Saint Neots weather in March

In March, Saint Neots sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.8 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 9°C in the first days to 12°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 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 Saint Neots's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Neots's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Saint Neots is town and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

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 Saint Neots 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 6°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
293
393
493
593
693
7103
8103
9103
10104
11104
12104
13104
14104
15104
16104
17114
18114
19114
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27114
28124
29124
30124
31124

How March really feels in Saint Neots

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.

Saint Neots 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 / 4910.70.780.9
Feb / 399.81.29.51.2
Mar10° / 439.80.811.52.4
Apr13° / 48110.113.63.6
May16° / 5410.5015.45.0
Jun19° / 11°5810.5016.45.8
Jul22° / 13°5911.50166.3
Aug22° / 13°6010.6014.56.3
Sep19° / 11°509012.45.9
Oct15° / 5710.4010.34.1
Nov10° / 5510.80.28.52.2
Dec / 5211.20.87.61.1

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 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
42971
52872
62872
72872
82872
92773
102674
112773
122773
132674
142674
152674
162773
172773
182773
192872
202971
212971
222971
233070
242971
253070
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Saint Neots gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1374
2374
3373
4363
5363
6353
7343
8332
9322
10312
11312
12302
13292
14292
15292
16292
17292
18292
19292
20302
21302
22302
23312
24312
25322
26322
27332
28331
29331
30331
31331

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 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 7:00 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:005:28
210.56:585:30
310.66:565:32
410.76:545:34
510.76:515:36
610.86:495:38
710.96:475:39
810.96:445:41
911.06:425:43
1011.16:405:45
1111.26:385:47
1211.26:355:48
1311.36:335:50
1411.46:315:52
1511.46:285:54
1611.56:265:56
1711.66:235:57
1811.66:215:59
1911.76:196:01
2011.86:166:03
2111.86:146:05
2211.96:126:06
2312.06:096:08
2412.16:076:10
2512.16:046:12
2612.26:026:13
2712.36:006:15
2812.35:576:17
2912.45:556:19
3012.55:526:20
3112.55:506:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Saint Neots?

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

2.4
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 Saint Neots.

What to pack for Saint Neots in March

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Saint Neots 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 Saint Neots 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
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Neots?

Saint Neots sits at 52.2°N, 0.3°W, 18 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Huntingdon, 14 km away.

Topography around Saint Neots

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Neots has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m.

The land around Saint Neots is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
307 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Huntingdon 14 km · Biggleswade 14 km · Bedford 16 km · Saint Ives 18 km · Kempston 19 km · Kempston Hardwick 21 km · Rushden 24 km · Royston 25 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 Saint Neots (52.2167°, -0.2667°, elevation 18 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).