Kaufbeuren weather in March

In March, Kaufbeuren sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 13.8 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 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Kaufbeuren's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaufbeuren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
83 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:40 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Kaufbeuren is inner city of the urban municipality of Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, 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 10°C by the end.

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

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-1
26-1
37-1
47-1
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670
770
880
980
1080
1180
1281
1391
1491
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How March really feels in Kaufbeuren

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.

Kaufbeuren 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 / -2°7512.17.68.60.0
Feb / -2°6410.97.69.90.1
Mar / 8313.85.811.61.5
Apr13° / 8213.22.413.43.3
May17° / 12716.10.214.94.8
Jun21° / 12°12816.2015.75.5
Jul22° / 13°13115.8015.45.9
Aug22° / 13°12014.8014.16.0
Sep18° / 9312.70.112.45.2
Oct13° / 7811.60.710.63.4
Nov / 7711.44.29.10.8
Dec / -1°8313.488.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43664
53565
63664
73664
83664
93763
103763
113862
123961
133961
143961
154060
163961
173961
183763
193763
203763
213763
223565
233565
243664
253664
263664
273664
283763
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kaufbeuren gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14225
24224
34223
44222
54222
64221
74220
84120
94119
104118
114117
124117
134116
144216
154216
164316
174316
184416
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204517
214617
224617
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254718
264717
274617
284617
294616
304615
314515

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
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8100
9100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
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28100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1613light breeze
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1813light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2512calm
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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 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:105:51
210.77:085:53
310.87:065:55
410.97:045:56
510.97:025:58
611.07:005:59
711.06:586:01
811.16:566:02
911.26:546:04
1011.26:526:05
1111.36:506:07
1211.36:486:08
1311.46:466:10
1411.56:446:11
1511.56:426:13
1611.66:406:14
1711.66:386:16
1811.76:366:17
1911.76:346:19
2011.86:326:20
2111.96:306:22
2211.96:286:23
2312.06:256:25
2412.06:236:26
2512.16:216:28
2612.26:196:29
2712.26:176:30
2812.36:156:32
2912.36:136:33
3012.46:116:35
3112.56:096:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.3 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
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
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 Kaufbeuren?

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

1.5
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 Kaufbeuren.

What to pack for Kaufbeuren in March

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

In March, Kaufbeuren 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 Kaufbeuren 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 Kaufbeuren peaks around July 13 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 13UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaufbeuren?

Kaufbeuren sits at 47.9°N, 10.6°E, 672 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Marktoberdorf, 11 km away.

Topography around Kaufbeuren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaufbeuren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 712 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,530 m.

The land around Kaufbeuren is covered by grassland (37%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
2,530 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Marktoberdorf 11 km · Landsberg am Lech 27 km · Kempten (Allgäu) 29 km · Memmingen 34 km · Fussen 35 km · Weilheim 40 km · Leutkirch 45 km · Bobingen 46 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 Kaufbeuren (47.8824°, 10.6219°, elevation 672 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).