March is one of the warmer months of the year in Sale, with average highs near 24.1°C and lows around 12.5°C (mean 18.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 59 mm of rainfall and 67% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Sale. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Sale was 2017 — when the month averaged 20.3°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 15.9°C. Typical March days reach 24.1°C with nights near 12.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Sale, averaging 59 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2012 with 135 mm, while the driest was 1986 at 12 mm.
Relative humidity in Sale during March averages 67%. The most humid March was 2022 at 81%, and the least humid were 1986 and 2024 at 60%.
March receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Sale. The sunniest Marchs were 1990 and 2024 at 5.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2016 at 4.2.
Average wind speed in Sale during March is 0.7 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 1987, 1995 and 2021, among others at 0.8 m/s, while the calmest were 2022, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.3°C | 17.7°C | 18.5°C | 18.7°C | 18.5°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg High | 24.3°C | 23.5°C | 24.5°C | 24.4°C | 23.9°C | -0.4°C |
| Avg Low | 12.4°C | 11.9°C | 12.4°C | 13.1°C | 13.0°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 78 mm | 46 mm | 42 mm | 64 mm | 75 mm | -3 mm |
March temperatures in Sale have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 5.6°C (2008) to a record high of 39.5°C (1991).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 59 mm, with a wettest year of 135 mm.
One of the best times to visit Sale
March is one of the best times to visit Sale. Expect days averaging 24.1°C and nights around 12.5°C (mean 18.3°C) — warmer than Sale's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (59 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.0°C | 20.2°C | 14.4°C | 34.7°C | 9.4°C | 75 mm | 70% | 0.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 26.8°C | 20.1°C | 13.4°C | 36.8°C | 8.0°C | 22 mm | 60% | 0.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 24.3°C | 18.8°C | 13.3°C | 34.1°C | 10.0°C | 85 mm | 68% | 0.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 22.2°C | 17.9°C | 13.6°C | 27.3°C | 8.1°C | 97 mm | 81% | 0.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 22.0°C | 16.8°C | 11.5°C | 30.4°C | 7.2°C | 111 mm | 73% | 0.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 22.2°C | 16.9°C | 11.5°C | 30.7°C | 6.7°C | 61 mm | 72% | 0.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 24.9°C | 19.3°C | 13.6°C | 36.0°C | 8.1°C | 53 mm | 64% | 0.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 25.2°C | 19.1°C | 12.9°C | 32.3°C | 8.4°C | 30 mm | 60% | 0.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2017 🔥 | 26.3°C | 20.3°C | 14.3°C | 34.0°C | 7.5°C | 46 mm | 67% | 0.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 25.2°C | 19.8°C | 14.4°C | 35.2°C | 9.2°C | 72 mm | 69% | 0.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 23.2°C | 17.2°C | 11.3°C | 32.3°C | 7.9°C | 30 mm | 65% | 0.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2014 | 24.9°C | 19.1°C | 13.3°C | 33.9°C | 7.4°C | 60 mm | 69% | 0.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2013 | 26.0°C | 19.8°C | 13.7°C | 34.1°C | 8.6°C | 51 mm | 62% | 0.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2012 🌧️ | 20.6°C | 16.2°C | 11.7°C | 27.6°C | 7.8°C | 135 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2011 | 22.1°C | 16.9°C | 11.7°C | 29.3°C | 6.7°C | 92 mm | 74% | 0.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 25.2°C | 19.6°C | 14.0°C | 30.9°C | 10.3°C | 76 mm | 67% | 0.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 24.8°C | 18.7°C | 12.6°C | 32.8°C | 8.2°C | 41 mm | 63% | 0.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 26.0°C | 19.5°C | 12.9°C | 37.5°C | 5.6°C | 25 mm | 61% | 0.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 24.5°C | 18.5°C | 12.6°C | 34.7°C | 7.8°C | 73 mm | 68% | 0.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 25.6°C | 19.4°C | 13.1°C | 36.1°C | 9.6°C | 27 mm | 65% | 0.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 22.8°C | 17.1°C | 11.5°C | 34.7°C | 8.2°C | 34 mm | 67% | 0.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 25.5°C | 18.7°C | 11.9°C | 34.9°C | 8.3°C | 16 mm | 60% | 0.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2003 | 23.0°C | 17.7°C | 12.4°C | 33.1°C | 8.7°C | 51 mm | 70% | 0.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 24.2°C | 18.1°C | 12.1°C | 33.0°C | 8.0°C | 39 mm | 64% | 0.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 23.8°C | 17.9°C | 12.1°C | 31.2°C | 7.9°C | 74 mm | 68% | 0.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 25.2°C | 19.1°C | 13.1°C | 35.8°C | 8.9°C | 36 mm | 66% | 0.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 24.0°C | 18.2°C | 12.4°C | 31.7°C | 5.8°C | 64 mm | 70% | 0.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 24.9°C | 18.6°C | 12.4°C | 37.0°C | 7.8°C | 24 mm | 60% | 0.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 22.7°C | 16.9°C | 11.2°C | 28.9°C | 8.0°C | 50 mm | 68% | 0.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 23.6°C | 17.8°C | 11.9°C | 30.9°C | 7.7°C | 56 mm | 67% | 0.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 21.7°C | 16.4°C | 11.0°C | 28.0°C | 5.8°C | 34 mm | 68% | 0.8 m/s | 5 |
| 1994 | 21.2°C | 16.0°C | 10.7°C | 27.3°C | 7.0°C | 38 mm | 73% | 0.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1993 | 22.1°C | 17.0°C | 11.9°C | 27.0°C | 6.5°C | 71 mm | 75% | 0.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1992 | 24.8°C | 19.0°C | 13.2°C | 32.7°C | 7.9°C | 46 mm | 69% | 0.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1991 | 24.3°C | 17.9°C | 11.5°C | 39.5°C | 6.5°C | 43 mm | 62% | 0.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1990 | 25.2°C | 18.9°C | 12.6°C | 31.3°C | 7.9°C | 33 mm | 63% | 0.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 24.3°C | 19.1°C | 13.8°C | 34.9°C | 7.0°C | 122 mm | 71% | 0.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 25.1°C | 19.0°C | 13.0°C | 35.7°C | 8.4°C | 52 mm | 65% | 0.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 21.6°C | 15.9°C | 10.2°C | 31.6°C | 6.8°C | 57 mm | 66% | 0.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 26.6°C | 19.5°C | 12.5°C | 37.1°C | 7.7°C | 12 mm | 60% | 0.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1985 | 25.6°C | 19.8°C | 14.0°C | 34.0°C | 8.9°C | 87 mm | 68% | 0.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1984 | 22.3°C | 16.3°C | 10.3°C | 29.1°C | 6.5°C | 61 mm | 66% | 0.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1983 | 25.4°C | 19.7°C | 13.9°C | 37.5°C | 6.7°C | 93 mm | 66% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.1°C | 18.8°C | 12.6°C | 32.0°C | 7.7°C | 124 mm | 67% | 0.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.8°C | 17.0°C | 11.1°C | 31.0°C | 7.9°C | 91 mm | 69% | 0.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 24.1°C with lows near 12.5°C (mean 18.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 59 mm of rainfall in Sale, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 135 mm in 2012.
The hottest March reached 39.5°C in 1991. The coldest dipped to 5.6°C in 2008.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 24.2°C to 24.3°C and overnight lows from 12.4°C to 13.2°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Sale and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 24.1°C daytime highs and 12.5°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 10th coolest month in Sale, averaging 18.3°C.
For March in Sale, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24.1°C and lows of 12.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 67% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 0.7 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 0.8 m/s (1984).
The wettest March on record was 2012 with 135 mm. On average, March sees 59 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Sale behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
