Bad Arolsen weather in March

In March, Bad Arolsen sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°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 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bad Arolsen's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Arolsen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:48 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.7 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 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bad Arolsen reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
160
261
361
461
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1181
1281
1381
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1992
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
26102
27102
28102
29102
30103
31103

How March really feels in Bad Arolsen

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.

Bad Arolsen weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-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°6613.258.20.0
Feb / -1°5411.55.29.60.0
Mar / 6213.1311.51.3
Apr13° / 5511.80.613.53.4
May17° / 6912.8015.34.9
Jun20° / 11°7312.5016.35.7
Jul22° / 13°8314.2015.96.0
Aug22° / 13°8212.9014.46.1
Sep18° / 10°6711.6012.45.3
Oct13° / 6612010.43.2
Nov / 6212.41.88.60.9
Dec / 6913.84.87.70.0

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42476
52476
62476
72377
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132674
142674
152773
162872
172872
182971
192971
203070
213070
223169
233169
243268
253268
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bad Arolsen gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14415
24414
34414
44413
54413
64312
74312
84311
94211
104210
114210
124110
134110
14419
15419
16419
17419
18419
19419
20419
21429
22428
23428
24428
25428
26428
27428
28427
29427
30427
31426

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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:225:53
210.67:205:54
310.67:175:56
410.77:155:58
510.87:136:00
610.87:116:02
710.97:096:03
811.07:066:05
911.07:046:07
1011.17:026:09
1111.27:006:10
1211.26:576:12
1311.36:556:14
1411.46:536:16
1511.46:516:17
1611.56:486:19
1711.66:466:21
1811.66:446:22
1911.76:416:24
2011.86:396:26
2111.86:376:28
2211.96:346:29
2312.06:326:31
2412.16:306:33
2512.16:276:34
2612.26:256:36
2712.36:236:38
2812.36:206:39
2912.46:186:41
3012.56:166:43
3112.56:136:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bad Arolsen?

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

1.3
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 Bad Arolsen.

What to pack for Bad Arolsen in March

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

In March, Bad Arolsen sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bad Arolsen 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 Bad Arolsen peaks around July 13 at about 7 (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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Arolsen?

Bad Arolsen sits at 51.4°N, 9.0°E, 292 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marsberg, 15 km away.

Topography around Bad Arolsen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Arolsen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m.

The land around Bad Arolsen is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (34%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
428 m
80 km
801 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Marsberg 15 km · Korbach 15 km · Warburg 15 km · Hofgeismar 29 km · Bad Wildungen 30 km · Brilon 31 km · Baunatal 31 km · Vellmar 32 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Bad Arolsen (51.3798°, 9.0145°, elevation 292 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).