Ludwigsburg weather in March

In March, Ludwigsburg sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Ludwigsburg's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ludwigsburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 17.3 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 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ludwigsburg reaches about 10°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 4°C and 17°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)
181
281
381
481
591
691
791
891
992
1092
11102
12102
13102
14102
15102
16102
17112
18112
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25123
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How March really feels in Ludwigsburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ludwigsburg weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7012.448.50.0
Feb / -1°59113.79.80.3
Mar10° / 7112.31.911.62.2
Apr15° / 5210.70.213.44.4
May19° / 8112.70155.6
Jun22° / 13°7012.5015.96.3
Jul25° / 15°7612.1015.56.6
Aug24° / 14°6711.2014.26.7
Sep20° / 11°6310.4012.46.0
Oct14° / 7111.50.110.53.9
Nov / 6911.41.38.91.3
Dec / 8314.248.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
42971
53070
62971
73070
83070
93169
103169
113169
123268
133268
143367
153268
163268
173367
183367
193466
203367
213367
223367
233565
243565
253565
263664
273664
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ludwigsburg gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14210
2419
3419
4418
5418
6407
7407
8396
9386
10385
11385
12375
13374
14384
15384
16384
17384
18395
19395
20395
21405
22405
23405
24406
25405
26405
27405
28395
29395
30384
31384

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:17 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:175:56
210.77:155:57
310.87:135:59
410.87:116:01
510.97:096:02
610.97:076:04
711.07:056:05
811.17:036:07
911.17:016:09
1011.26:596:10
1111.26:576:12
1211.36:556:13
1311.46:536:15
1411.46:516:16
1511.56:486:18
1611.66:466:19
1711.66:446:21
1811.76:426:23
1911.76:406:24
2011.86:386:26
2111.96:366:27
2211.96:336:29
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:32
2512.16:276:33
2612.26:256:35
2712.26:236:36
2812.36:206:38
2912.46:186:39
3012.46:166:41
3112.56:146:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ludwigsburg?

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

2.2
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 Ludwigsburg.

What to pack for Ludwigsburg in March

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

In March, Ludwigsburg sees daytime highs around 10°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 Ludwigsburg 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 Ludwigsburg 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 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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ludwigsburg?

Ludwigsburg sits at 48.9°N, 9.2°E, 298 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Freiberg am Neckar, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Ludwigsburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ludwigsburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Ludwigsburg is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
361 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Freiberg am Neckar 4.0 km · Kornwestheim 4.0 km · Remseck am Neckar 7.0 km · Stuttgart Mühlhausen 7.0 km · Marbach am Neckar 7.0 km · Bietigheim-Bissingen 8.0 km · Korntal 9.0 km · Stuttgart Feuerbach 10 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 Ludwigsburg (48.8973°, 9.1916°, elevation 298 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).