Innsbruck weather in March

In March, Innsbruck sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 15.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Innsbruck's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Innsbruck's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
4th coldest
Precipitation
110 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Innsbruck is "kapital sa estado pederal", not "munisipyo".

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Innsbruck reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°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 9°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-7
21-7
31-7
41-6
52-6
62-6
72-6
82-6
92-6
102-6
113-5
123-5
133-5
143-5
153-5
163-5
173-5
183-5
194-5
204-5
214-4
224-4
234-4
244-4
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
305-4
315-4

How March really feels in Innsbruck

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Innsbruck weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -10°8312.5138.70.0
Feb-1° / -9°7912.513.39.90.0
Mar / -5°11015.614.511.60.0
Apr / -2°11516.111.713.30.7
May12° / 17721.36.814.82.3
Jun16° / 19821.42.515.63.5
Jul18° / 203210.815.34.3
Aug17° / 206200.6144.4
Sep13° / 13915.63.312.43.3
Oct / 11813.46.910.61.7
Nov / -5°10612.911.49.10.1
Dec-2° / -9°9613.513.88.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73664
83862
93862
103961
113961
123961
134060
144060
154060
164060
174060
183961
193862
203862
213862
223763
233664
243664
253664
263565
273466
283565
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Innsbruck gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 15 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14948
24948
34948
44947
54947
64947
74947
84846
94846
104846
114745
124745
134744
144744
154744
164744
174744
184745
194845
204845
214946
224946
235046
245046
255146
265145
275145
285145
295144
305144
315144

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:06 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:065:49
210.87:045:51
310.87:025:52
410.97:005:54
510.96:595:55
611.06:575:57
711.16:555:58
811.16:536:00
911.26:516:01
1011.26:496:03
1111.36:476:04
1211.36:456:06
1311.46:436:07
1411.56:416:09
1511.56:396:10
1611.66:376:11
1711.66:356:13
1811.76:336:14
1911.86:316:16
2011.86:296:17
2111.96:276:19
2211.96:246:20
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:206:23
2512.16:186:24
2612.26:166:26
2712.26:146:27
2812.36:126:29
2912.36:106:30
3012.46:086:31
3112.56:066:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Innsbruck?

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 Innsbruck.

What to pack for Innsbruck in March

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

In March, Innsbruck sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Innsbruck in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Innsbruck peaks around July 13 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Innsbruck?

Innsbruck sits at 47.3°N, 11.4°E, 570 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Wilten, 1.0 km away.

Garmisch-PartenkirchenPenzbergBad Tölz

Topography around Innsbruck

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Innsbruck has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,236 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,465 m.

The land around Innsbruck is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
2,236 m
80 km
3,465 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Wilten 1.0 km · Pradl 2.0 km · Hötting 2.0 km · Igls 4.0 km · Telfs 25 km · Garmisch-Partenkirchen 34 km · Penzberg 55 km · Bad Tölz 57 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
Roman Catholic 55%none 22%Muslim 8%other 5%

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 Innsbruck (47.2627°, 11.3945°, elevation 570 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).