Portlaoise Weather in March
Portlaoise in March
The short of it: Portlaoise in March averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 3° · rain 73 mm · daylight 11 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Portlaoise an average March high of 10°, a low of 3° and some 73 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 10°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 41 min in mid-March, 115 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Portlaoise runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Athy, 22 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Portlaoise, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 11 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AthyLeinster | 22 km ESE | 11° | 4° | 54 mm |
| KildareLeinster | 29 km ENE | 11° | 3° | 52 mm |
| TullamoreLeinster | 29 km NNW | 11° | 3° | 70 mm |
| CarlowLeinster | 33 km SE | 11° | 4° | 60 mm |
| Droichead NuaLeinster | 37 km ENE | 11° | 3° | 53 mm |
| KilkennyLeinster | 42 km S | 11° | 3° | 60 mm |
| NaasLeinster | 47 km ENE | 11° | 3° | 54 mm |
| An Muileann gCearrLeinster | 55 km N | 10° | 3° | 68 mm |