Humberstone weather in March

In March, Humberstone sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 13% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Humberstone's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Humberstone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Humberstone is suburb in Leicester, Leicestershire, 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 8°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Humberstone reaches about 10°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 6°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)
182
282
383
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
12103
13103
14103
15103
16104
17104
18104
19104
20104
21104
22104
23104
24104
25114
26114
27114
28114
29114
30114
31114

How March really feels in Humberstone

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Humberstone weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5011.7180.7
Feb / 409.81.59.51.0
Mar10° / 4510.7111.52.1
Apr13° / 5311.50.313.63.3
May16° / 5610.9015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6411016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6511.6016.16.1
Aug21° / 13°6511.2014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°559.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 6210.9010.33.8
Nov10° / 5811.80.38.51.9
Dec / 5611.31.27.50.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32971
42971
52971
62872
72872
82872
92674
102575
112575
122476
132575
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192674
202674
212773
222872
232872
242872
252971
262971
272971
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Humberstone gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1395
2395
3395
4395
5384
6384
7374
8364
9354
10343
11333
12333
13323
14323
15313
16313
17313
18313
19313
20323
21323
22323
23332
24332
25342
26342
27352
28352
29362
30362
31362

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 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 126 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:045:31
210.57:025:33
310.67:005:35
410.76:575:37
510.76:555:38
610.86:535:40
710.96:515:42
810.96:485:44
911.06:465:46
1011.16:445:48
1111.16:415:50
1211.26:395:51
1311.36:365:53
1411.36:345:55
1511.46:325:57
1611.56:295:59
1711.66:276:01
1811.66:256:02
1911.76:226:04
2011.86:206:06
2111.86:176:08
2211.96:156:10
2312.06:126:11
2412.16:106:13
2512.16:086:15
2612.26:056:17
2712.36:036:19
2812.36:006:20
2912.45:586:22
3012.55:556:24
3112.55:536:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Humberstone?

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

2.1
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 Humberstone.

What to pack for Humberstone in March

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

In March, Humberstone sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Humberstone 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 Humberstone 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
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Humberstone?

Humberstone sits at 52.6°N, 1.1°W, 72 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Leicester, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Humberstone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Humberstone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m.

The land around Humberstone is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
544 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Leicester 3.0 km · Oadby 5.0 km · Evington 5.0 km · Braunstone 7.0 km · Wigston Magna 7.0 km · Mountsorrel 9.0 km · Glen Parva 9.0 km · Loughborough 15 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 Humberstone (52.6474°, -1.0865°, elevation 72 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).