Loxstedt weather in March

In March, Loxstedt sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 17% 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 Loxstedt's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loxstedt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:51 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

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 Loxstedt reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
161
261
371
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1683
1783
1883
1983
2093
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2693
27103
28103
29103
30104
31104

How March really feels in Loxstedt

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.

Loxstedt 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 / 6813.82.37.80.0
Feb / 5310.82.79.40.1
Mar / 5611.51.411.51.3
Apr13° / 52110.213.73.4
May17° / 6411.8015.65.0
Jun19° / 12°7913.2016.75.5
Jul22° / 14°9314016.25.9
Aug21° / 14°8514.2014.65.9
Sep18° / 11°6610.7012.55.4
Oct13° / 6512.6010.33.4
Nov / 5812.20.48.31.2
Dec / 6813.22.37.30.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42575
52575
62476
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122575
132575
142575
152674
162773
172773
182872
192872
203070
213169
223268
233367
243466
253466
263565
273763
283763
293763
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Loxstedt gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1429
2428
3418
4417
5407
6406
7396
8385
9385
10375
11374
12374
13374
14364
15364
16364
17364
18364
19364
20364
21364
22364
23364
24364
25364
26363
27363
28363
29363
30363
31362

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light 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 7:27 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:275:51
210.57:245:53
310.57:225:54
410.67:205:56
510.77:175:58
610.87:156:00
710.87:136:02
810.97:106:04
911.07:086:06
1011.07:056:08
1111.17:036:10
1211.27:016:12
1311.36:586:14
1411.36:566:16
1511.46:536:17
1611.56:516:19
1711.56:486:21
1811.66:466:23
1911.76:436:25
2011.86:416:27
2111.86:386:29
2211.96:366:31
2312.06:336:32
2412.16:316:34
2512.16:296:36
2612.26:266:38
2712.36:246:40
2812.36:216:42
2912.46:196:44
3012.56:166:45
3112.66:146:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Loxstedt?

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

1.3
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 Loxstedt.

What to pack for Loxstedt in March

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

In March, Loxstedt sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Loxstedt in March

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Loxstedt 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 Loxstedt peaks around July 15 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 5Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Loxstedt?

Loxstedt sits at 53.5°N, 8.6°E, 7 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bremerhaven, 10 km away.

Topography around Loxstedt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loxstedt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m.

The land around Loxstedt is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), cropland (26%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
256 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bremerhaven 10 km · Nordenham 11 km · Langen 15 km · Brake (Unterweser) 19 km · Schwanewede 28 km · Osterholz-Scharmbeck 29 km · Vegesack 32 km · Bremervörde 33 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 Loxstedt (53.471°, 8.6458°, elevation 7 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).