Metzingen weather in March

In March, Metzingen sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 12.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 22% 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 Metzingen's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Metzingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

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 Metzingen reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°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)
16-1
27-1
37-1
470
570
670
780
880
980
1080
1181
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
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20101
21102
22102
23102
24102
25102
26102
27112
28112
29112
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31112

How March really feels in Metzingen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Metzingen weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°6712.35.98.60.0
Feb / -2°5510.75.79.90.1
Mar / 6812.83.611.61.7
Apr14° / 6111.71.313.43.7
May18° / 9514.60155.0
Jun21° / 11°8413.5015.85.9
Jul23° / 13°8513.2015.56.4
Aug23° / 13°7512.3014.16.5
Sep18° / 6610.9012.45.7
Oct13° / 6911.60.310.63.5
Nov / 6911.72.790.9
Dec / -1°7513.85.98.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
43070
53169
63169
73268
83367
93466
103466
113664
123664
133763
143664
153664
163664
173664
183664
193664
203664
213763
223664
233664
243664
253664
263763
273763
283763
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Metzingen gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 12.8 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14017
24016
34015
44015
54014
64013
73912
83912
93911
103911
113911
123910
133910
144010
154011
164111
174111
184111
194212
204212
214212
224212
234212
244212
254212
264212
274211
284111
294110
30409
31399

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:16 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:165:56
210.77:145:58
310.87:125:59
410.87:106:01
510.97:086:02
611.07:066:04
711.07:046:05
811.17:026:07
911.17:006:08
1011.26:586:10
1111.36:566:12
1211.36:546:13
1311.46:526:15
1411.46:506:16
1511.56:486:18
1611.66:466:19
1711.66:446:21
1811.76:426:22
1911.76:396:24
2011.86:376:25
2111.96:356:27
2211.96:336:28
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:31
2512.16:276:33
2612.26:246:34
2712.26:226:36
2812.36:206:37
2912.36:186:39
3012.46:166:40
3112.56:146:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Metzingen?

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 Metzingen.

What to pack for Metzingen in March

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

In March, Metzingen sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Metzingen 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 Metzingen 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
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Metzingen?

Metzingen sits at 48.5°N, 9.3°E, 350 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Reutlingen, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Metzingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Metzingen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 396 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m.

The land around Metzingen is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
618 m
80 km
1,050 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Reutlingen 8.0 km · Pfullingen 9.0 km · Nürtingen 11 km · Filderstadt 14 km · Wendlingen am Neckar 16 km · Tübingen 17 km · Kirchheim unter Teck 18 km · Leinfelden-Echterdingen 19 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 Metzingen (48.5369°, 9.2833°, elevation 350 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).