Staveley weather in March

In March, Staveley sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11.1 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Staveley's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Staveley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Staveley is town in Derbyshire, England, 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 8°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Staveley reaches about 9°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 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)
182
282
383
483
583
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
16103
17103
18104
19104
20104
21104
22104
23104
24104
25104
26104
27104
28114
29114
30114
31114

How March really feels in Staveley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Staveley 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 / 54121.87.90.6
Feb / 4610.32.19.40.9
Mar / 4911.11.311.51.9
Apr12° / 5611.70.513.73.1
May15° / 5611.4015.64.4
Jun18° / 10°7111.9016.65.3
Jul20° / 12°6711.9016.25.9
Aug20° / 12°6911.8014.65.9
Sep17° / 10°579.7012.45.3
Oct13° / 6311.5010.33.5
Nov / 6111.90.48.41.8
Dec / 6111.91.57.40.8

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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
72872
82872
92872
102773
112773
122674
132674
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192773
202872
212872
222872
232971
243070
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Staveley gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1407
2417
3417
4417
5407
6406
7396
8396
9386
10375
11375
12365
13355
14354
15344
16344
17334
18334
19334
20333
21333
22333
23333
24333
25343
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 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
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
1717light breeze
1817light 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 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 7:06 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:065:31
210.57:045:33
310.67:025:35
410.66:595:37
510.76:575:39
610.86:555:41
710.86:525:42
810.96:505:44
911.06:485:46
1011.06:455:48
1111.16:435:50
1211.26:405:52
1311.36:385:54
1411.36:365:56
1511.46:335:58
1611.56:315:59
1711.56:286:01
1811.66:266:03
1911.76:236:05
2011.86:216:07
2111.86:186:09
2211.96:166:11
2312.06:136:12
2412.16:116:14
2512.16:096:16
2612.26:066:18
2712.36:046:20
2812.36:016:22
2912.45:596:23
3012.55:566:25
3112.65:546:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 4.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Staveley?

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

1.9
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 Staveley.

What to pack for Staveley in March

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

In March, Staveley sees daytime highs around 9°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 Staveley 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 Staveley 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
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Staveley?

Staveley sits at 53.3°N, 1.4°W, 67 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chesterfield, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Staveley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Staveley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Staveley is covered by cropland (30%), grassland (28%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
368 m
80 km
695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Chesterfield 5.0 km · Dronfield 9.0 km · Nether Edge 14 km · Dinnington 15 km · Sheffield 15 km · Mansfield Woodhouse 15 km · Worksop 16 km · Burngreave 16 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 Staveley (53.2667°, -1.35°, elevation 67 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).