Dotzheim weather in March

In March, Dotzheim sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°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 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dotzheim's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dotzheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:51 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Dotzheim is municipal district of the city of Wiesbaden in Hesse, Germany.

Density
1,508/km²
people per km²

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 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dotzheim reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°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)
171
281
381
481
581
681
792
892
992
1092
1192
1292
13102
14102
15102
16102
17103
18103
19103
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27123
28123
29123
30123
31124

How March really feels in Dotzheim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dotzheim weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°49112.88.30.0
Feb / -0°429.22.69.70.3
Mar10° / 4911.31.311.52.1
Apr15° / 459.80.213.54.3
May19° / 6211015.25.8
Jun22° / 13°6010.6016.16.5
Jul24° / 15°6411.7015.76.6
Aug24° / 14°5810.6014.36.8
Sep20° / 11°549.3012.46.1
Oct14° / 5510.80.110.53.8
Nov / 5511.50.98.81.2
Dec / 6212.83.27.90.0

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42971
52971
62971
72971
83070
93169
103070
113169
123268
133268
143367
153268
163367
173367
183367
193367
203466
213466
223466
233466
243565
253664
263664
273763
283763
293763
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Dotzheim gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1378
2377
3377
4376
5376
6365
7365
8365
9354
10354
11354
12344
13344
14344
15344
16344
17344
18354
19354
20354
21364
22364
23364
24374
25374
26374
27373
28373
29363
30363
31353

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 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:235:58
210.67:216:00
310.77:196:01
410.87:176:03
510.87:156:05
610.97:136:06
711.07:106:08
811.07:086:10
911.17:066:11
1011.27:046:13
1111.27:026:15
1211.37:006:16
1311.36:576:18
1411.46:556:20
1511.56:536:21
1611.56:516:23
1711.66:496:25
1811.76:466:26
1911.76:446:28
2011.86:426:29
2111.96:406:31
2211.96:376:33
2312.06:356:34
2412.06:336:36
2512.16:316:37
2612.26:286:39
2712.26:266:41
2812.36:246:42
2912.46:226:44
3012.46:206:46
3112.56:176:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dotzheim?

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

2.1
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 Dotzheim.

What to pack for Dotzheim in March

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

In March, Dotzheim sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Dotzheim 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 Dotzheim peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dotzheim?

Dotzheim sits at 50.1°N, 8.2°E, 152 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wiesbaden, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Dotzheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dotzheim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Dotzheim is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (51%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
261 m
16 km
560 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Wiesbaden 4.0 km · Biebrich 5.0 km · Eltville 8.0 km · Gonsenheim 8.0 km · Taunusstein 9.0 km · Mainz 12 km · Hochheim am Main 13 km · Nieder-Ingelheim 14 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 Dotzheim (50.0744°, 8.195°, elevation 152 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).