Weather in Manchester in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Manchester in March
Going from a maximum of +19°C during the day to a minimum of 0°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 16% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +7°C.
Is Manchester warm or cold in March?
Manchester is typically cool in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +8°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +3°C to +4°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 Manchester:
Climate in Manchester in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +10°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -7°C | -2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +22°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 75 mm | 65 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 76% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 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 +10°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 69 mm to 75 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Manchester is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Manchester?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Manchester in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2013 (+8°C) and the highest in 2012 (+16°C). The driest year was 1993 with only 20 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1998 with 162 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Manchester
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Manchester, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.