Konstanz weather in March

In March, Konstanz sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 24% 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 Konstanz's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konstanz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.6 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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Konstanz reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
371
471
571
681
781
881
981
1082
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
16102
17103
18103
19103
20103
21103
22103
23103
24103
25103
26113
27114
28114
29114
30114
31114

How March really feels in Konstanz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Konstanz weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°71125.98.70.0
Feb / -1°62115.99.90.1
Mar / 7813.7411.61.7
Apr14° / 8012.81.213.33.6
May18° / 10°11915.5014.95.0
Jun21° / 14°12315.3015.75.7
Jul23° / 16°13115.2015.46.2
Aug23° / 15°12014.3014.16.2
Sep18° / 12°9412.2012.45.5
Oct13° / 8311.80.310.63.5
Nov / 8312.12.99.11.0
Dec / -0°8513.768.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43367
53367
63466
73466
83565
93565
103664
113763
123862
133862
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
193961
203961
214060
223961
233961
243961
254060
264060
273961
283961
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Konstanz gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 47% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14318
24317
34317
44316
54215
64215
74114
84113
94013
104012
114012
124011
134011
144010
154010
164110
174210
184211
194311
204411
214511
224512
234612
244612
254712
264712
274712
284711
294711
304610
314610

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:15 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:155:58
210.87:145:59
310.87:126:01
410.97:106:02
510.97:086:04
611.07:066:05
711.07:046:07
811.17:026:08
911.27:006:10
1011.26:586:11
1111.36:566:13
1211.36:546:14
1311.46:526:16
1411.56:506:17
1511.56:486:19
1611.66:466:20
1711.66:446:22
1811.76:426:23
1911.76:406:25
2011.86:386:26
2111.96:356:27
2211.96:336:29
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:32
2512.16:276:33
2612.26:256:35
2712.26:236:36
2812.36:216:38
2912.36:196:39
3012.46:176:41
3112.56:156:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
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 Konstanz?

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 Konstanz.

What to pack for Konstanz in March

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

In March, Konstanz sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Konstanz 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 Konstanz peaks around July 15 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Konstanz?

Konstanz sits at 47.7°N, 9.2°E, 402 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kreuzlingen, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Konstanz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konstanz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 418 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,596 m.

The land around Konstanz is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (32%), water (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
349 m
80 km
2,596 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kreuzlingen 1.0 km · Petershausen-West 2.0 km · Überlingen 12 km · Radolfzell 18 km · Friedrichshafen 22 km · Frauenfeld 24 km · Wil 24 km · Stockach 25 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 Konstanz (47.6603°, 9.1758°, elevation 402 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).