Friedrichshafen weather in March

In March, Friedrichshafen sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Friedrichshafen's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Friedrichshafen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
83 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 14 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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Friedrichshafen reaches about 9°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 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
371
471
571
681
781
881
981
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
16102
17103
18103
19103
20103
21103
22103
23103
24103
25113
26113
27114
28114
29114
30114
31114

How March really feels in Friedrichshafen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Friedrichshafen 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°7712.36.48.70.0
Feb / -1°6711.26.19.90.1
Mar / 8313.94.211.61.8
Apr14° / 8012.81.213.33.6
May18° / 11°12014.8014.95.1
Jun22° / 14°12315015.75.8
Jul23° / 16°13215015.46.2
Aug23° / 16°12014.2014.16.3
Sep18° / 12°9712012.45.6
Oct13° / 8411.70.310.63.6
Nov / 8812.22.89.11.1
Dec / 9113.96.38.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53367
63565
73565
83664
93763
103763
113862
123961
133961
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
193961
203961
213961
223862
233862
243862
253961
263961
273961
283961
293961
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Friedrichshafen gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14418
24418
34417
44316
54316
64315
74315
84214
94213
104213
114212
124112
134111
144211
154211
164211
174311
184412
194412
204512
214512
224512
234613
244613
254613
264612
274612
284612
294511
304511
314510

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 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:14 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:145:56
210.87:125:58
310.87:105:59
410.97:096:01
510.97:076:02
611.07:056:04
711.07:036:06
811.17:016:07
911.26:596:09
1011.26:576:10
1111.36:556:12
1211.36:536:13
1311.46:516:14
1411.56:496:16
1511.56:476:17
1611.66:456:19
1711.66:436:20
1811.76:406:22
1911.76:386:23
2011.86:366:25
2111.96:346:26
2211.96:326:28
2312.06:306:29
2412.06:286:31
2512.16:266:32
2612.26:246:34
2712.26:226:35
2812.36:206:36
2912.36:186:38
3012.46:156:39
3112.56:136:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Friedrichshafen?

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

1.8
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 Friedrichshafen.

What to pack for Friedrichshafen in March

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

In March, Friedrichshafen sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Friedrichshafen 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 Friedrichshafen peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Friedrichshafen?

Friedrichshafen sits at 47.7°N, 9.5°E, 405 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Tettnang, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Friedrichshafen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Friedrichshafen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,567 m.

The land around Friedrichshafen is covered by water (36%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, water (35%), trees (30%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
2,567 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tettnang 9.0 km · Ravensburg 17 km · Lindau 20 km · Weingarten 21 km · Petershausen-West 22 km · Konstanz 22 km · Kreuzlingen 23 km · Überlingen 26 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 Friedrichshafen (47.6569°, 9.4755°, elevation 405 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).