Güstrow weather in March

In March, Güstrow sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.5 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 6°C in the first days to 10°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 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Güstrow's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Güstrow's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:37 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 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 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Güstrow reaches about 8°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Güstrow

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.

Güstrow 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 / -1°5111.53.57.80.0
Feb / -1°4110.23.99.40.0
Mar / 4810.52.411.51.1
Apr13° / 43100.213.73.5
May17° / 5810.9015.65.4
Jun20° / 11°7012016.75.9
Jul22° / 14°7812.8016.36.3
Aug22° / 13°7212.1014.66.3
Sep18° / 10°539.3012.55.7
Oct13° / 4910.50.110.23.3
Nov / 4210.20.88.30.9
Dec / 5111.23.27.30.0

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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
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72674
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
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293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Güstrow gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13612
23611
33511
43510
53510
6359
7349
8348
9348
10348
11348
12347
13347
14347
15347
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17347
18347
19337
20337
21337
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30334
31344

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 (%)
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:135:36
210.57:115:38
310.57:085:40
410.67:065:42
510.77:045:44
610.77:015:46
710.86:595:48
810.96:575:50
911.06:545:52
1011.06:525:53
1111.16:495:55
1211.26:475:57
1311.26:445:59
1411.36:426:01
1511.46:396:03
1611.56:376:05
1711.56:346:07
1811.66:326:09
1911.76:296:11
2011.86:276:13
2111.86:246:15
2211.96:226:16
2312.06:196:18
2412.16:176:20
2512.16:146:22
2612.26:126:24
2712.36:096:26
2812.36:076:28
2912.46:046:30
3012.56:026:31
3112.65:596:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.57 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
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Güstrow?

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

1.1
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 Güstrow.

What to pack for Güstrow in March

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

In March, Güstrow sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Güstrow in March

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Güstrow 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 Güstrow peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Güstrow?

Güstrow sits at 53.8°N, 12.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Rostock, 32 km away.

WismarRibnitz-DamgartenSchwerinWittstock

Topography around Güstrow

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Güstrow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m.

The land around Güstrow is covered by grassland (30%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
191 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rostock 32 km · Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt 33 km · Waren 46 km · Parchim 46 km · Wismar 48 km · Ribnitz-Damgarten 53 km · Schwerin 53 km · Wittstock 74 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 Güstrow (53.7972°, 12.1734°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).