March Weather in England and Wales:
Average Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

The normal March weather conditions for England and Wales are summarized below. The tables list average daily high and low temperatures, total rainfall and hours of sunshine for March.

The weather averages are given for the entire countries, and also broken down into six regions.

Southeast England ranges from London southwards and covers England's south coast from Bournemouth to Margate. Southwest England and Wales includes Cornwall, Devon and southern Wales.

Eastern England is the land lying northeast of London. It includes Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, and the cities of Cambridge and Norwich. Midlands corresponds to West and East Midlands, except Lincolnshire.

Northeast England includes Yorkshire and the Humber and the Lincolnshire portion of East Midlands. Northwest England and Wales covers from northern Wales up England's west coast to the Scottish border, taking in the cities of Liverpool, Manchester and Carlisle.

These measures of climate are averages of data collected at weather stations from 1981 to 2010.

Temperature

Average March temperatures
High °F Low °F Region High °C Low °C
50 37 England 10 3
48 37 Wales 9 3
51 37 Southeast England 11 3
50 38 Southwest England & Wales 10 3
51 37 Eastern England 10 3
49 36 Midlands 10 2
48 36 Northeast England 9 2
48 36 Northwest England & Wales 9 2

Rainfall

Average monthly precipitation in March
Days Region Inches Milli­metres
12 England 2.5 64
15 Wales 4.6 117
11 Southeast England 2.3 58
14 Southwest England & Wales 3.9 99
10 Eastern England 1.7 44
12 Midlands 2.3 59
11 Northeast England 2.3 58
14 Northwest England & Wales 4.2 106

Sunshine

Total March sun
Region Hours
England 108
Wales 102
Southeast England 114
Southwest England & Wales 109
Eastern England 110
Midlands 105
Northeast England 106
Northwest England & Wales 99
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