Balingen weather in March

In March, Balingen sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Balingen's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Balingen is human settlement 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 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Balingen reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-2
26-2
36-2
46-1
56-1
66-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
1170
1280
1380
1480
1580
1680
1780
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
26101
27101
28101
29101
30102
31102

How March really feels in Balingen

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.

Balingen weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7412.36.98.60.0
Feb / -3°6210.86.79.90.0
Mar / 7513.24.911.61.3
Apr13° / 7313213.43.2
May17° / 11515.90.114.94.6
Jun20° / 11°9914.7015.85.6
Jul22° / 13°10914.8015.56.0
Aug22° / 12°9713.7014.16.2
Sep18° / 7711.8012.45.3
Oct13° / 7712.20.410.63.2
Nov / 7311.83.690.7
Dec / -2°8313.37.18.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43268
53268
63367
73367
83565
93565
103565
113565
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203862
213763
223664
233565
243664
253664
263565
273565
283565
293565
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Balingen gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14222
24222
34221
44220
54120
64119
74118
84017
94016
103916
113915
123914
133914
143913
154013
164013
174113
184213
194213
204313
214314
224414
234414
244414
254414
264414
274414
284414
294413
304413
314312

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:185:58
210.77:166:00
310.87:146:01
410.87:126:03
510.97:106:04
611.07:086:06
711.07:066:07
811.17:046:09
911.17:026:10
1011.27:006:12
1111.36:586:14
1211.36:566:15
1311.46:546:17
1411.46:526:18
1511.56:496:20
1611.66:476:21
1711.66:456:23
1811.76:436:24
1911.76:416:26
2011.86:396:27
2111.96:376:29
2211.96:356:30
2312.06:336:32
2412.06:306:33
2512.16:286:35
2612.26:266:36
2712.26:246:38
2812.36:226:39
2912.36:206:41
3012.46:186:42
3112.56:166:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Balingen?

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 Balingen.

What to pack for Balingen in March

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

In March, Balingen sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°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 Balingen in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balingen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Balingen?

Balingen sits at 48.3°N, 8.9°E, 512 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hechingen, 12 km away.

Topography around Balingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balingen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 562 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,374 m.

The land around Balingen is covered by grassland (38%), trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (20%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
647 m
80 km
1,374 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Hechingen 12 km · Albstadt 14 km · Rottweil 21 km · Mössingen 21 km · Horb am Neckar 22 km · Rottenburg 23 km · Trossingen 27 km · Tübingen 31 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 Balingen (48.2752°, 8.8546°, elevation 512 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).