March is one of the cooler months of the year in Reading, with average highs near 8.5°C and lows around -2.2°C (mean 3.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 88 mm of rainfall and 82% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Reading. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Reading was 2012 — when the month averaged 8.6°C — while the coldest was 1984 at -1.2°C. Typical March days reach 8.5°C with nights near -2.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Reading, averaging 88 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1993 with 166 mm, while the driest was 2006 at 24 mm.
Relative humidity in Reading during March averages 82%. The most humid March was 1993 at 91%, and the least humid was 2025 at 74%.
March receives about 3.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Reading. The sunniest March was 2006 at 4.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2001 at 3.2.
Average wind speed in Reading during March is 0.8 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 1997, 1999 and 2017, among others at 0.9 m/s, while the calmest were 2019, 2020 and 2024, among others at 0.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 2.5°C | 2.4°C | 3.3°C | 2.9°C | 5.2°C | +2.7°C |
| Avg High | 7.9°C | 7.6°C | 8.7°C | 8.1°C | 11.0°C | +3.1°C |
| Avg Low | -2.9°C | -2.7°C | -2.1°C | -2.2°C | -0.5°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 72 mm | 103 mm | 88 mm | 87 mm | 86 mm | +15 mm |
March temperatures in Reading have risen by about 3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of -22.2°C (2015) to a record high of 26°C (1998).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 88 mm, with a wettest year of 166 mm.
A quieter season to visit Reading
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of August and July tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Reading. That said, March — with days averaging 8.5°C and nights around -2.2°C (mean 3.2°C) and higher rainfall (88 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 | 13.2°C | 6.4°C | -0.3°C | 25.4°C | -8.9°C | 68 mm | 74% | 0.8 m/s | 4 |
| 2024 | 10.9°C | 5.6°C | 0.4°C | 22.8°C | -5.0°C | 128 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 9.2°C | 3.9°C | -1.5°C | 16.3°C | -6.0°C | 66 mm | 79% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 10.2°C | 4.5°C | -1.1°C | 22.6°C | -8.6°C | 78 mm | 80% | 0.8 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 10.8°C | 4.9°C | -1.0°C | 20.5°C | -9.8°C | 81 mm | 79% | 0.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 11.6°C | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 21.5°C | -8.4°C | 97 mm | 82% | 0.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 6.7°C | 1.6°C | -3.6°C | 20.0°C | -13.9°C | 107 mm | 84% | 0.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 5.6°C | 1.3°C | -3.0°C | 16.7°C | -7.4°C | 75 mm | 82% | 0.8 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2017 | 6.6°C | 1.7°C | -3.2°C | 19.1°C | -13.4°C | 117 mm | 79% | 0.9 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2016 | 12.2°C | 6.4°C | 0.5°C | 23.1°C | -5.5°C | 36 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2015 | 5.2°C | 0.0°C | -5.1°C | 18.2°C | -22.2°C | 95 mm | 82% | 0.7 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2014 | 5.3°C | -0.2°C | -5.7°C | 16.1°C | -15.4°C | 69 mm | 79% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2013 | 5.8°C | 1.4°C | -3.0°C | 12.6°C | -7.1°C | 65 mm | 81% | 0.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2012 🔥 | 14.3°C | 8.6°C | 2.9°C | 25.1°C | -5.4°C | 29 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 4 |
| 2011 | 7.6°C | 2.4°C | -2.8°C | 20.2°C | -7.9°C | 164 mm | 84% | 0.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2010 | 11.5°C | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | 20.7°C | -5.8°C | 109 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 9.3°C | 3.7°C | -1.8°C | 19.5°C | -12.8°C | 36 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2008 | 8.3°C | 3.1°C | -2.2°C | 15.3°C | -7.2°C | 127 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2007 | 8.2°C | 2.6°C | -2.9°C | 22.0°C | -13.0°C | 101 mm | 84% | 0.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2006 | 8.8°C | 3.4°C | -2.0°C | 21.5°C | -8.0°C | 24 mm | 79% | 0.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 5.3°C | 0.6°C | -4.1°C | 14.6°C | -13.2°C | 105 mm | 86% | 0.8 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2004 | 9.8°C | 4.5°C | -0.9°C | 20.8°C | -5.7°C | 55 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2003 | 9.2°C | 3.3°C | -2.5°C | 19.8°C | -13.2°C | 95 mm | 85% | 0.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2002 | 9.5°C | 4.1°C | -1.3°C | 21.3°C | -8.1°C | 102 mm | 76% | 0.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2001 | 6.3°C | 1.6°C | -3.2°C | 11.9°C | -8.2°C | 104 mm | 81% | 0.8 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2000 | 12.1°C | 5.9°C | -0.2°C | 23.8°C | -6.9°C | 136 mm | 80% | 0.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1999 | 7.3°C | 1.9°C | -3.6°C | 18.7°C | -11.5°C | 79 mm | 79% | 0.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 8.8°C | 4.2°C | -0.4°C | 26.0°C | -9.1°C | 114 mm | 85% | 0.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1997 | 8.0°C | 3.0°C | -2.0°C | 19.0°C | -8.0°C | 100 mm | 83% | 0.9 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1996 | 5.5°C | 0.2°C | -5.1°C | 15.6°C | -15.0°C | 100 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 10.1°C | 4.0°C | -2.2°C | 19.9°C | -12.8°C | 48 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 4 |
| 1994 | 5.3°C | 0.8°C | -3.7°C | 18.6°C | -10.7°C | 149 mm | 89% | 0.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1993 🌧️ | 4.9°C | 0.2°C | -4.4°C | 16.9°C | -21.3°C | 166 mm | 91% | 0.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1992 | 6.5°C | 1.6°C | -3.4°C | 16.7°C | -10.6°C | 121 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 9.1°C | 4.0°C | -1.0°C | 18.6°C | -8.2°C | 105 mm | 84% | 0.8 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1990 | 10.2°C | 4.6°C | -1.0°C | 23.2°C | -11.9°C | 52 mm | 82% | 0.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1989 | 7.5°C | 1.9°C | -3.6°C | 23.5°C | -17.0°C | 83 mm | 84% | 0.7 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1988 | 8.8°C | 3.1°C | -2.5°C | 19.8°C | -11.7°C | 58 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 4 |
| 1987 | 10.1°C | 4.3°C | -1.6°C | 20.7°C | -10.5°C | 47 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 9.1°C | 3.0°C | -3.2°C | 22.1°C | -13.3°C | 74 mm | 82% | 0.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1985 | 9.2°C | 3.7°C | -1.9°C | 21.3°C | -6.6°C | 63 mm | 77% | 0.8 m/s | 4 |
| 1984 ❄️ | 3.4°C | -1.2°C | -5.8°C | 13.8°C | -15.6°C | 109 mm | 87% | 0.8 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1983 | 8.9°C | 3.9°C | -1.2°C | 15.0°C | -8.9°C | 112 mm | 81% | 0.9 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 7.3°C | 2.1°C | -3.2°C | 16.5°C | -10.7°C | 65 mm | 83% | 0.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 7.0°C | 1.8°C | -3.4°C | 21.0°C | -10.4°C | 34 mm | 79% | 0.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 8.5°C with lows near -2.2°C (mean 3.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 88 mm of rainfall in Reading, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 166 mm in 1993.
The hottest March reached 26°C in 1998. The coldest dipped to -22.2°C in 2015.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 3°C. Daytime highs moved from 7.2°C to 10.9°C and overnight lows from -3.1°C to -0.7°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Reading and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 8.5°C daytime highs and -2.2°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Reading, averaging 3.2°C.
For March in Reading, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 8.5°C and lows of -2.2°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 82% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 0.8 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 0.9 m/s (1983).
The wettest March on record was 1993 with 166 mm. On average, March sees 88 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 Reading 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.
