Goslar weather in March

In March, Goslar sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 13.5 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 6°C in the first days to 9°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 Goslar's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goslar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:43 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.7 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 6°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Goslar reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Goslar

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.

Goslar 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°6813.56.28.10.0
Feb / -2°5311.55.99.60.0
Mar / 6313.5411.51.0
Apr13° / 53110.713.63.3
May17° / 7112.5015.45.0
Jun20° / 11°7313.3016.45.6
Jul22° / 13°8814.50165.9
Aug22° / 13°7613014.46.1
Sep18° / 6611.1012.45.3
Oct12° / 6312.20.110.43.1
Nov / 6112.12.38.60.8
Dec / -1°6614.25.57.60.0

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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152575
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192773
202872
212872
223070
233070
243169
253268
263367
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283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Goslar gets around 63 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 44% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14317
24316
34315
44315
54315
64314
74314
84314
94314
104314
114414
124414
134414
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154413
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204412
214412
224311
234311
244311
254210
264210
27419
28419
29408
30408
31397

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
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17100
18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
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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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2113light breeze
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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 7:17 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:175:46
210.67:155:48
310.67:125:50
410.77:105:52
510.87:085:53
610.87:065:55
710.97:045:57
811.07:015:59
911.06:596:01
1011.16:576:02
1111.26:546:04
1211.26:526:06
1311.36:506:08
1411.46:486:10
1511.46:456:11
1611.56:436:13
1711.66:416:15
1811.66:386:17
1911.76:366:18
2011.86:336:20
2111.86:316:22
2211.96:296:24
2312.06:266:25
2412.16:246:27
2512.16:226:29
2612.26:196:31
2712.36:176:32
2812.36:146:34
2912.46:126:36
3012.56:106:37
3112.56:076:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Goslar?

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

1.0
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 Goslar.

What to pack for Goslar in March

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

In March, Goslar sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Goslar in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goslar peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Goslar?

Goslar sits at 51.9°N, 10.4°E, 270 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Harzburg, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Goslar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goslar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 345 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Goslar is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
450 m
16 km
912 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bad Harzburg 9.0 km · Clausthal-Zellerfeld 12 km · Seesen 17 km · Wernigerode 25 km · Salzgitter 28 km · Wolfenbüttel 30 km · Northeim 37 km · Blankenburg 38 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 Goslar (51.9042°, 10.4277°, elevation 270 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).