Raphoe Weather in March
Raphoe in March
The short of it: Raphoe in March averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 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 4° · rain 111 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Raphoe an average March high of 10°, a low of 4° and some 111 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 10°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 111 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-March, 124 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, Raphoe runs about middling and drier than most in March. Convoy, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Raphoe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 22 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConvoyUlster | 5 km WSW | 10° | 4° | 114 mm |
| LeifearUlster | 9 km ESE | 10° | 4° | 107 mm |
| StrabaneNorthern Ireland | 10 km SE | 10° | 4° | 107 mm |
| LetterkennyUlster | 12 km NW | 10° | 4° | 124 mm |
| Sion MillsNorthern Ireland | 13 km SE | 10° | 4° | 113 mm |
| BallybofeyUlster | 14 km SW | 10° | 4° | 126 mm |
| New BuildingsNorthern Ireland | 18 km ENE | 10° | 4° | 107 mm |
| CastledergNorthern Ireland | 19 km S | 10° | 4° | 115 mm |