King's Lynn weather in March

In March, King's Lynn sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.1 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 10°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is King's Lynn's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see King's Lynn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:23 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

King's Lynn is market town in the county of Norfolk, England.

Density
3,157/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 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in King's Lynn reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°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)
183
283
383
483
593
694
794
894
994
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
1594
16104
17104
18104
19104
20104
21104
22104
23105
24105
25105
26105
27105
28105
29115
30115
31115

How March really feels in King's Lynn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

King's Lynn 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 / 5412.40.77.90.8
Feb / 4310.41.29.51.0
Mar / 4610.10.711.51.9
Apr12° / 4610.4013.63.1
May15° / 5210015.54.4
Jun18° / 12°6110.8016.55.5
Jul20° / 14°5911.5016.16.1
Aug20° / 14°6410.9014.56.1
Sep18° / 12°599.8012.45.5
Oct14° / 6612.2010.33.8
Nov10° / 6011.90.28.52.2
Dec / 5711.90.87.51.1

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83070
92971
103070
113070
123070
133070
142971
153070
163070
172971
182971
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
243268
253268
263268
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

King's Lynn gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1404
2404
3394
4394
5384
6374
7363
8353
9343
10333
11322
12322
13312
14312
15312
16312
17312
18302
19312
20312
21312
22312
23311
24311
25311
26311
27311
28311
29311
30311
31310

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 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720light breeze
820light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
1519light breeze
1619light breeze
1719light breeze
1819light breeze
1919light breeze
2019light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light 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 6:58 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:585:25
210.56:565:27
310.66:545:29
410.66:525:31
510.76:495:32
610.86:475:34
710.96:455:36
810.96:425:38
911.06:405:40
1011.16:385:42
1111.16:355:44
1211.26:335:45
1311.36:315:47
1411.36:285:49
1511.46:265:51
1611.56:235:53
1711.66:215:55
1811.66:195:56
1911.76:165:58
2011.86:146:00
2111.86:116:02
2211.96:096:04
2312.06:066:05
2412.16:046:07
2512.16:026:09
2612.25:596:11
2712.35:576:13
2812.35:546:14
2912.45:526:16
3012.55:496:18
3112.55:476:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit King's Lynn?

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 King's Lynn.

What to pack for King's Lynn in March

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

In March, King's Lynn sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near King's Lynn 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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 5°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
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in King's Lynn 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 King's Lynn peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is King's Lynn?

King's Lynn sits at 52.8°N, 0.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Wisbech, 19 km away.

Topography around King's Lynn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of King's Lynn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around King's Lynn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m.

The land around King's Lynn is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
231 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Wisbech 19 km · March 30 km · Spalding 37 km · East Dereham 37 km · Boston 38 km · Primrose Place 40 km · Ely 40 km · Skegness 44 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 King's Lynn (52.7517°, 0.3952°, elevation 10 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).