Bad Salzungen weather in March

In March, Bad Salzungen sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 9°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 Salzungen's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bad Salzungen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:43 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Bad Salzungen is main settlement of Bad Salzungen in Germany.

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 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bad Salzungen reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°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)
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970
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1270
1371
1471
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How March really feels in Bad Salzungen

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 Salzungen weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6513.47.18.20.0
Feb / -2°5210.45.99.70.0
Mar / 63134.111.51.0
Apr13° / 5511.50.813.53.2
May17° / 7813.20.115.24.8
Jun20° / 11°7512.9016.25.7
Jul22° / 13°8514.1015.86.0
Aug22° / 13°7712.4014.36.2
Sep17° / 6210.6012.45.2
Oct12° / 6011.40.210.42.9
Nov / 62123.18.70.6
Dec / -1°7014.36.77.80.0

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 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82377
92377
102377
112476
122476
132674
142674
152674
162773
172773
182773
192872
202971
212971
223070
233070
243169
253169
263169
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bad Salzungen gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14117
24116
34116
44116
54115
64115
74115
84115
94114
104114
114114
124213
134213
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154213
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224212
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254211
264111
274111
284010
293910
30399
31388

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
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1412light breeze
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2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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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 7:16 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:165:49
210.67:145:50
310.77:125:52
410.77:105:54
510.87:075:56
610.97:055:57
710.97:035:59
811.07:016:01
911.16:596:03
1011.16:566:04
1111.26:546:06
1211.36:526:08
1311.36:506:09
1411.46:486:11
1511.56:456:13
1611.56:436:14
1711.66:416:16
1811.76:396:18
1911.76:366:19
2011.86:346:21
2111.96:326:23
2211.96:296:24
2312.06:276:26
2412.06:256:28
2512.16:226:29
2612.26:206:31
2712.26:186:33
2812.36:166:34
2912.46:136:36
3012.46:116:38
3112.56:096:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bad Salzungen?

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

1.0
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 Salzungen.

What to pack for Bad Salzungen in March

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

In March, Bad Salzungen sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bad Salzungen 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 Salzungen 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 December 22 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 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bad Salzungen in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bad Salzungen is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Nov 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bad Salzungen?

Bad Salzungen sits at 50.8°N, 10.2°E, 250 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schmalkalden, 18 km away.

Topography around Bad Salzungen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bad Salzungen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 288 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 664 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m.

The land around Bad Salzungen is covered by trees (37%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
664 m
80 km
869 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Schmalkalden 18 km · Eisenach 19 km · Meiningen 30 km · Gotha 36 km · Hünfeld 36 km · Bad Hersfeld 38 km · Suhl 39 km · Eschwege 43 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 Salzungen (50.8134°, 10.2361°, elevation 250 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).