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March Weather in Derry Ireland

Daily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from 49°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 44°F or exceeding 55°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 42°F, rarely falling below 35°F or exceeding 48°F.

For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Derry typically range from 56°F to 65°F, while on February 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 40°F to 48°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Derry

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Derry

Average Hourly Temperature in March in DerryMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowvery coldvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of March in Derry experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 63% to 58%.

The clearest day of the month is March 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 42% of the time.

For reference, on December 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 69%, while on July 6, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 50%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Derry

Cloud Cover Categories in March in DerryMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 137%Mar 137%Mar 3142%Mar 3142%Mar 1137%Mar 1137%Mar 2139%Mar 2139%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Derry, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is decreasing, starting the month at 36% and ending it at 31%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on January 7, and its lowest chance is 27% on April 21.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Derry

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Derry is decreasing, starting the month at 3.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.2 inches or falls below 1.0 inches, and ending the month at 2.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.0 inches or falls below 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Derry

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March in Derry, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 59 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 58 seconds, and weekly increase of 27 minutes, 49 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Derry

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in DerryMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minnightnightdaydayMar 110 hr, 57 minMar 110 hr, 57 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Derry is 7:20 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 5 minutes earlier at 6:15 AM on March 30.

The earliest sunset is 6:17 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 8:08 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 2:00 AM on March 31, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:18 AM and sets 16 hours, 39 minutes later, at 9:57 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:40 AM and sets 7 hours, 49 minutes later, at 4:28 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in Derry

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in DerryMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFebApr6:15 AM6:15 AMMar 307:07 PMMar 307:07 PM7:20 AM7:20 AMMar 16:17 PMMar 16:17 PM6:58 AM6:58 AMMar 116:34 PMMar 116:34 PMMar 31DSTMar 31DSTSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Derry

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in DerryMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr0010202020303050000101020303040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Derry

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in DerryMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 911:00 PMFeb 911:00 PMFeb 2412:31 PMFeb 2412:31 PMMar 109:01 AMMar 109:01 AMMar 257:01 AMMar 257:01 AMApr 87:22 PMApr 87:22 PMApr 2412:50 AMApr 2412:50 AM8:22 AM8:22 AM4:52 PM4:52 PM4:52 PM4:52 PM7:58 AM7:58 AM7:19 AM7:19 AM6:55 PM6:55 PM6:14 PM6:14 PM6:37 AM6:37 AM6:49 AM6:49 AM8:21 PM8:21 PM8:35 PM8:35 PM6:18 AM6:18 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
74%-9:03 AMWSW-4:31 AMS247,462 mi
2
64%1:15 AMSE9:22 AMSW-5:19 AMS244,762 mi
3
50%2:34 AMSE9:48 AMSW-6:11 AMS241,502 mi
4
43%3:49 AMSE10:28 AMSW-7:08 AMS237,799 mi
5
32%4:54 AMSE11:26 AMSW-8:10 AMS233,858 mi
6
22%5:45 AMSE12:42 PMSW-9:13 AMS229,968 mi
7
13%6:20 AMSE2:12 PMSW-10:16 AMS226,484 mi
8
5%6:45 AMESE3:47 PMWSW-11:16 AMS223,773 mi
9
1%7:04 AMESE5:22 PMWSW-12:12 PMS222,147 mi
10
0%7:19 AME6:55 PMW-1:04 PMS221,803 mi
11
2%7:32 AME8:27 PMW-1:55 PMS222,780 mi
12
7%7:45 AMENE9:58 PMWNW-2:45 PMS224,960 mi
13
15%8:00 AMENE11:29 PMWNW-3:37 PMS228,087 mi
14
25%8:18 AMNE--4:29 PMS231,826 mi
15
35%-12:58 AMNW8:42 AMNE5:24 PMS235,818 mi
16
46%-2:21 AMNW9:15 AMNE6:20 PMS239,734 mi
17
50%-3:32 AMNW10:02 AMNE7:15 PMS243,310 mi
18
67%-4:27 AMNW11:02 AMNE8:09 PMS246,366 mi
19
76%-5:06 AMNW12:11 PMNE8:59 PMS248,804 mi
20
84%-5:33 AMNW1:26 PMNE9:46 PMS250,594 mi
21
90%-5:52 AMWNW2:40 PMENE10:30 PMS251,759 mi
22
95%-6:07 AMWNW3:53 PMENE11:11 PMS252,352 mi
23
98%-6:18 AMWNW5:04 PMENE11:50 PMS252,435 mi
24
99%-6:28 AMW6:14 PME--
25
100%-6:37 AMW7:23 PME12:28 AMS252,068 mi
26
99%-6:47 AMW8:34 PMESE1:07 AMS251,292 mi
27
97%-6:57 AMWSW9:48 PMESE1:47 AMS250,129 mi
28
93%-7:10 AMWSW11:04 PMSE2:30 AMS248,580 mi
29
87%-7:27 AMSW-3:16 AMS246,636 mi
30
79%12:22 AMSE7:50 AMSW-4:06 AMS244,285 mi
31
71%2:38 AMSE2:37 AMSE2:38 AMSE9:24 AMSW3:00 AMSE241,891 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Derry is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 7, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Derry

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in DerryMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 10%Mar 10%Mar 310%Mar 310%Mar 110%Mar 110%Mar 210%Mar 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Derry is decreasing during March, decreasing from 16.3 miles per hour to 14.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on December 31, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 18.1 miles per hour, while on July 25, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Derry

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Derry throughout March is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 39% on March 7.

Wind Direction in March in Derry

Wind Direction in March in DerryMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Derry is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Derry is essentially constant during March, remaining around 49°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during March is 48°F on March 7.

Average Water Temperature in March in Derry

Average Water Temperature in March in DerryMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313146°F46°F47°F47°F48°F48°F49°F49°F50°F50°F51°F51°F52°F52°F53°F53°FFebAprMar 748°FMar 748°FMar 3149°FMar 3149°FMar 2149°FMar 2149°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Derry typically lasts for 11 months (337 days), from around February 1 to around January 3, rarely starting after March 18, or ending before November 29.

The month of March in Derry is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season increasing from 77% to 94% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Derry

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Derrygrowing seasonMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr77%Mar 177%Mar 194%Mar 3194%Mar 3185%Mar 1185%Mar 1191%Mar 2191%Mar 2150%Feb 150%Feb 1NowNowvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Derry are essentially constant during March, remaining within 5°F of 19°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in March in Derry

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Derry is increasing during March, rising by 1.5 kWh, from 2.1 kWh to 3.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Derry

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in DerryMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFebAprMar 12.1 kWhMar 12.1 kWhMar 313.6 kWhMar 313.6 kWhMar 112.5 kWhMar 112.5 kWhMar 213.0 kWhMar 213.0 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Derry are 51.587 deg latitude, -9.050 deg longitude, and 177 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Derry contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 669 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 243 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,102 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,389 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Derry is covered by grassland (73%) and cropland (16%), within 10 miles by grassland (49%) and water (31%), and within 50 miles by water (56%) and grassland (22%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Derry, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Cork Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Derry.

At a distance of 48 kilometers from Derry, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Derry according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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