Korbach in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Korbach sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 195 mm of precipitation over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 17°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Korbach's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Korbach's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 12°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 4°C
Precipitation: 195 mm; 39 wet days
Avg wind: 13 km/h
Travel score: 2.8; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Korbach in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 17°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Korbach reaches about 12°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Korbach

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 44 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Korbach weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -2°	67	13.3	6.6	8.2	0.0
Feb	3° / -2°	54	11	6.6	9.6	0.0
Mar	7° / 1°	62	13.6	4.3	11.5	0.9
Apr	12° / 4°	59	11.9	1.2	13.5	2.9
May	16° / 7°	74	13.2	0.1	15.3	4.5
Jun	19° / 10°	79	13.2	0	16.3	5.4
Jul	21° / 12°	90	14.9	0	15.9	5.7
Aug	21° / 12°	89	13.4	0	14.4	5.8
Sep	17° / 9°	68	12	0	12.4	4.9
Oct	12° / 6°	64	12.1	0.2	10.4	2.7
Nov	6° / 2°	61	12.1	2.7	8.6	0.6
Dec	3° / -1°	68	13.9	6.3	7.7	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Korbach gets around 195 mm of rain and snow over 39 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early March to 16 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Korbach?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Korbach.

What to pack for Korbach in Spring

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

In spring, Korbach sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 39 days see rain.

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UV index in Korbach in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Korbach peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	4	6	6	7	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Korbach in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Korbach is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	14	15	14	14	12	12	12	10	9	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Korbach?

Korbach sits at 51.3°N, 8.9°E, 371 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Arolsen, 15 km away.

Topography around Korbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Korbach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m.

The land around Korbach is covered by cropland (46%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

cropland 46%

16 km

564 m

trees 44%

80 km

801 m

trees 52%

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Spring weather nearby: Bad Arolsen 15 km · Marsberg 21 km · Frankenberg 25 km · Bad Wildungen 25 km · Brilon 25 km · Olsberg 28 km · Warburg 30 km · Baunatal 37 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

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 Korbach (51.2756°, 8.873°, elevation 371 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.