Telford weather in March

In March, Telford sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.4 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 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Telford's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Telford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:35 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Telford is town in Shropshire, England, UK.

Density
1,997/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 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Telford reaches about 10°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 6°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
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
12103
13103
14103
15103
16104
17104
18104
19104
20104
21104
22104
23104
24114
25114
26114
27114
28114
29114
30114
31114

How March really feels in Telford

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Telford 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 / 5412.31.17.90.8
Feb / 4710.51.39.51.1
Mar10° / 5011.40.711.52.0
Apr13° / 5711.90.313.63.1
May16° / 6211.9015.54.4
Jun18° / 10°6811.5016.55.5
Jul20° / 12°6411.9016.15.9
Aug20° / 12°6111.9014.55.8
Sep17° / 10°5710.5012.45.2
Oct14° / 6511.8010.33.6
Nov10° / 6312.60.38.51.9
Dec / 6311.917.51.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
42872
52674
62674
72674
82575
92476
102575
112476
122476
132476
142377
152377
162377
172377
182377
192476
202476
212476
222476
232575
242575
252575
262575
272575
282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Telford gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% 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
2403
3403
4403
5403
6393
7393
8383
9373
10373
11363
12353
13353
14343
15343
16343
17343
18343
19343
20343
21343
22352
23352
24362
25372
26372
27382
28392
29392
30392
31392

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 7:10 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:105:36
210.57:075:38
310.67:055:40
410.77:035:42
510.77:015:44
610.86:585:46
710.96:565:48
810.96:545:49
911.06:515:51
1011.16:495:53
1111.16:475:55
1211.26:445:57
1311.36:425:59
1411.36:406:00
1511.46:376:02
1611.56:356:04
1711.66:326:06
1811.66:306:08
1911.76:286:10
2011.86:256:11
2111.86:236:13
2211.96:206:15
2312.06:186:17
2412.16:156:19
2512.16:136:20
2612.26:116:22
2712.36:086:24
2812.36:066:26
2912.46:036:28
3012.56:016:29
3112.55:586:31

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 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 4.98 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
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
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 Telford?

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

2.0
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 Telford.

What to pack for Telford in March

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

In March, Telford sees daytime highs around 10°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 Telford 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 Telford peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Telford?

Telford sits at 52.7°N, 2.4°W, 163 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Wellington, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Telford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Telford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Telford is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
373 m
80 km
822 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Wellington 5.0 km · Ryton 9.0 km · Shrewsbury 21 km · Wolverhampton 24 km · Wednesfield 26 km · Stafford 27 km · Kingswinford 27 km · Loughton 28 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 Telford (52.6766°, -2.4493°, elevation 163 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).