Gersthofen weather in March

In March, Gersthofen sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°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 Gersthofen's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gersthofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Gersthofen is human settlement in 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 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gersthofen reaches about 10°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 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
380
480
580
680
780
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
14101
15101
16102
17102
18102
19102
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21102
22112
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27112
28113
29123
30123
31123

How March really feels in Gersthofen

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.

Gersthofen 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°5911.15.28.60.0
Feb / -2°48104.39.90.2
Mar10° / 61122.511.62.0
Apr14° / 5610.70.713.44.1
May19° / 9214.30155.4
Jun22° / 12°9013.7015.86.0
Jul24° / 14°9313.4015.56.4
Aug24° / 14°8412.4014.16.6
Sep19° / 10°6510.9012.45.8
Oct14° / 6211.10.210.63.7
Nov / 6110.1291.0
Dec / -1°6512.75.28.20.0

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%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43268
53268
63268
73367
83466
93565
103565
113565
123664
133664
143664
153664
163763
173664
183664
193664
203664
213565
223664
233664
243664
253664
263664
273763
283763
293664
303664
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gersthofen gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13711
23711
33711
43710
53710
6379
7379
8378
9368
10368
11367
12367
13367
14377
15377
16377
17387
18387
19398
20398
21398
22398
23398
24398
25398
26397
27387
28387
29376
30376
31365

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
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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 7:10 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:105:50
210.77:085:51
310.87:065:53
410.87:045:54
510.97:025:56
611.07:005:58
711.06:585:59
811.16:566:01
911.16:546:02
1011.26:526:04
1111.36:506:05
1211.36:486:07
1311.46:466:08
1411.46:446:10
1511.56:416:11
1611.66:396:13
1711.66:376:15
1811.76:356:16
1911.76:336:18
2011.86:316:19
2111.96:296:21
2211.96:276:22
2312.06:246:24
2412.06:226:25
2512.16:206:27
2612.26:186:28
2712.26:166:30
2812.36:146:31
2912.36:126:33
3012.46:106:34
3112.56:076:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.18 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
133.0Moderate
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
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gersthofen?

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

2.0
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 Gersthofen.

What to pack for Gersthofen in March

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

In March, Gersthofen sees daytime highs around 10°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 Gersthofen 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 Gersthofen peaks around July 14 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 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gersthofen?

Gersthofen sits at 48.4°N, 10.9°E, 473 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Neusäß, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gersthofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gersthofen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Gersthofen is covered by cropland (39%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Neusäß 5.0 km · Augsburg 6.0 km · Friedberg 11 km · Königsbrunn 17 km · Bobingen 17 km · Aichach 20 km · Schrobenhausen 32 km · Dillingen an der Donau 33 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 Gersthofen (48.4243°, 10.8727°, elevation 473 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).