Peterhead climate

Peterhead Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Peterhead, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 6°C on March 1 to 8°C on March 31, and lows from 3°C to 4°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 71 mm over about 16 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Peterhead, in °C, with the record for each date.-505101520151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
7°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
71 mm
Reanalysis high
15°CMar 26, 2012
Reanalysis low
-2°CMar 3, 2001
Daylight
10 h 38 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
26.3 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Mar 16°C3°C9°C 2012-1°C 201855%
Mar 26°C3°C9°C 1997-2°C 200154%
Mar 36°C3°C9°C 2019-2°C 200154%
Mar 46°C3°C10°C 19920°C 199355%
Mar 56°C3°C9°C 20152°C 200056%
Mar 66°C3°C11°C 20001°C 200956%
Mar 77°C4°C10°C 20150°C 199556%
Mar 87°C4°C10°C 20001°C 199856%
Mar 97°C4°C10°C 20121°C 199856%
Mar 107°C4°C11°C 20070°C 201354%
Mar 117°C4°C11°C 20120°C 201354%
Mar 127°C4°C10°C 19971°C 199853%
Mar 137°C4°C10°C 20161°C 200552%
Mar 147°C4°C11°C 20160°C 199251%
Mar 157°C4°C10°C 19981°C 199250%
Mar 167°C4°C12°C 20052°C 199450%
Mar 177°C4°C11°C 19991°C 201850%
Mar 187°C4°C12°C 20051°C 201849%
Mar 197°C4°C11°C 20001°C 199449%
Mar 207°C4°C12°C 20120°C 199447%
Mar 217°C4°C12°C 20120°C 199447%
Mar 227°C4°C10°C 20190°C 200646%
Mar 237°C4°C11°C 20051°C 201345%
Mar 247°C4°C13°C 20031°C 200843%
Mar 257°C4°C14°C 20121°C 200844%
Mar 267°C4°C15°C 20121°C 201343%
Mar 277°C4°C15°C 20121°C 201343%
Mar 287°C4°C12°C 20121°C 199544%
Mar 298°C4°C11°C 20192°C 201344%
Mar 308°C4°C12°C 19981°C 201344%
Mar 318°C4°C11°C 20171°C 201344%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Peterhead, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT).

March 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.