Steyr weather in March

In March, Steyr sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°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 Steyr's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steyr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:25 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.9 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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Steyr reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
37-1
47-1
57-1
67-1
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1390
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How March really feels in Steyr

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.

Steyr weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°7512.38.88.60.0
Feb / -3°6511.87.99.90.1
Mar / 8814.55.911.61.6
Apr14° / 8013.1213.43.8
May18° / 13216.70.114.95.1
Jun22° / 12°13616.3015.85.6
Jul24° / 14°13315.8015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°13314.3014.16.3
Sep19° / 10°11313.1012.45.5
Oct13° / 82120.710.63.7
Nov / 7212.24.391.0
Dec / -2°7513.48.48.20.0

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
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83466
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113565
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313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Steyr gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 14.5 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14321
24320
34320
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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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:55 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:555:36
210.76:535:38
310.86:515:39
410.96:495:41
510.96:475:42
611.06:455:44
711.06:435:45
811.16:415:47
911.26:395:48
1011.26:375:50
1111.36:355:51
1211.36:335:53
1311.46:315:54
1411.46:295:56
1511.56:275:57
1611.66:255:59
1711.66:236:00
1811.76:216:02
1911.76:196:03
2011.86:176:05
2111.96:156:06
2211.96:126:08
2312.06:106:09
2412.06:086:11
2512.16:066:12
2612.26:046:14
2712.26:026:15
2812.36:006:17
2912.35:586:18
3012.45:566:20
3112.55:536:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Steyr?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Steyr.

What to pack for Steyr in March

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

In March, Steyr sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Steyr in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Steyr peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Steyr?

Steyr sits at 48.0°N, 14.4°E, 290 m above sea level, in Austria. The nearest listed city is Ansfelden, 21 km away.

WelsAmstettenHallstattCesky KrumlovSankt Pölten

Topography around Steyr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steyr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,241 m.

The land around Steyr is covered by trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
929 m
80 km
2,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ansfelden 21 km · Traun 24 km · Linz 31 km · Wels 32 km · Amstetten 35 km · Hallstatt 79 km · Cesky Krumlov 86 km · Sankt Pölten 92 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 Steyr (48.0427°, 14.4213°, elevation 290 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).