Weather in Newquay in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Newquay in March
Going from a maximum of +14°C during the day to a minimum of +1°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 31% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +8°C to +12°C.
Is Newquay warm or cold in March?
Newquay 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 +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 Newquay, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Newquay in March
Water in Newquay 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 Newquay in March?
Climate in Newquay in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +10°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -6°C | -5°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +19°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 65 mm | 63 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +9°C | +10°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 82% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| 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 +9°C to +10°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 65 mm to 63 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 82%. 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 2 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 13 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Newquay is gradually increasing during March, going from 4 m/s to 13 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Newquay?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Newquay in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+15°C). The driest year was 2005 with only 621 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 996 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Newquay, 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.