Dinant weather in March

In March, Dinant sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 11°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 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dinant's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dinant's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:04 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Dinant is town in Dinant 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 8°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dinant reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 15°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)
171
272
382
482
582
682
782
882
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
15102
16103
17103
18103
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28113
29114
30114
31124

How March really feels in Dinant

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dinant 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 / 73132.68.30.0
Feb / 6812.43.49.70.4
Mar10° / 6713.21.711.51.9
Apr14° / 58120.213.53.6
May17° / 6913.2015.24.9
Jun20° / 11°7112.1016.15.8
Jul22° / 13°7512.4015.76.3
Aug22° / 13°8212.1014.36.2
Sep18° / 10°5910.9012.45.6
Oct14° / 6312010.53.7
Nov / 6612.80.88.81.5
Dec / 8214.62.87.90.2

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32278
42278
52476
62476
72575
82575
92773
102773
112773
122773
132872
142872
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
203169
213268
223268
233268
243268
253367
263367
273367
283466
293466
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Dinant gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 42% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14911
24910
34810
4489
5479
6468
7458
8447
9437
10426
11416
12405
13395
14394
15384
16384
17384
18384
19383
20393
21394
22404
23414
24414
25423
26423
27433
28433
29433
30423
31422

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:366:11
210.67:346:13
310.77:326:14
410.87:306:16
510.87:286:18
610.97:266:19
711.07:246:21
811.07:226:23
911.17:196:24
1011.17:176:26
1111.27:156:28
1211.37:136:29
1311.37:116:31
1411.47:096:33
1511.57:066:34
1611.57:046:36
1711.67:026:38
1811.77:006:39
1911.76:576:41
2011.86:556:43
2111.96:536:44
2211.96:516:46
2312.06:486:47
2412.06:466:49
2512.16:446:51
2612.26:426:52
2712.26:396:54
2812.36:376:56
2912.46:356:57
3012.46:336:59
3112.56:307:00

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dinant?

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

1.9
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 Dinant.

What to pack for Dinant in March

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

In March, Dinant sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Dinant in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dinant peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dinant in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dinant is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1218 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dinant?

Dinant sits at 50.3°N, 4.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Jambes, 22 km away.

JambesNamurAndenneMarche-en-FamenneChâteletChâtelineauWalcourtMontignies-sur-Sambre

Topography around Dinant

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dinant has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m.

The land around Dinant is covered by trees (38%), cropland (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
739 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Jambes 22 km · Namur 23 km · Andenne 29 km · Marche-en-Famenne 31 km · Châtelet 32 km · Châtelineau 33 km · Walcourt 34 km · Montignies-sur-Sambre 34 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 Dinant (50.2581°, 4.9117°, 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).