Fürth weather in March

In March, Fürth sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 19% 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 Fürth's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fürth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:39 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Fürth is main settlement of Fürth, Middle Franconia, Germany.

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 Fürth reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 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)
160
270
370
470
570
670
780
881
981
1081
1181
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1892
19102
20102
21102
22102
23102
24102
25102
26112
27112
28112
29112
30113
31113

How March really feels in Fürth

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.

Fürth 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 / -2°6212.25.38.40.0
Feb / -2°50104.79.80.1
Mar / 6212.22.611.51.7
Apr14° / 4810.60.513.44.0
May19° / 7212.2015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°7312.40166.1
Jul24° / 14°7712.8015.66.5
Aug24° / 13°6911.3014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°619.8012.45.9
Oct13° / 6211.20.210.53.5
Nov / 6310.82.18.90.8
Dec / -1°6913.55.380.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22773
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82773
92872
102872
113169
123169
133169
143169
153268
163268
173169
183169
193268
203268
213367
223268
233367
243367
253367
263466
273565
283565
293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Fürth gets around 62 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13712
23711
33711
43710
53710
6379
7389
8389
9388
10388
11388
12388
13388
14388
15388
16388
17398
18398
19398
20408
21408
22408
23408
24408
25408
26407
27397
28397
29396
30386
31385

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
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
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2512calm
2612calm
2711calm
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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 7:11 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:115:48
210.77:095:49
310.77:075:51
410.87:055:53
510.97:035:54
610.97:015:56
711.06:595:58
811.06:565:59
911.16:546:01
1011.26:526:02
1111.26:506:04
1211.36:486:06
1311.46:466:07
1411.46:446:09
1511.56:426:10
1611.56:396:12
1711.66:376:14
1811.76:356:15
1911.76:336:17
2011.86:316:18
2111.96:286:20
2211.96:266:22
2312.06:246:23
2412.06:226:25
2512.16:206:26
2612.26:176:28
2712.26:156:29
2812.36:136:31
2912.46:116:33
3012.46:096:34
3112.56:066:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Fürth?

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

1.7
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 Fürth.

What to pack for Fürth in March

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

In March, Fürth sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Fürth 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 Fürth peaks around July 15 at about 7 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fürth?

Fürth sits at 49.5°N, 11.0°E, 302 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Zirndorf, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Fürth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fürth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 303 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Fürth is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
700 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Zirndorf 4.0 km · Oberasbach 6.0 km · Nuremberg 7.0 km · Herzogenaurach 13 km · Erlangen 13 km · Schwabach 16 km · Wendelstein 18 km · Lauf an der Pegnitz 22 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 Fürth (49.4759°, 10.9886°, elevation 302 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).