Prenzlau weather in March

In March, Prenzlau sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 16% 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 Prenzlau's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prenzlau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:30 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
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 Prenzlau reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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360
460
560
660
760
860
970
1070
1170
1270
1370
1471
1571
1671
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2491
2591
2691
2792
2892
29102
30102
31102

How March really feels in Prenzlau

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.

Prenzlau 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°4610.73.67.80.0
Feb / -1°358.93.69.40.0
Mar / 4510.52.111.51.1
Apr13° / 379.10.313.73.7
May18° / 5510.7015.65.6
Jun21° / 12°6110.5016.66.2
Jul23° / 14°7311.6016.26.6
Aug23° / 14°6211.4014.66.5
Sep18° / 10°529.5012.45.8
Oct13° / 459.70.110.33.4
Nov / 399.80.98.40.8
Dec / -0°4410.73.57.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62872
72872
82773
92773
102773
112773
122773
132674
142674
152674
162773
172872
182872
192872
202872
212971
223070
233169
243268
253367
263367
273466
283565
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Prenzlau gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13311
23310
3339
4339
5338
6338
7337
8347
9347
10347
11357
12357
13357
14357
15357
16357
17357
18357
19357
20356
21346
22346
23346
24336
25336
26326
27325
28325
29315
30314
31314

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light 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 7:06 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:065:30
210.57:035:32
310.57:015:34
410.66:595:36
510.76:565:38
610.86:545:40
710.86:525:42
810.96:495:43
911.06:475:45
1011.06:445:47
1111.16:425:49
1211.26:405:51
1311.36:375:53
1411.36:355:55
1511.46:325:57
1611.56:305:59
1711.56:276:00
1811.66:256:02
1911.76:236:04
2011.86:206:06
2111.86:186:08
2211.96:156:10
2312.06:136:12
2412.16:106:13
2512.16:086:15
2612.26:056:17
2712.36:036:19
2812.36:006:21
2912.45:586:23
3012.55:556:24
3112.65:536:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Prenzlau?

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

1.1
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 Prenzlau.

What to pack for Prenzlau in March

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

In March, Prenzlau sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Prenzlau 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 Prenzlau peaks around June 17 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Prenzlau?

Prenzlau sits at 53.3°N, 13.9°E, 29 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Templin, 33 km away.

SzczecinNeubrandenburgDrzetowo-Grabowo

Topography around Prenzlau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prenzlau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Prenzlau is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Templin 33 km · Angermünde 35 km · Schwedt (Oder) 40 km · Gryfino 42 km · Świerczewo 45 km · Szczecin 47 km · Neubrandenburg 48 km · Drzetowo-Grabowo 50 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 Prenzlau (53.317°, 13.864°, elevation 29 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).