London in March

Cool; spring starts.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

March is rated good. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatGood month; bank holidays busy.
• JuneGreatLong days; Trooping the Colour.
• JulyGreatWarm, busy; some heat waves.
• SeptemberGreatMild and drier.

• LondonHighs around 12 °C (54 °F), lows around 4 °C (39 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 54 °F (12 °C), lows around 39 °F (4 °C), rain on about 10 days
• London and the south-east, United Kingdom · London, Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Brightoncool

  Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 30 °C (86 °F) are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 86 °F (30 °C) are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Easter (Good Friday, Easter Monday) big impact

  26–29 Mar 2027 · United Kingdom

  Four-day weekend; engineering works close rail lines; school holidays around it.

Crowds · United Kingdom overall

Medium

Prices · United Kingdom overall

Medium

United Kingdom overall: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in London, side by side.

• A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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