Rottweil in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Rottweil sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 263 mm of precipitation over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 18°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Rottweil's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rottweil's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
263 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.0
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Rottweil in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 18°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Rottweil reaches about 12°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Rottweil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 44 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
44
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rottweil weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7412.36.98.60.0
Feb / -3°6210.86.79.90.0
Mar / 7513.24.911.61.3
Apr13° / 7313213.43.2
May17° / 11515.90.114.94.6
Jun20° / 11°9914.7015.85.6
Jul22° / 13°10914.8015.46.0
Aug22° / 12°9713.7014.16.2
Sep18° / 7711.8012.45.3
Oct13° / 7712.20.410.63.2
Nov / 7311.83.690.7
Dec / -2°8313.37.18.20.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Rottweil gets around 263 mm of rain and snow over 42 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Rottweil?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rottweil.

What to pack for Rottweil in Spring

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

In spring, Rottweil sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Rottweil in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rottweil peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rottweil?

Rottweil sits at 48.2°N, 8.6°E, 605 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Trossingen, 10 km away.

Topography around Rottweil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rottweil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 614 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,368 m.

The land around Rottweil is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (45%), grassland (26%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
574 m
80 km
1,368 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Trossingen 10 km · Villingen-Schwenningen 15 km · Schramberg 19 km · Balingen 21 km · Tuttlingen 25 km · Donaueschingen 26 km · Albstadt 30 km · Horb am Neckar 31 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 Rottweil (48.1678°, 8.6272°, elevation 605 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.