March in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), March sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 163 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early September to 9°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is March's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see March's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
163 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
4.1
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in March in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early September to 9°C by late November.

A typical fall day in March reaches about 15°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in March

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 2 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
2
wind chill below the day's low

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

March weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 4911.10.781.0
Feb / 389.41.19.51.3
Mar11° / 439.90.711.52.4
Apr14° / 4810.70.113.63.7
May17° / 5310015.55.1
Jun20° / 11°6010.6016.55.8
Jul22° / 13°6111.5016.16.3
Aug22° / 13°6210.6014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°519.2012.45.9
Oct15° / 5810.7010.34.2
Nov10° / 5410.60.28.52.3
Dec / 52110.87.51.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

March gets around 163 mm of rain over 31 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 15 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min in early September to 7 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 1.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit March?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit March for sightseeing.

What to pack for March in Fall

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

In fall, March sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near March in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 13°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 41 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 March in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in March 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 December 21 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 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is March?

March sits at 52.6°N, 0.1°E, 3 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Primrose Place, 13 km away.

Topography around March

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around March has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m.

The land around March is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
249 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Primrose Place 13 km · Wisbech 14 km · Ely 21 km · Peterborough 23 km · Saint Ives 27 km · King's Lynn 30 km · Spalding 31 km · Huntingdon 31 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 March (52.5513°, 0.0883°, elevation 3 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.