Saint-Nicolas weather in March

In March, Saint-Nicolas sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°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 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 Saint-Nicolas's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Nicolas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:02 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Saint-Nicolas is town in Saint-Nicolas municipality, Belgium.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 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 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Saint-Nicolas 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 5°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
282
382
482
593
693
793
893
993
10103
11103
12103
13103
14103
15103
16103
17103
18113
19113
20113
21113
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27124
28124
29124
30124
31124

How March really feels in Saint-Nicolas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saint-Nicolas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 701328.30.2
Feb / 63122.99.70.5
Mar10° / 6413.21.211.52.1
Apr14° / 5211.20.113.53.9
May18° / 6312.7015.25.3
Jun21° / 12°7412.7016.25.8
Jul23° / 14°7812.9015.86.3
Aug22° / 14°7912.3014.36.3
Sep19° / 11°6210.8012.45.8
Oct14° / 6311.8010.43.9
Nov / 6712.60.58.71.7
Dec / 82142.67.80.4

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 10% 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 (%)
12278
22377
32377
42476
52476
62575
72674
82674
92773
102872
112872
122872
132971
142872
152971
162971
172971
183070
193169
203169
213169
223169
233268
243367
253367
263367
273367
283268
293268
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Nicolas gets around 64 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 48% 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 (%)
1489
2488
3488
4488
5477
6467
7466
8456
9445
10435
11425
12414
13404
14393
15393
16393
17383
18382
19382
20392
21392
22392
23402
24402
25402
26412
27412
28402
29401
30401
31391

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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light 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 7:34 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:346:08
210.67:326:10
310.77:306:11
410.77:286:13
510.87:266:15
610.97:246:16
710.97:226:18
811.07:196:20
911.17:176:22
1011.17:156:23
1111.27:136:25
1211.37:116:27
1311.37:086:28
1411.47:066:30
1511.57:046:32
1611.57:026:33
1711.67:006:35
1811.76:576:37
1911.76:556:38
2011.86:536:40
2111.96:506:42
2211.96:486:43
2312.06:466:45
2412.06:446:47
2512.16:416:48
2612.26:396:50
2712.26:376:52
2812.36:346:53
2912.46:326:55
3012.46:306:56
3112.56:286:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Saint-Nicolas?

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

2.1
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 Saint-Nicolas.

What to pack for Saint-Nicolas in March

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

In March, Saint-Nicolas 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 Saint-Nicolas 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 Saint-Nicolas 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Nicolas?

Saint-Nicolas sits at 50.6°N, 5.5°E, 96 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Liège, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Nicolas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Nicolas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Saint-Nicolas is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Liège 3.0 km · Ans 4.0 km · Seraing 5.0 km · Grivegnée 6.0 km · Flémalle-Haute 7.0 km · Herstal 8.0 km · Chaudfontaine 9.0 km · Fléron 11 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 Saint-Nicolas (50.6284°, 5.5324°, elevation 96 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).