Diksmuide weather in March

In March, Diksmuide sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Diksmuide's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diksmuide's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:13 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Diksmuide is city in Diksmuide municipality, Belgium.

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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Diksmuide reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
193
294
394
494
594
694
794
8104
9104
10104
11104
12104
13104
14104
15105
16105
17115
18115
19115
20115
21115
22115
23115
24115
25115
26115
27115
28125
29125
30125
31125

How March really feels in Diksmuide

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Diksmuide weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 57120.98.20.7
Feb / 4910.20.89.61.0
Mar10° / 4910.90.611.52.3
Apr14° / 4710.9013.53.7
May17° / 10°6011.7015.35.1
Jun19° / 12°6210.4016.26.0
Jul22° / 14°6011.4015.86.4
Aug22° / 15°6910.9014.46.4
Sep19° / 12°5710.1012.45.9
Oct15° / 6411.7010.44.2
Nov10° / 6512.90.38.72.2
Dec / 6912.70.87.81.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42773
52971
62971
73070
83169
93169
103268
113268
123268
133367
143367
153466
163367
173367
183565
193466
203466
213565
223565
233565
243565
253565
263664
273664
283763
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Diksmuide gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1423
2423
3423
4413
5413
6403
7393
8382
9362
10352
11342
12332
13332
14322
15312
16312
17312
18312
19312
20322
21322
22322
23321
24331
25331
26331
27341
28341
29341
30341
31341

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
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:466:18
210.67:446:20
310.77:416:21
410.77:396:23
510.87:376:25
610.97:356:27
710.97:336:28
811.07:316:30
911.17:286:32
1011.17:266:33
1111.27:246:35
1211.37:226:37
1311.37:196:39
1411.47:176:40
1511.57:156:42
1611.57:136:44
1711.67:106:45
1811.77:086:47
1911.77:066:49
2011.87:036:51
2111.97:016:52
2211.96:596:54
2312.06:576:56
2412.06:546:57
2512.16:526:59
2612.26:507:01
2712.26:477:02
2812.36:457:04
2912.46:437:06
3012.46:407:07
3112.56:387:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Diksmuide?

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

2.3
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 Diksmuide.

What to pack for Diksmuide in March

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

In March, Diksmuide sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Diksmuide in March

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Diksmuide in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Diksmuide peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Diksmuide?

Diksmuide sits at 51.0°N, 2.9°E, 9 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Torhout, 17 km away.

TorhoutMiddelkerkeKoksijdeYpresRoeselareOstendPoperingeZedelgem

Topography around Diksmuide

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diksmuide has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m.

The land around Diksmuide is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Torhout 17 km · Middelkerke 17 km · Koksijde 18 km · Ypres 20 km · Roeselare 20 km · Ostend 21 km · Poperinge 22 km · Zedelgem 23 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

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 Diksmuide (51.0325°, 2.8638°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).