March is one of the cooler months of the year in Inverness, with average highs near 1°C and lows around -5.3°C (mean -2.1°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 73 mm of rainfall and 85% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Inverness. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Inverness was 1999 — when the month averaged 1.2°C — while the coldest was 2015 at -6°C. Typical March days reach 1°C with nights near -5.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Inverness, averaging 73 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1983 with 180 mm, while the driest was 1990 at 21 mm.
Relative humidity in Inverness during March averages 85%. The most humid March was 2015 at 90%, and the least humid was 2002 at 79%.
March receives about 2.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Inverness. The sunniest Marchs were 1992 and 2023 at 3.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2015 at 2.1.
Average wind speed in Inverness during March is 2.3 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2007 and 2011 at 2.8 m/s, while the calmest were 1987 and 2019 at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | -2.6°C | -2.1°C | -2.3°C | -2.4°C | -0.9°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg High | 0.7°C | 1.3°C | 0.8°C | 0.7°C | 2.0°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Low | -5.9°C | -5.4°C | -5.4°C | -5.5°C | -3.8°C | +2.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 80 mm | 60 mm | 77 mm | 73 mm | 78 mm | -3 mm |
March temperatures in Inverness have risen by about 1.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of -18.2°C (1992) to a record high of 16°C (2012).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 73 mm, with a wettest year of 180 mm.
A quieter season to visit Inverness
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of August and July tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Inverness. That said, March — with days averaging 1°C and nights around -5.3°C (mean -2.1°C) and moderate rainfall (73 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7°C | -0.2°C | -3.1°C | 9.3°C | -9.2°C | 69 mm | 85% | 2.1 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 3.1°C | 0.8°C | -1.4°C | 11.1°C | -9.5°C | 92 mm | 87% | 2.3 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 0.7°C | -1.6°C | -4.0°C | 3.7°C | -9.8°C | 70 mm | 88% | 2.3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 1.8°C | -1.4°C | -4.5°C | 10.8°C | -15.6°C | 98 mm | 87% | 2.3 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 2.7°C | -0.9°C | -4.6°C | 13.7°C | -12.3°C | 74 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 0.9°C | -2.1°C | -5.1°C | 6.4°C | -10.1°C | 64 mm | 84% | 2.4 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 0.3°C | -3.3°C | -6.9°C | 7.3°C | -16.1°C | 61 mm | 86% | 1.8 m/s | 3 |
| 2018 | 1.5°C | -1.0°C | -3.4°C | 5.6°C | -9.7°C | 81 mm | 88% | 2.5 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2017 | -1.1°C | -4.2°C | -7.2°C | 6.2°C | -17.8°C | 99 mm | 87% | 2.6 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 0.8°C | -2.5°C | -5.9°C | 6.9°C | -11.9°C | 92 mm | 84% | 2.4 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2015 ❄️ | -2.2°C | -6.0°C | -9.9°C | 4.0°C | -16.3°C | 109 mm | 90% | 2.3 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2014 | -1.6°C | -5.5°C | -9.4°C | 7.2°C | -18.2°C | 101 mm | 84% | 2.2 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 1.7°C | -0.7°C | -3.0°C | 7.0°C | -9.7°C | 61 mm | 87% | 2.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 2.8°C | -0.2°C | -3.1°C | 16.0°C | -10.3°C | 46 mm | 84% | 2.4 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2011 | 1.5°C | -1.2°C | -3.9°C | 7.2°C | -9.9°C | 30 mm | 83% | 2.8 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2010 | 2.9°C | 0.4°C | -2.1°C | 10.2°C | -6.2°C | 49 mm | 84% | 2.4 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 0.4°C | -3.0°C | -6.4°C | 8.1°C | -12.8°C | 67 mm | 85% | 2.1 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2008 | -0.2°C | -3.9°C | -7.7°C | 8.6°C | -16.0°C | 82 mm | 82% | 2.6 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2007 | 0.5°C | -2.4°C | -5.3°C | 6.4°C | -15.4°C | 53 mm | 83% | 2.8 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2006 | 1.3°C | -1.3°C | -3.9°C | 8.0°C | -13.4°C | 33 mm | 84% | 1.9 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2005 | 0.3°C | -2.7°C | -5.7°C | 5.9°C | -11.5°C | 113 mm | 85% | 2.4 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2004 | 0.5°C | -2.8°C | -6.2°C | 7.0°C | -13.5°C | 52 mm | 87% | 2 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2003 | 0.1°C | -3.8°C | -7.6°C | 9.4°C | -15.4°C | 126 mm | 87% | 2.2 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2002 | 1.3°C | -1.6°C | -4.6°C | 7.7°C | -9.3°C | 75 mm | 79% | 2.5 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 0.7°C | -1.9°C | -4.5°C | 5.3°C | -17.3°C | 66 mm | 87% | 2.2 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2000 | 3.1°C | 0.3°C | -2.6°C | 11.2°C | -8.1°C | 100 mm | 88% | 2.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1999 🔥 | 4.2°C | 1.2°C | -1.7°C | 12.6°C | -7.0°C | 149 mm | 86% | 2.5 m/s | 2.7 |
| 1998 | 2.7°C | 0.0°C | -2.7°C | 11.4°C | -9.2°C | 102 mm | 86% | 2.2 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1997 | -1.1°C | -4.6°C | -8.0°C | 6.2°C | -14.8°C | 62 mm | 82% | 2.4 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1996 | 1.5°C | -1.8°C | -5.2°C | 8.2°C | -11.9°C | 35 mm | 80% | 2.4 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1995 | 1.2°C | -2.0°C | -5.3°C | 7.9°C | -13.7°C | 27 mm | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1994 | 1.2°C | -2.0°C | -5.3°C | 6.3°C | -16.8°C | 66 mm | 86% | 2.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1993 | 1.6°C | -2.8°C | -7.1°C | 13.1°C | -15.3°C | 55 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | 3 |
| 1992 | -1.1°C | -4.8°C | -8.5°C | 6.7°C | -18.2°C | 40 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 2.4°C | -0.7°C | -3.9°C | 8.0°C | -11.6°C | 39 mm | 84% | 2.3 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1990 | 0.2°C | -3.2°C | -6.6°C | 10.6°C | -13.9°C | 21 mm | 80% | 2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1989 | -0.1°C | -4.1°C | -8.0°C | 9.4°C | -15.0°C | 45 mm | 84% | 2.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1988 | 0.4°C | -2.9°C | -6.2°C | 7.1°C | -13.1°C | 44 mm | 86% | 2.3 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1987 | 1.0°C | -2.9°C | -6.7°C | 9.7°C | -15.3°C | 33 mm | 86% | 1.8 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1986 | 1.3°C | -3.2°C | -7.6°C | 12.9°C | -18.1°C | 44 mm | 84% | 2.2 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1985 | -0.8°C | -4.1°C | -7.5°C | 5.4°C | -17.1°C | 102 mm | 87% | 2.6 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1984 | 0.0°C | -2.6°C | -5.1°C | 7.7°C | -18.1°C | 105 mm | 88% | 2.6 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 1.6°C | -1.1°C | -3.8°C | 8.2°C | -10.3°C | 180 mm | 89% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 0.1°C | -3.2°C | -6.6°C | 9.5°C | -16.1°C | 94 mm | 87% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 2.7°C | 0.3°C | -2.0°C | 8.1°C | -4.3°C | 77 mm | 83% | 2.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 1°C with lows near -5.3°C (mean -2.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 73 mm of rainfall in Inverness, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 180 mm in 1983.
The hottest March reached 16°C in 2012. The coldest dipped to -18.2°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 0.7°C to 2.2°C and overnight lows from -5°C to -3.5°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Inverness and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 1°C daytime highs and -5.3°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 3rd coolest month in Inverness, averaging -2.1°C.
For March in Inverness, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 1°C and lows of -5.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 85% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 2.3 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 2.8 m/s (2007).
The wettest March on record was 1983 with 180 mm. On average, March sees 73 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 Inverness 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.
