Freising weather in March

In March, Freising sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°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 Freising's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Freising's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Freising 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 3°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)
170
270
370
480
580
680
781
881
991
1091
1191
1291
1392
1492
15102
16102
17102
18102
19102
20102
21102
22112
23112
24113
25113
26113
27113
28113
29123
30123
31123

How March really feels in Freising

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Freising 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°6111.45.88.60.0
Feb / -2°4910.44.99.90.1
Mar10° / 6412.22.811.61.9
Apr14° / 59110.913.44.1
May19° / 10015.10155.4
Jun22° / 13°10014.2015.86.0
Jul24° / 15°10614015.56.3
Aug24° / 14°10013.5014.16.4
Sep19° / 10°7511.2012.45.8
Oct14° / 64110.210.63.7
Nov / 6110.52.591.0
Dec / -1°6512.95.78.20.0

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
23169
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83367
93466
103565
113565
123565
133565
143664
153664
163664
173664
183565
193565
203664
213565
223565
233565
243565
253565
263664
273664
283664
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Freising gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13814
23813
33812
43712
53711
63710
73710
8379
9379
10379
11378
12378
13388
14388
15398
16398
17398
18408
19408
20418
21418
22418
23418
24418
25418
26408
27408
28397
29397
30386
31386

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, the windiest month of the year.

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:06 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:065:46
210.77:045:48
310.87:025:49
410.87:005:51
510.96:585:53
611.06:565:54
711.06:545:56
811.16:525:57
911.16:505:59
1011.26:486:00
1111.36:466:02
1211.36:446:03
1311.46:426:05
1411.46:406:06
1511.56:386:08
1611.66:366:09
1711.66:346:11
1811.76:326:13
1911.76:296:14
2011.86:276:16
2111.96:256:17
2211.96:236:19
2312.06:216:20
2412.06:196:22
2512.16:176:23
2612.26:156:25
2712.26:126:26
2812.36:106:28
2912.36:086:29
3012.46:066:31
3112.56:046:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Freising?

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

1.9
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 Freising.

What to pack for Freising in March

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

In March, Freising sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Freising 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 Freising peaks around July 11 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Freising 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 Freising is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Freising?

Freising sits at 48.4°N, 11.7°E, 448 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neufahrn bei Freising, 12 km away.

Topography around Freising

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Freising has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,453 m.

The land around Freising is covered by trees (41%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,453 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Neufahrn bei Freising 12 km · Moosburg 16 km · Erding 16 km · Garching 19 km · Unterschleißheim 19 km · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm 23 km · Karlsfeld 28 km · Dachau 28 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 Freising (48.4035°, 11.7488°, elevation 448 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).