Ringsted weather in March

In March, Ringsted sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-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 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ringsted's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ringsted's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:39 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Ringsted is city in Denmark.

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 Ringsted reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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1160
1260
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2271
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2881
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3191

How March really feels in Ringsted

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.

Ringsted weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4911.23.97.50.0
Feb / -1°399.43.89.20.0
Mar / 4310.12.411.40.7
Apr11° / 409.70.413.82.8
May16° / 5410.8015.94.8
Jun19° / 11°6811.9017.15.7
Jul21° / 13°7111.5016.66.3
Aug21° / 13°7112.1014.86.2
Sep17° / 10°5510.2012.55.3
Oct12° / 5610.9010.13.1
Nov / 4610.60.981.0
Dec / 501136.90.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72773
82872
92872
102872
112971
123070
133070
143268
153268
163367
173367
183466
193466
203565
213664
223763
233862
243961
253961
264060
274060
284159
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ringsted gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13613
23612
33611
43611
53610
63610
73510
8359
9359
10359
11348
12348
13348
14338
15337
16327
17327
18317
19316
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21306
22306
23306
24306
25305
26305
27305
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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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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 18 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
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2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 138 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:185:34
210.47:155:36
310.47:135:39
410.57:105:41
510.67:085:43
610.77:055:45
710.77:035:47
810.87:005:49
910.96:585:51
1011.06:555:53
1111.06:535:55
1211.16:505:57
1311.26:475:59
1411.36:456:01
1511.46:426:03
1611.46:396:06
1711.56:376:08
1811.66:346:10
1911.76:326:12
2011.76:296:14
2111.86:266:16
2211.96:246:18
2312.06:216:20
2412.16:186:22
2512.16:166:24
2612.26:136:26
2712.36:106:28
2812.46:086:30
2912.46:056:32
3012.56:026:34
3112.66:006:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ringsted?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ringsted.

What to pack for Ringsted in March

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

In March, Ringsted sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 0°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 Ringsted in March

The nearest coast averages about 3°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 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Ringsted 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 Ringsted peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ringsted?

Ringsted sits at 55.4°N, 11.8°E, 54 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Næstved, 24 km away.

KøgeSlagelseRoskildeSolrød StrandKlinteby FrihedHolbækGreve

Topography around Ringsted

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ringsted has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m.

The land around Ringsted is covered by cropland (37%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Næstved 24 km · Køge 25 km · Slagelse 28 km · Roskilde 29 km · Solrød Strand 29 km · Klinteby Frihed 30 km · Holbæk 31 km · Greve 36 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 Ringsted (55.4426°, 11.7901°, elevation 54 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).