Ostfildern weather in March

In March, Ostfildern sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 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 Ostfildern's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ostfildern's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

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 Ostfildern 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 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
280
380
480
580
681
791
891
991
1091
1191
12101
13101
14102
15102
16102
17102
18102
19102
20112
21112
22112
23112
24112
25112
26112
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How March really feels in Ostfildern

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.

Ostfildern 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°6512.24.28.50.0
Feb / -1°5410.14.29.80.2
Mar10° / 6712.52.311.62.1
Apr15° / 5511.40.413.44.1
May19° / 8413.60155.4
Jun22° / 12°7513.2015.96.1
Jul24° / 14°7912.5015.56.6
Aug24° / 14°6811.6014.26.7
Sep19° / 10°6210.8012.45.9
Oct14° / 6611.30.210.53.9
Nov / 6611.21.691.2
Dec / -0°7313.24.38.10.0

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83268
93268
103268
113367
123367
133466
143466
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223565
233664
243664
253664
263664
273763
283862
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ostfildern gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14012
24012
34011
44010
54010
6409
7408
8408
9397
10397
11396
12396
13396
14395
15405
16405
17405
18406
19416
20416
21416
22416
23417
24417
25417
26407
27406
28406
29406
30395
31395

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
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
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 7:17 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)
110.77:175:56
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
911.17:016:08
1011.26:596:10
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
1911.76:406:24
2011.86:376:25
2111.96:356:27
2211.96:336:29
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:32
2512.16:276:33
2612.26:256:35
2712.26:226:36
2812.36:206:38
2912.46:186:39
3012.46:166:41
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 3.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ostfildern?

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

2.1
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 Ostfildern.

What to pack for Ostfildern in March

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

In March, Ostfildern sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ostfildern 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 Ostfildern 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 Ostfildern?

Ostfildern sits at 48.7°N, 9.2°E, 409 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Esslingen, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Ostfildern

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ostfildern has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 365 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m.

The land around Ostfildern is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
227 m
16 km
347 m
80 km
1,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Esslingen 4.0 km · Stuttgart-Ost 7.0 km · Leinfelden-Echterdingen 7.0 km · Filderstadt 8.0 km · Stuttgart 8.0 km · Fellbach 9.0 km · Wendlingen am Neckar 11 km · Stuttgart Feuerbach 11 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 Ostfildern (48.727°, 9.2495°, elevation 409 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).