Garbsen weather in March

In March, Garbsen sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 11.8 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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Garbsen's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garbsen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:46 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Garbsen is subdivision of Garbsen, Region Hannover, 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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Garbsen 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 4°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
171
271
371
471
582
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
21102
22102
23103
24103
25103
26103
27113
28113
29113
30113
31113

How March really feels in Garbsen

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.

Garbsen 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 / 6212.62.880.0
Feb / 4710.739.50.2
Mar / 5411.81.511.51.7
Apr14° / 4710.70.213.64.0
May18° / 5710.8015.45.6
Jun21° / 12°6211.4016.56.0
Jul23° / 14°7512.4016.16.4
Aug23° / 14°6812.1014.56.4
Sep19° / 11°5610.6012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.5010.33.7
Nov / 5411.40.78.51.3
Dec / 6312.52.77.50.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82377
92377
102377
112476
122476
132476
142476
152575
162773
172773
182773
192872
203070
213070
223169
233268
243367
253466
263466
273565
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Garbsen gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1408
2408
3397
4397
5396
6396
7396
8385
9385
10385
11385
12385
13395
14395
15395
16394
17394
18394
19384
20384
21384
22384
23384
24384
25374
26374
27374
28373
29373
30373
31362

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:215:49
210.57:195:51
310.67:175:52
410.77:145:54
510.77:125:56
610.87:105:58
710.97:086:00
810.97:056:02
911.07:036:03
1011.17:016:05
1111.16:586:07
1211.26:566:09
1311.36:546:11
1411.46:516:13
1511.46:496:14
1611.56:466:16
1711.66:446:18
1811.66:426:20
1911.76:396:21
2011.86:376:23
2111.86:356:25
2211.96:326:27
2312.06:306:29
2412.16:276:30
2512.16:256:32
2612.26:226:34
2712.36:206:36
2812.36:186:38
2912.46:156:39
3012.56:136:41
3112.56:106:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Garbsen?

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 Garbsen.

What to pack for Garbsen in March

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

In March, Garbsen sees daytime highs around 9°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 Garbsen in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garbsen peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Garbsen?

Garbsen sits at 52.4°N, 9.6°E, 50 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Seelze, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Garbsen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garbsen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m.

The land around Garbsen is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
722 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Seelze 2.0 km · Nordstadt 9.0 km · Linden-Nord 9.0 km · Linden 10 km · Wunstorf 11 km · Langenhagen 11 km · Hannover 11 km · Ronnenberg 11 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 Garbsen (52.4137°, 9.5899°, elevation 50 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).