Mol weather in March

In March, Mol sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-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 Mol's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:04 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Mol is town in Mol 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 Mol 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 6°C and 16°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)
182
283
393
493
593
693
793
893
9103
10103
11103
12103
13103
14103
15104
16114
17114
18114
19114
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25124
26124
27124
28124
29124
30124
31124

How March really feels in Mol

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mol weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6712.11.38.20.3
Feb / 6111.51.59.60.7
Mar10° / 5911.80.811.52.3
Apr15° / 4910.90.113.54.1
May18° / 6412.7015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°7011.9016.35.9
Jul23° / 14°7613.2015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°7712.4014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6110.9012.45.8
Oct15° / 6311.3010.44.1
Nov10° / 6512.20.48.71.9
Dec / 7713.11.57.70.6

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32575
42575
52575
62674
72773
82872
92872
102971
112971
122971
133070
143070
153070
163169
173169
183169
193169
203268
213268
223268
233367
243367
253367
263367
273466
283466
293466
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Mol gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1455
2454
3444
4444
5434
6434
7423
8413
9403
10383
11373
12362
13362
14352
15342
16342
17332
18332
19332
20342
21342
22352
23352
24362
25362
26372
27372
28372
29382
30381
31381

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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 7:37 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:376:09
210.67:356:10
310.77:336:12
410.77:316:14
510.87:286:16
610.97:266:17
710.97:246:19
811.07:226:21
911.17:206:23
1011.17:176:24
1111.27:156:26
1211.27:136:28
1311.37:116:30
1411.47:086:31
1511.47:066:33
1611.57:046:35
1711.67:016:36
1811.66:596:38
1911.76:576:40
2011.86:556:41
2111.86:526:43
2211.96:506:45
2312.06:486:47
2412.16:456:48
2512.16:436:50
2612.26:416:52
2712.36:386:53
2812.36:366:55
2912.46:346:57
3012.56:316:58
3112.56:297:00

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mol?

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 Mol.

What to pack for Mol in March

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

In March, Mol sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mol 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 Mol peaks around July 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mol 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 Mol is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mol?

Mol sits at 51.2°N, 5.1°E, 27 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Balen, 5.0 km away.

BeringenWesterloKoersel

Topography around Mol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m.

The land around Mol is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (29%), cropland (29%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
394 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Balen 5.0 km · Geel 9.0 km · Kasterlee 12 km · Tessenderlo 14 km · Lommel 14 km · Beringen 18 km · Westerlo 18 km · Koersel 18 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 Mol (51.1919°, 5.1166°, elevation 27 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).