25103
26103
27103
28103
29103
30104
31104

How March really feels in Burngreave

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Burngreave weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6212.92.17.80.5
Feb / 5511.62.59.40.7
Mar / 5712.21.911.51.6
Apr12° / 6312.40.713.72.8
May15° / 6312.2015.64.1
Jun17° / 10°7812.8016.75.0
Jul20° / 12°7513.3016.25.6
Aug19° / 12°7913014.65.6
Sep17° / 10°6310.5012.54.9
Oct13° / 6812.7010.33.2
Nov / 68130.58.41.6
Dec / 7013.127.30.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72872
82872
92773
102773
112674
122674
132575
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192674
202674
212773
222773
232773
242872
252872
262872
272872
282872
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Burngreave gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14510
24510
34510
4459
5449
6449
7438
8438
9428
10417
11417
12407
13396
14396
15386
16376
17376
18365
19365
20365
21365
22365
23374
24374
25384
26384
27394
28393
29403
30403
31403

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 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 7:07 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:075:31
210.57:055:33
310.57:025:35
410.67:005:37
510.76:585:39
610.86:555:41
710.86:535:43
810.96:515:45
911.06:485:47
1011.06:465:48
1111.16:435:50
1211.26:415:52
1311.36:395:54
1411.36:365:56
1511.46:345:58
1611.56:316:00
1711.56:296:02
1811.66:266:03
1911.76:246:05
2011.86:216:07
2111.86:196:09
2211.96:166:11
2312.06:146:13
2412.16:116:15
2512.16:096:17
2612.26:066:18
2712.36:046:20
2812.36:016:22
2912.45:596:24
3012.55:566:26
3112.65:546:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 4.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.5 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
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Burngreave?

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

1.6
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 Burngreave.

What to pack for Burngreave in March

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

In March, Burngreave sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Burngreave 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 Burngreave peaks around August 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burngreave?

Burngreave sits at 53.4°N, 1.5°W, 150 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Sheffield, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Burngreave

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burngreave has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Burngreave is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sheffield 1.0 km · Nether Edge 4.0 km · Fulwood 8.0 km · Rotherham 8.0 km · Chapeltown 8.0 km · Dronfield 10 km · Rawmarsh 11 km · Hoyland Nether 12 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 Burngreave (53.393°, -1.4579°, elevation 150 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).