Lauda-Königshofen weather in March

In March, Lauda-Königshofen sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 11.5 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 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lauda-Königshofen's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lauda-Königshofen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Lauda-Königshofen is human settlement in 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 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Lauda-Königshofen reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
371
471
581
681
781
881
981
1091
1191
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
17102
18102
19102
20102
21102
22102
23102
24103
25113
26113
27113
28113
29113
30113
31123

How March really feels in Lauda-Königshofen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lauda-Königshofen 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 / -1°6311.74.58.40.0
Feb / -1°5410.54.39.80.1
Mar / 6211.91.911.51.9
Apr14° / 489.60.313.44.1
May18° / 7412.4015.15.5
Jun22° / 12°6311.80166.2
Jul24° / 14°6612.4015.66.6
Aug24° / 14°5610.4014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°559.9012.45.9
Oct13° / 62110.110.53.6
Nov / 6110.61.68.91.0
Dec / -0°7313.54.880.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82971
92872
102872
112872
122971
133070
142971
153070
163070
173070
183070
193070
203070
213169
223169
233169
243268
253367
263367
273466
283466
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Lauda-Königshofen gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13810
2389
3389
4388
5378
6377
7377
8376
9376
10376
11375
12375
13375
14375
15375
16375
17385
18386
19386
20386
21396
22396
23396
24396
25396
26386
27386
28376
29375
30365
31354

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 12 km/h in March.

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:165:53
210.77:145:54
310.77:125:56
410.87:105:58
510.97:085:59
610.97:066:01
711.07:046:03
811.07:026:04
911.17:006:06
1011.26:576:07
1111.26:556:09
1211.36:536:11
1311.46:516:12
1411.46:496:14
1511.56:476:16
1611.56:456:17
1711.66:426:19
1811.76:406:20
1911.76:386:22
2011.86:366:23
2111.96:346:25
2211.96:316:27
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:276:30
2512.16:256:31
2612.26:236:33
2712.26:206:35
2812.36:186:36
2912.46:166:38
3012.46:146:39
3112.56:116:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lauda-Königshofen?

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

1.9
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 Lauda-Königshofen.

What to pack for Lauda-Königshofen in March

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

In March, Lauda-Königshofen sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lauda-Königshofen 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 Lauda-Königshofen peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lauda-Königshofen in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Lauda-Königshofen is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Nov 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lauda-Königshofen?

Lauda-Königshofen sits at 49.6°N, 9.7°E, 195 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bad Mergentheim, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lauda-Königshofen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lauda-Königshofen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Lauda-Königshofen is covered by trees (40%), cropland (30%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
569 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Bad Mergentheim 9.0 km · Wertheim 26 km · Buchen in Odenwald 28 km · Würzburg 31 km · Künzelsau 32 km · Kitzingen 37 km · Rothenburg ob der Tauber 40 km · Öhringen 43 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 Lauda-Königshofen (49.5653°, 9.7082°, elevation 195 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).