Vanløse weather in March

In March, Vanløse sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10 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 4°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 Vanløse's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vanløse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Vanløse is district of Copenhagen.

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 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vanløse 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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-1
340
450
550
650
750
850
950
1050
1150
1260
1360
1460
1560
1660
1760
1860
1960
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

How March really feels in Vanløse

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.

Vanløse 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°5011.747.40.0
Feb / -1°419.44.59.20.0
Mar / 43102.511.40.5
Apr11° / 419.30.413.82.8
May16° / 5210.3015.94.8
Jun19° / 11°7111.2017.15.8
Jul21° / 13°7212016.76.2
Aug21° / 13°7712.8014.86.0
Sep17° / 10°5910.2012.55.2
Oct12° / 6011.7010.13.0
Nov / 50110.980.9
Dec / 5311.62.86.90.0

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153268
163367
173367
183466
193466
203565
213664
223763
233862
243862
253961
264060
274060
284159
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Vanløse gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13614
23613
33613
43612
53611
63611
73610
83610
9369
10369
11359
12358
13358
14348
15347
16337
17327
18327
19316
20306
21306
22296
23296
24296
25286
26285
27285
28295
29295
30294
31294

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 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light 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
2118light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
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 7:15 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:155:31
210.37:135:33
310.47:105:35
410.57:085:37
510.67:055:40
610.67:035:42
710.77:005:44
810.86:585:46
910.96:555:48
1011.06:535:50
1111.06:505:52
1211.16:475:54
1311.26:455:56
1411.36:425:58
1511.46:396:01
1611.46:376:03
1711.56:346:05
1811.66:326:07
1911.76:296:09
2011.76:266:11
2111.86:246:13
2211.96:216:15
2312.06:186:17
2412.16:156:19
2512.16:136:21
2612.26:106:23
2712.36:076:25
2812.46:056:27
2912.56:026:29
3012.55:596:31
3112.65:576:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Vanløse?

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

0.5
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 Vanløse.

What to pack for Vanløse in March

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

In March, Vanløse 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 Vanløse 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 offshore 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°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Vanløse 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 Vanløse 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vanløse?

Vanløse sits at 55.7°N, 12.5°E, 14 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Rødovre, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Vanløse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vanløse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Vanløse is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, water (32%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
270 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Rødovre 2.0 km · Valby 3.0 km · Frederiksberg 3.0 km · Hvidovre 5.0 km · Copenhagen 5.0 km · Indre By 5.0 km · Glostrup 6.0 km · Brøndbyvester 6.0 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 Vanløse (55.6836°, 12.4871°, elevation 14 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).