Weather in Bournemouth in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Bournemouth in March
Going from a maximum of +14°C during the day to a minimum of 0°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +8°C to +12°C.
Is Bournemouth warm or cold in March?
Bournemouth is typically cool in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +8°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +5°C to +6°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
March is one of the coolest months in Bournemouth, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bournemouth in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +9°C | +11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -5°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +22°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 57 mm | 58 mm | 52 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 82% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +8°C to +9°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 57 mm to 58 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bournemouth is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 9 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Bournemouth?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bournemouth in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+11°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 551 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1381 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bournemouth, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.