Weather in Dublin in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Dublin in March
The temperature in March is +11°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +16°C during the day and a minimum of -1°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +11°C.
Is Dublin warm or cold in March?
Dublin is typically cool in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +9°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +4°C to +5°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Dublin:
Water temperature in Dublin in March
Water in Dublin in March is Cold. It varies from +8°C to +10°C, with an average of +9°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +10°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Dublin in March?
Climate in Dublin in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +10°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -5°C | -4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +20°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 145 mm | 111 mm | 113 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 5 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +9°C | +9°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 80% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +9°C to +10°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 145 mm to 111 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 80%. Winds are calmer in comparison to February, going down from 6 m/s to 5 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Dublin is gradually decreasing during March, going from 6 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
March is one of the snowiest months in Dublin.
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Dublin?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Dublin in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+12°C) and the highest in 2023 (+15°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 627 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 15853 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dublin, 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.