Gauting weather in March

In March, Gauting sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 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 Gauting's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gauting's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
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 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gauting 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 2°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
37-1
47-1
57-1
680
780
880
980
1080
1190
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
17101
18101
19101
20101
21101
22102
23102
24102
25102
26112
27112
28112
29112
30112
31112

How March really feels in Gauting

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.

Gauting weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6811.77.28.60.0
Feb / -2°5810.96.99.90.1
Mar / 7813.55.111.61.7
Apr14° / 7812.82.113.43.7
May18° / 12616.10.114.95.0
Jun21° / 12°13016015.85.6
Jul23° / 14°12715.2015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°12214.7014.16.2
Sep18° / 10°9912.9012.45.4
Oct13° / 7812.20.510.63.6
Nov / 7111.13.991.0
Dec / -1°7312.67.18.20.0

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53565
63565
73664
83664
93664
103763
113763
123862
133862
143862
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293763
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gauting gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14020
24020
34019
44018
54017
64017
74016
84016
94015
104015
114014
124014
134014
144114
154114
164214
174315
184315
194415
204416
214516
224517
234617
244617
254617
264617
274617
284616
294616
304515
314514

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2510calm
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2810calm
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3010calm
3110calm

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 7:07 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:075:48
210.77:055:50
310.87:035:51
410.97:015:53
510.96:595:54
611.06:585:56
711.06:565:57
811.16:545:59
911.26:526:01
1011.26:496:02
1111.36:476:04
1211.36:456:05
1311.46:436:07
1411.46:416:08
1511.56:396:10
1611.66:376:11
1711.66:356:13
1811.76:336:14
1911.76:316:16
2011.86:296:17
2111.96:276:19
2211.96:256:20
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:206:23
2512.16:186:25
2612.26:166:26
2712.26:146:27
2812.36:126:29
2912.36:106:30
3012.46:086:32
3112.56:066:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
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 Gauting?

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 Gauting.

What to pack for Gauting in March

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

In March, Gauting sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gauting 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 Gauting 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 21 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 11UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gauting 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 Gauting is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gauting?

Gauting sits at 48.1°N, 11.4°E, 583 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Germering, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Gauting

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gauting has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 590 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,571 m.

The land around Gauting is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (53%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
2,571 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Germering 7.0 km · Gilching 8.0 km · Starnberg 8.0 km · Puchheim 9.0 km · Pasing 10 km · Gröbenzell 15 km · Olching 15 km · Fürstenfeldbruck 15 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 Gauting (48.0692°, 11.377°, elevation 583 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).