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London Weather in March

In March, London averages a high of 11°C (51°F) and a low of 3°C (38°F), from 49 years of daily records (1971–2025).

11°C
Average high
51°F
3°C
Average low
38°F
22°C
Record high
71°F · March 27, 2012
-6°C
Record low
21°F · March 5, 1971

What March Is Like in London

  • March 2024 was the 2nd warmest March in 49 years of records, 2.2°C (4.0°F) above the long-run average.
  • March in London has become 1.7°C (3.0°F) warmer on average: the 2011–2025 average against 1970–1989.
  • The coldest March reading, -6°C (21°F) on March 5, 1971, has not been matched in 54 years.
  • On average, 4.3 nights in March drop below freezing.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 33% of March days, and the month averages 49 mm in total.

Average daytime high in London, every March since 1971
5°C10°C15°C1980199020002010March 1971: 8.2°CMarch 1972: 11.6°CMarch 1973: 10.9°CMarch 1974: 10.6°CMarch 1975: 6.9°CMarch 1976: 8.2°CMarch 1977: 10.4°CMarch 1978: 10.2°CMarch 1979: 8.1°CMarch 1980: 8.2°CMarch 1981: 11.2°CMarch 1982: 10.3°CMarch 1983: 10.1°CMarch 1984: 7.6°CMarch 1985: 8.8°CMarch 1986: 9.4°CMarch 1987: 7.5°CMarch 1988: 9.8°CMarch 1989: 12.4°CMarch 1990: 13.2°CMarch 1991: 11.8°CMarch 1992: 10.8°CMarch 1993: 10.8°CMarch 1994: 11.4°CMarch 1995: 10.5°CMarch 1996: 7.5°CMarch 1997: 12.9°CMarch 1998: 11.3°CMarch 1999: 12.3°CMarch 2000: 11.4°CMarch 2001: 9.5°CMarch 2002: 12.1°CMarch 2003: 12.9°CMarch 2004: 10.3°CMarch 2005: 10.8°CMarch 2006: 8.4°CMarch 2007: 12.2°CMarch 2008: 9.7°CMarch 2009: 12.0°CMarch 2010: 10.4°CMarch 2011: 11.6°CMarch 2012: 13.6°CMarch 2013: 6.3°CMarch 2014: 13.8°CMarch 2015: 10.7°CMarch 2016: 10.1°CMarch 2022: 14.3°CMarch 2023: 11.8°CMarch 2024: 13.1°C
Warmest: 2022 (14.3°C)Latest: 2024 (13.1°C)10-year averageLong-run average (10.6°C)

Look Up a Day in March

See the weather in London on any March date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Hampstead (1971–2016); Heathrow (1986–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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