Tooting weather in March

In March, Tooting sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-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 15% 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 Tooting's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tooting's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:25 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Tooting is district of South London, 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 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tooting reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 14°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)
193
293
393
493
593
693
794
894
9104
10104
11104
12104
13104
14104
15104
16104
17104
18114
19114
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27114
28114
29115
30125
31125

How March really feels in Tooting

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tooting weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5510.90.98.11.0
Feb / 459.31.19.61.2
Mar10° / 4210.20.611.52.3
Apr13° / 4910.90.213.53.6
May16° / 529.8015.35.0
Jun19° / 11°5610016.35.9
Jul21° / 13°5410.6015.96.4
Aug21° / 13°6210.2014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°479012.45.8
Oct14° / 5911.2010.44.0
Nov10° / 63110.18.62.3
Dec / 5811.20.87.71.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52773
62773
72773
82674
92773
102773
112674
122674
132773
142773
152674
162773
172872
182872
192872
202773
212773
222773
232872
242971
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tooting gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1363
2363
3363
4353
5352
6342
7332
8332
9322
10312
11311
12301
13291
14291
15291
16292
17292
18302
19302
20312
21322
22322
23332
24332
25342
26342
27352
28351
29361
30361
31361

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 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 6:58 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:585:29
210.66:565:31
310.66:545:33
410.76:525:35
510.86:505:36
610.86:485:38
710.96:455:40
811.06:435:42
911.06:415:43
1011.16:395:45
1111.26:365:47
1211.26:345:49
1311.36:325:50
1411.46:305:52
1511.46:275:54
1611.56:255:56
1711.66:235:57
1811.66:205:59
1911.76:186:01
2011.86:166:03
2111.86:136:04
2211.96:116:06
2312.06:096:08
2412.16:066:09
2512.16:046:11
2612.26:026:13
2712.35:596:14
2812.35:576:16
2912.45:556:18
3012.55:526:20
3112.55:506:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tooting?

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

2.3
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 Tooting.

What to pack for Tooting in March

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

In March, Tooting 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 Tooting 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 Tooting peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tooting?

Tooting sits at 51.4°N, 0.2°W, 19 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Furzedown, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Tooting

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tooting has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Tooting is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (27%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
212 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Furzedown 1.0 km · Streatham 2.0 km · Mitcham 2.0 km · Earlsfield 3.0 km · Wimbledon 3.0 km · Norbury 3.0 km · Morden 4.0 km · Latchmere 5.0 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 Tooting (51.4252°, -0.1639°, elevation 19 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).