Eastleigh weather in March

In March, Eastleigh sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Eastleigh's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eastleigh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Eastleigh is main town in the Borough of Eastleigh, Hampshire, England.

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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Eastleigh reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
393
493
593
693
793
8103
9104
10104
11104
12104
13104
14104
15104
16114
17114
18114
19114
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27114
28114
29124
30124
31124

How March really feels in Eastleigh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Eastleigh 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 / 6711.50.68.21.1
Feb / 529.90.79.71.2
Mar10° / 5010.70.411.52.3
Apr13° / 6111.50.113.53.5
May16° / 6310.3015.34.9
Jun19° / 11°6010.2016.25.9
Jul21° / 13°5710.4015.86.4
Aug21° / 13°6810.6014.36.2
Sep18° / 11°569.3012.45.8
Oct14° / 7611.3010.44.1
Nov11° / 7511.60.18.72.3
Dec / 7111.30.57.81.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132872
142872
152971
162872
172872
182971
192971
202971
213070
223070
233169
243169
253169
263169
273268
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Eastleigh gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1372
2372
3372
4362
5362
6352
7352
8342
9342
10332
11321
12321
13311
14311
15311
16311
17311
18321
19321
20321
21331
22341
23341
24351
25361
26361
27371
28371
29380
30380
31380

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 7:02 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:025:35
210.67:005:37
310.76:585:38
410.76:565:40
510.86:545:42
610.96:525:44
710.96:505:45
811.06:475:47
911.16:455:49
1011.16:435:50
1111.26:415:52
1211.36:395:54
1311.36:365:56
1411.46:345:57
1511.56:325:59
1611.56:296:01
1711.66:276:02
1811.76:256:04
1911.76:236:06
2011.86:206:07
2111.96:186:09
2211.96:166:11
2312.06:136:12
2412.06:116:14
2512.16:096:16
2612.26:076:17
2712.26:046:19
2812.36:026:21
2912.46:006:22
3012.45:576:24
3112.55:556:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Eastleigh?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eastleigh.

What to pack for Eastleigh in March

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

In March, Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh 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 at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Eastleigh 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 Eastleigh peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Eastleigh?

Eastleigh sits at 51.0°N, 1.4°W, 11 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bishopstoke, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Eastleigh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eastleigh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Eastleigh is covered by trees (40%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), water (26%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bishopstoke 2.0 km · Hedge End 7.0 km · Southampton 8.0 km · Romsey 11 km · Winchester 11 km · Totton 11 km · Hythe 12 km · Fareham 18 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 Eastleigh (50.9667°, -1.35°, elevation 11 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).