Aalborg weather in March

In March, Aalborg sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Aalborg's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aalborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:48 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Aalborg is city in Denmark.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,028/km²
people per km²
Founded
1342

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 5°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Aalborg reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Aalborg

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.

Aalborg weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5711.54.27.10.0
Feb / -1°439.34.190.0
Mar / 4410.32.911.40.6
Apr11° / 46100.513.92.7
May15° / 6210.9016.24.6
Jun18° / 10°7711.6017.55.7
Jul21° / 13°7211.6016.96.2
Aug20° / 13°7912.60156.0
Sep17° / 10°6110.8012.55.0
Oct12° / 7212.10.1102.9
Nov / 54110.97.81.0
Dec / 5411.42.86.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32674
42773
52773
62674
72674
82674
92773
102872
112872
122872
132971
142971
153169
163169
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193466
203565
213565
223664
233763
243862
253862
264060
274060
284060
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Aalborg gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13817
23816
33816
43816
53815
63715
73714
83713
93712
103611
113611
123510
13359
14349
15338
16338
17328
18327
19317
20317
21307
22306
23306
24296
25295
26295
27295
28305
29304
30304
31314

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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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:295:39
210.27:265:41
310.37:235:43
410.47:215:45
510.57:185:48
610.67:155:50
710.77:135:52
810.77:105:54
910.87:075:56
1010.97:055:59
1111.07:026:01
1211.16:596:03
1311.26:566:05
1411.26:546:08
1511.36:516:10
1611.46:486:12
1711.56:456:14
1811.66:426:16
1911.66:406:19
2011.76:376:21
2111.86:346:23
2211.96:316:25
2312.06:286:27
2412.16:266:29
2512.16:236:32
2612.26:206:34
2712.36:176:36
2812.46:146:38
2912.56:126:40
3012.66:096:42
3112.66:066:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Aalborg?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aalborg.

What to pack for Aalborg in March

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

In March, Aalborg sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Aalborg in March

The nearest coast averages about 4°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 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Aalborg in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aalborg peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aalborg?

Aalborg sits at 57.0°N, 9.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Nørresundby, 1.0 km away.

HjørringFrederikshavnRandersViborgSkiveSkagenTilst

Topography around Aalborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aalborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Aalborg is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
141 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Nørresundby 1.0 km · Hjørring 46 km · Frederikshavn 57 km · Randers 66 km · Viborg 73 km · Skive 76 km · Skagen 85 km · Tilst 96 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Aalborg (57.048°, 9.9187°, elevation 10 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).