Cleethorpes weather in March

In March, Cleethorpes sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 11.1 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 11°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 Cleethorpes's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cleethorpes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Cleethorpes is seaside resort town in North East Lincolnshire, England.

Density
4,149/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 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cleethorpes 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 5°C and 14°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)
183
283
383
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1194
1294
1394
14104
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How March really feels in Cleethorpes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cleethorpes 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 / 4911.20.97.80.8
Feb / 409.71.19.41.1
Mar10° / 4311.10.611.51.9
Apr12° / 4811.20.113.73.0
May15° / 5210.9015.64.3
Jun18° / 11°6511.9016.75.3
Jul20° / 13°7012.8016.35.8
Aug20° / 13°6611.7014.65.9
Sep18° / 11°569.8012.55.5
Oct14° / 5910.8010.33.8
Nov10° / 55120.28.32.1
Dec / 5211.217.31.0

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
92872
102773
112773
122674
132674
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212773
222971
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Cleethorpes gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1394
2393
3393
4393
5383
6383
7372
8362
9352
10352
11342
12342
13342
14332
15332
16332
17332
18332
19342
20342
21342
22352
23352
24361
25361
26371
27371
28371
29371
30371
31371

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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8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
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820breezy
920breezy
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
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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 7:02 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:025:25
210.56:595:27
310.56:575:29
410.66:555:31
510.76:525:33
610.76:505:35
710.86:475:37
810.96:455:39
911.06:435:41
1011.06:405:43
1111.16:385:44
1211.26:355:46
1311.36:335:48
1411.36:315:50
1511.46:285:52
1611.56:265:54
1711.56:235:56
1811.66:215:58
1911.76:186:00
2011.86:166:01
2111.86:136:03
2211.96:116:05
2312.06:086:07
2412.16:066:09
2512.16:036:11
2612.26:016:13
2712.35:586:15
2812.35:566:16
2912.45:536:18
3012.55:516:20
3112.65:486:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.68 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
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cleethorpes?

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

1.9
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 Cleethorpes.

What to pack for Cleethorpes in March

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

In March, Cleethorpes sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Cleethorpes 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 at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) 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.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Cleethorpes 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 Cleethorpes peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cleethorpes?

Cleethorpes sits at 53.6°N, 0.0°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Grimsby, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Cleethorpes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cleethorpes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Cleethorpes is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Grimsby 3.0 km · Louth 22 km · Kingston upon Hull 29 km · Brough 40 km · Beverley 41 km · Scunthorpe 41 km · Lincoln 50 km · Skegness 52 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 Cleethorpes (53.5605°, -0.0323°, elevation 13 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).