Herning weather in March

In March, Herning sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10.9 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 17% 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 Herning's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Herning's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 6°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 51 mm; 10.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:51 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 7th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.6; out of 10

Herning is Danish city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Herning 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	0
2	5	0
3	5	0
4	5	0
5	5	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	6	0
10	6	0
11	6	0
12	6	0
13	6	0
14	6	1
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	7	1
21	7	1
22	7	1
23	7	1
24	7	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	1
28	8	1
29	8	1
30	8	1
31	9	1

How March really feels in Herning

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Herning 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -1°	64	12.5	3.4	7.3	0.0
Feb	4° / -1°	52	10.5	3.5	9.1	0.0
Mar	6° / 1°	51	10.9	2.2	11.4	0.6
Apr	11° / 3°	49	10.6	0.6	13.8	2.7
May	15° / 7°	60	11	0	16	4.5
Jun	18° / 10°	73	11.4	0	17.2	5.5
Jul	20° / 12°	76	12.3	0	16.7	6.0
Aug	20° / 12°	81	13.7	0	14.9	5.7
Sep	17° / 10°	72	12.1	0	12.5	4.8
Oct	12° / 6°	77	12.6	0.1	10.1	2.9
Nov	7° / 3°	61	12.2	0.7	7.9	1.0
Dec	5° / 1°	63	12.5	2.3	6.8	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	29	29	30	30	30	32	32	32	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	39
Cloudier (%)	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	73	73	71	71	70	70	70	68	68	68	66	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Herning gets around 51 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33
Snow chance (%)	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	13
2	41	12
3	41	12
4	40	11
5	40	11
6	40	10
7	40	9
8	39	9
9	39	8
10	38	8
11	38	8
12	37	7
13	37	7
14	37	7
15	36	7
16	35	7
17	35	7
18	34	7
19	34	6
20	33	6
21	33	6
22	32	6
23	32	6
24	32	5
25	32	5
26	32	5
27	32	5
28	32	5
29	32	4
30	32	4
31	33	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light 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 7:30 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:30	7:28	7:25	7:23	7:20	7:18	7:15	7:12	7:10	7:07	7:05	7:02	6:59	6:57	6:54	6:51	6:48	6:46	6:43	6:40	6:38	6:35	6:32	6:30	6:27	6:24	6:21	6:19	6:16	6:13	6:10
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:46	5:49	5:51	5:53	5:55	5:57	5:59	6:01	6:04	6:06	6:08	6:10	6:12	6:14	6:16	6:18	6:21	6:23	6:25	6:27	6:29	6:31	6:33	6:35	6:37	6:39	6:41	6:44	6:46	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:30	5:44
2	10.3	7:28	5:46
3	10.4	7:25	5:49
4	10.5	7:23	5:51
5	10.5	7:20	5:53
6	10.6	7:18	5:55
7	10.7	7:15	5:57
8	10.8	7:12	5:59
9	10.9	7:10	6:01
10	10.9	7:07	6:04
11	11.0	7:05	6:06
12	11.1	7:02	6:08
13	11.2	6:59	6:10
14	11.3	6:57	6:12
15	11.3	6:54	6:14
16	11.4	6:51	6:16
17	11.5	6:48	6:18
18	11.6	6:46	6:21
19	11.7	6:43	6:23
20	11.7	6:40	6:25
21	11.8	6:38	6:27
22	11.9	6:35	6:29
23	12.0	6:32	6:31
24	12.1	6:30	6:33
25	12.1	6:27	6:35
26	12.2	6:24	6:37
27	12.3	6:21	6:39
28	12.4	6:19	6:41
29	12.5	6:16	6:44
30	12.5	6:13	6:46
31	12.6	6:10	6:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.7	Dim
2	1.7	Dim
3	1.7	Dim
4	1.8	Dim
5	1.8	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	2.0	Dim
9	2.0	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate
29	3.1	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate
31	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Herning?

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 Herning.

What to pack for Herning in March

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

In March, Herning sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Herning 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 47 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	4	3	4	7	10	14	17	18	16	13	9	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	4	Bracing
Feb	3	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	9	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Herning 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 Herning peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	5	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	5	High
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Herning?

Herning sits at 56.1°N, 9.0°E, 60 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Holstebro, 33 km away.

Topography around Herning

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Herning has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Herning is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), grassland (32%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

34 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

83 m

cropland 48%

80 km

184 m

cropland 40%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← February Herning year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Holstebro 33 km · Silkeborg 35 km · Viborg 44 km · Skive 48 km · Vejle 59 km · Hedensted 61 km · Horsens 62 km · Tilst 71 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

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 Herning (56.1362°, 8.9766°, elevation 60 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	0
2	5	0
3	5	0
4	5	0
5	5	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	6	0
10	6	0
11	6	0
12	6	0
13	6	0
14	6	1
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	7	1
21	7	1
22	7	1
23	7	1
24	7	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	1
28	8	1
29	8	1
30	8	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	13
2	41	12
3	41	12
4	40	11
5	40	11
6	40	10
7	40	9
8	39	9
9	39	8
10	38	8
11	38	8
12	37	7
13	37	7
14	37	7
15	36	7
16	35	7
17	35	7
18	34	7
19	34	6
20	33	6
21	33	6
22	32	6
23	32	6
24	32	5
25	32	5
26	32	5
27	32	5
28	32	5
29	32	4
30	32	4
31	33	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	0
2	5	0
3	5	0
4	5	0
5	5	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	6	0
10	6	0
11	6	0
12	6	0
13	6	0
14	6	1
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	7	1
21	7	1
22	7	1
23	7	1
24	7	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	1
28	8	1
29	8	1
30	8	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	13
2	41	12
3	41	12
4	40	11
5	40	11
6	40	10
7	40	9
8	39	9
9	39	8
10	38	8
11	38	8
12	37	7
13	37	7
14	37	7
15	36	7
16	35	7
17	35	7
18	34	7
19	34	6
20	33	6
21	33	6
22	32	6
23	32	6
24	32	5
25	32	5
26	32	5
27	32	5
28	32	5
29	32	4
30	32	4
31	33	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	0
2	5	0
3	5	0
4	5	0
5	5	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	6	0
10	6	0
11	6	0
12	6	0
13	6	0
14	6	1
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	7	1
21	7	1
22	7	1
23	7	1
24	7	1
25	8	1
26	8	1
27	8	1
28	8	1
29	8	1
30	8	1
31	9	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	13
2	41	12
3	41	12
4	40	11
5	40	11
6	40	10
7	40	9
8	39	9
9	39	8
10	38	8
11	38	8
12	37	7
13	37	7
14	37	7
15	36	7
16	35	7
17	35	7
18	34	7
19	34	6
20	33	6
21	33	6
22	32	6
23	32	6
24	32	5
25	32	5
26	32	5
27	32	5
28	32	5
29	32	4
30	32	4
31	33	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100