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Weather in March in Galway County

Planning a journey to Galway County this March and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Galway County in March?

Galway County is a region in Ireland. March in Galway County generally has cold temperatures, with precipitation levels ranging from moderate to high.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 11°C and nighttime temperatures around 4°C in Galway.

Precipitation

In March, precipitation varies across different areas. From moderate rainfall in Ballinasloe with an average of 75 mm to high rainfall in Carna with 117 mm.

Average sunshine

The city Galway usually sees around 89 hours of sunlight, indicating fewer sunny days.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Galway County in March, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Galway County climate page.

Where to go in Galway County in March

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Galway County on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in March for the 5 most popular destinations in Galway County?

Galway

In March Galway generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 4°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Galway
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   February February
<<  
10°C 
3°C 
60 hours 
101 mm 
18 days 
poor 
March March
11°C 
4°C 
89 hours 
86 mm 
21 days 
unpleasant 
April   >> April
>>  
14°C 
5°C 
132 hours 
85 mm 
16 days 
tolerable 
Climate in Galway

Clifden

In March Clifden generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 5°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Clifden
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   February February
<<  
10°C 
5°C 
60 hours 
130 mm 
20 days 
poor 
March March
11°C 
5°C 
89 hours 
104 mm 
22 days 
poor 
April   >> April
>>  
12°C 
6°C 
132 hours 
93 mm 
17 days 
unpleasant 
Climate in Clifden

Cong

In March Cong generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 4°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Cong
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   February February
<<  
10°C 
3°C 
60 hours 
109 mm 
19 days 
poor 
March March
11°C 
4°C 
89 hours 
93 mm 
22 days 
unpleasant 
April   >> April
>>  
13°C 
5°C 
132 hours 
95 mm 
17 days 
unpleasant 
Climate in Cong

Oughterard

In March Oughterard generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 4°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Oughterard
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   February February
<<  
10°C 
3°C 
60 hours 
111 mm 
19 days 
poor 
March March
11°C 
4°C 
89 hours 
94 mm 
22 days 
unpleasant 
April   >> April
>>  
13°C 
5°C 
132 hours 
95 mm 
17 days 
unpleasant 
Climate in Oughterard

Renvyle

In March Renvyle generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 11°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 5°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Renvyle
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   February February
<<  
10°C 
5°C 
60 hours 
137 mm 
20 days 
poor 
March March
11°C 
5°C 
89 hours 
109 mm 
23 days 
poor 
April   >> April
>>  
12°C 
7°C 
132 hours 
97 mm 
18 days 
unpleasant 
Climate in Renvyle

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Is March the best time to visit Galway County?

In our opinion, March may not be the ideal time to visit Galway County due to the typically unpleasant weather in Galway.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in July offering mostly perfect weather in Galway. The weather in January, February, November and December, on the other hand, tends to be poor.

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