Skegness weather in March

In March, Skegness sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 7°C in the first days to 9°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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Skegness's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skegness's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Skegness is seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, 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 7°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Skegness reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
174
274
384
484
584
684
784
884
984
1084
1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1685
1785
1885
1995
2095
2195
2295
2395
2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

How March really feels in Skegness

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.

Skegness 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 / 5912.50.87.90.7
Feb / 4610.61.29.50.8
Mar / 4610.70.611.51.4
Apr10° / 4610.3013.62.3
May13° / 519.7015.53.6
Jun16° / 12°6211.4016.64.7
Jul18° / 14°6411.3016.25.7
Aug19° / 14°6311.5014.55.8
Sep17° / 12°6410.3012.45.1
Oct13° / 10°7212010.33.6
Nov10° / 6712.90.28.42.0
Dec / 6211.90.87.41.0

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113070
122971
132971
142971
152872
162971
172971
182872
192971
202971
213070
223070
233070
243169
253268
263268
273268
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Skegness gets around 46 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 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1403
2393
3393
4383
5373
6363
7362
8352
9342
10332
11332
12322
13322
14322
15322
16322
17322
18322
19322
20332
21332
22332
23341
24341
25341
26341
27341
28341
29341
30341
31341

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 22 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
723breezy
823breezy
923breezy
1023breezy
1123breezy
1223breezy
1323breezy
1422breezy
1522breezy
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1722breezy
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1922breezy
2022breezy
2122breezy
2222breezy
2322breezy
2422breezy
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2622breezy
2721breezy
2821breezy
2921breezy
3021breezy
3121breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:595:24
210.56:575:26
310.66:555:28
410.66:525:30
510.76:505:32
610.86:485:34
710.86:455:36
810.96:435:38
911.06:415:40
1011.16:385:42
1111.16:365:43
1211.26:345:45
1311.36:315:47
1411.36:295:49
1511.46:265:51
1611.56:245:53
1711.66:215:55
1811.66:195:56
1911.76:175:58
2011.86:146:00
2111.86:126:02
2211.96:096:04
2312.06:076:06
2412.16:046:07
2512.16:026:09
2612.25:596:11
2712.35:576:13
2812.35:546:15
2912.45:526:17
3012.55:496:18
3112.65:476:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Skegness?

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

1.4
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 Skegness.

What to pack for Skegness in March

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

In March, Skegness sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Skegness 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 17°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
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Skegness 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 Skegness 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
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Skegness?

Skegness sits at 53.1°N, 0.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Boston, 31 km away.

Topography around Skegness

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skegness has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m.

The land around Skegness is covered by water (33%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (56%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
193 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Boston 31 km · Louth 34 km · King's Lynn 44 km · Spalding 51 km · Sleaford 52 km · Cleethorpes 52 km · Grimsby 54 km · Wisbech 54 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 Skegness (53.1436°, 0.3363°, elevation 6 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).