Regensburg weather in March

In March, Regensburg sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.7 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 20% 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 Regensburg's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Regensburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:35 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Regensburg is main settlement of Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Germany.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.6 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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Regensburg 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 3°C and 15°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
47-1
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670
780
880
980
1080
1180
1281
1391
1491
1591
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How March really feels in Regensburg

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.

Regensburg 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 / -3°5511.15.68.50.0
Feb / -2°449.64.69.80.1
Mar / 5811.72.511.61.7
Apr14° / 4910.30.613.44.0
May19° / 8313.30155.5
Jun22° / 12°8613.3015.96.1
Jul24° / 14°9413.7015.66.4
Aug24° / 14°8412.2014.26.6
Sep19° / 10°6410.7012.45.8
Oct13° / 5810.60.310.53.6
Nov / 5510.22.48.90.8
Dec / -1°5911.95.38.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32971
42971
52971
63070
73169
83169
93169
103169
113367
123466
133466
143466
153565
163565
173466
183565
193565
203466
213565
223565
233565
243565
253565
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273565
283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Regensburg gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13511
23511
33510
43510
5369
6369
7369
8369
9368
10368
11368
12378
13378
14378
15378
16388
17388
18388
19388
20398
21398
22398
23398
24388
25387
26387
27377
28377
29376
30366
31365

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
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14100
15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 7:06 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:065:44
210.77:045:46
310.87:025:47
410.87:005:49
510.96:585:50
610.96:565:52
711.06:545:54
811.16:525:55
911.16:495:57
1011.26:475:58
1111.26:456:00
1211.36:436:02
1311.46:416:03
1411.46:396:05
1511.56:376:06
1611.66:356:08
1711.66:336:09
1811.76:306:11
1911.76:286:12
2011.86:266:14
2111.96:246:16
2211.96:226:17
2312.06:206:19
2412.06:176:20
2512.16:156:22
2612.26:136:23
2712.26:116:25
2812.36:096:26
2912.46:076:28
3012.46:046:29
3112.56:026:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Regensburg?

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 Regensburg.

What to pack for Regensburg in March

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

In March, Regensburg sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Regensburg 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 Regensburg peaks around July 10 at about 7 (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 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Regensburg in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Regensburg is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1615 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Regensburg?

Regensburg sits at 49.0°N, 12.1°E, 341 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Kelheim, 19 km away.

DingolfingAmbergLandshutNeumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Topography around Regensburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Regensburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 m.

The land around Regensburg is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
1,138 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kelheim 19 km · Schwandorf in Bayern 34 km · Straubing 38 km · Cham 47 km · Dingolfing 50 km · Amberg 51 km · Landshut 54 km · Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz 55 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 Regensburg (49.0151°, 12.1016°, elevation 341 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).