Hallstatt weather in March

In March, Hallstatt sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 136 mm of precipitation across 17.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hallstatt's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hallstatt's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 136 mm; 17.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:28 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Hallstatt is Ortschaft in Austria.

Air quality: Excellent; PM10 10.8 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hallstatt reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
Avg low (°C)	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-6
2	2	-6
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	2	-5
6	2	-5
7	2	-5
8	3	-5
9	3	-5
10	3	-5
11	3	-5
12	3	-5
13	3	-5
14	3	-4
15	4	-4
16	4	-4
17	4	-4
18	4	-4
19	4	-4
20	4	-4
21	4	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-4
24	5	-4
25	5	-3
26	5	-3
27	5	-3
28	6	-3
29	6	-3
30	6	-3
31	6	-3

How March really feels in Hallstatt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hallstatt weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-2° / -9°	114	14.4	14.8	8.7	0.0
Feb	-0° / -7°	104	14	14.7	9.9	0.0
Mar	4° / -4°	136	17.2	15.6	11.6	0.0
Apr	9° / -1°	114	16.1	9.9	13.3	1.4
May	14° / 4°	189	21.6	4.3	14.9	3.0
Jun	17° / 8°	198	21	0.9	15.7	4.1
Jul	19° / 9°	189	20.8	0.3	15.4	4.7
Aug	19° / 9°	186	18.4	0.3	14.1	4.9
Sep	15° / 5°	161	15.8	2.2	12.4	3.7
Oct	10° / 1°	119	13.6	5.5	10.6	2.2
Nov	4° / -3°	105	13.6	10.8	9.1	0.2
Dec	-1° / -8°	109	15.3	14.7	8.3	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	35	34	35	35	36
Cloudier (%)	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	66	66	66	65	66	65	65	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	36	64

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hallstatt gets around 136 mm of rain and snow over 17.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 16 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52
Snow chance (%)	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	55
2	54	55
3	54	54
4	55	54
5	55	54
6	55	53
7	56	53
8	56	53
9	56	52
10	56	52
11	56	51
12	56	51
13	55	51
14	55	50
15	55	50
16	55	50
17	55	49
18	55	49
19	55	49
20	55	49
21	55	49
22	54	48
23	54	48
24	54	47
25	53	46
26	53	45
27	53	44
28	52	43
29	52	43
30	52	42
31	52	41

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57
Sunset (PM)	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	6:57	5:40
2	10.8	6:56	5:41
3	10.8	6:54	5:43
4	10.9	6:52	5:44
5	10.9	6:50	5:46
6	11.0	6:48	5:47
7	11.0	6:46	5:49
8	11.1	6:44	5:50
9	11.2	6:42	5:52
10	11.2	6:40	5:53
11	11.3	6:38	5:55
12	11.3	6:36	5:56
13	11.4	6:34	5:58
14	11.5	6:32	5:59
15	11.5	6:30	6:01
16	11.6	6:28	6:02
17	11.6	6:26	6:04
18	11.7	6:24	6:05
19	11.8	6:22	6:07
20	11.8	6:20	6:08
21	11.9	6:18	6:10
22	11.9	6:15	6:11
23	12.0	6:13	6:12
24	12.0	6:11	6:14
25	12.1	6:09	6:15
26	12.2	6:07	6:17
27	12.2	6:05	6:18
28	12.3	6:03	6:20
29	12.3	6:01	6:21
30	12.4	5:59	6:23
31	12.5	5:57	6:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hallstatt?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hallstatt.

What to pack for Hallstatt in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Hallstatt sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hallstatt in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hallstatt peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	5	6	7	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Hallstatt?

Hallstatt sits at 47.6°N, 13.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Salzburg, 52 km away.

Topography around Hallstatt

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hallstatt.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hallstatt has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m around an average of 918 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,125 m.

The land around Hallstatt is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,439 m

trees 72%

16 km

2,403 m

trees 68%

80 km

3,125 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← February Hallstatt year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Salzburg 52 km · Freilassing 59 km · Bad Reichenhall 61 km · Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer 62 km · Bad Gastein 63 km · Zell am See 69 km · Wels 73 km · Kaprun 74 km

Austria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 82% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $62,930; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 4.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 616
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hallstatt (47.5623°, 13.6491°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-6
2	2	-6
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	2	-5
6	2	-5
7	2	-5
8	3	-5
9	3	-5
10	3	-5
11	3	-5
12	3	-5
13	3	-5
14	3	-4
15	4	-4
16	4	-4
17	4	-4
18	4	-4
19	4	-4
20	4	-4
21	4	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-4
24	5	-4
25	5	-3
26	5	-3
27	5	-3
28	6	-3
29	6	-3
30	6	-3
31	6	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	55
2	54	55
3	54	54
4	55	54
5	55	54
6	55	53
7	56	53
8	56	53
9	56	52
10	56	52
11	56	51
12	56	51
13	55	51
14	55	50
15	55	50
16	55	50
17	55	49
18	55	49
19	55	49
20	55	49
21	55	49
22	54	48
23	54	48
24	54	47
25	53	46
26	53	45
27	53	44
28	52	43
29	52	43
30	52	42
31	52	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-6
2	2	-6
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	2	-5
6	2	-5
7	2	-5
8	3	-5
9	3	-5
10	3	-5
11	3	-5
12	3	-5
13	3	-5
14	3	-4
15	4	-4
16	4	-4
17	4	-4
18	4	-4
19	4	-4
20	4	-4
21	4	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-4
24	5	-4
25	5	-3
26	5	-3
27	5	-3
28	6	-3
29	6	-3
30	6	-3
31	6	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	55
2	54	55
3	54	54
4	55	54
5	55	54
6	55	53
7	56	53
8	56	53
9	56	52
10	56	52
11	56	51
12	56	51
13	55	51
14	55	50
15	55	50
16	55	50
17	55	49
18	55	49
19	55	49
20	55	49
21	55	49
22	54	48
23	54	48
24	54	47
25	53	46
26	53	45
27	53	44
28	52	43
29	52	43
30	52	42
31	52	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-6
2	2	-6
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	2	-5
6	2	-5
7	2	-5
8	3	-5
9	3	-5
10	3	-5
11	3	-5
12	3	-5
13	3	-5
14	3	-4
15	4	-4
16	4	-4
17	4	-4
18	4	-4
19	4	-4
20	4	-4
21	4	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-4
24	5	-4
25	5	-3
26	5	-3
27	5	-3
28	6	-3
29	6	-3
30	6	-3
31	6	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	34	66
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	54	55
2	54	55
3	54	54
4	55	54
5	55	54
6	55	53
7	56	53
8	56	53
9	56	52
10	56	52
11	56	51
12	56	51
13	55	51
14	55	50
15	55	50
16	55	50
17	55	49
18	55	49
19	55	49
20	55	49
21	55	49
22	54	48
23	54	48
24	54	47
25	53	46
26	53	45
27	53	44
28	52	43
29	52	43
30	52	42
31	52	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100