Salzgitter weather in March

In March, Salzgitter sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°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 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Salzgitter's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salzgitter's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:43 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.4 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 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Salzgitter reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
161
271
371
471
571
671
771
881
981
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2192
2292
2392
24102
25102
26102
27102
28103
29113
30113
31113

How March really feels in Salzgitter

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.

Salzgitter weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°5812.73.680.0
Feb / -0°4410.53.79.50.1
Mar / 5312.52.211.51.5
Apr14° / 449.80.313.63.9
May18° / 5910.9015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6311.4016.46.0
Jul23° / 14°7612.80166.4
Aug23° / 14°6511.7014.56.5
Sep19° / 10°5610012.45.7
Oct13° / 5511.3010.43.5
Nov / 5211.51.18.51.1
Dec / 5813.13.57.60.0

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42674
52674
62575
72575
82575
92575
102476
112476
122476
132476
142575
152674
162674
172674
182773
192872
202872
212971
222971
233169
243169
253268
263268
273367
283367
293367
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Salzgitter gets around 53 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.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14010
2409
3399
4398
5398
6398
7398
8398
9398
10408
11408
12408
13418
14418
15418
16417
17417
18417
19417
20417
21417
22416
23406
24406
25406
26395
27385
28385
29374
30374
31364

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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:175:46
210.57:155:48
310.67:135:49
410.77:115:51
510.77:085:53
610.87:065:55
710.97:045:57
810.97:025:59
911.06:596:00
1011.16:576:02
1111.26:556:04
1211.26:526:06
1311.36:506:08
1411.46:486:09
1511.46:456:11
1611.56:436:13
1711.66:416:15
1811.66:386:17
1911.76:366:18
2011.86:346:20
2111.86:316:22
2211.96:296:24
2312.06:266:25
2412.16:246:27
2512.16:226:29
2612.26:196:31
2712.36:176:32
2812.36:146:34
2912.46:126:36
3012.56:106:38
3112.56:076:39

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 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 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
12.0Dim
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
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 Salzgitter?

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

1.5
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 Salzgitter.

What to pack for Salzgitter in March

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

In March, Salzgitter sees daytime highs around 9°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 Salzgitter in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salzgitter peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salzgitter?

Salzgitter sits at 52.2°N, 10.4°E, 99 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Wolfenbüttel, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Salzgitter

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salzgitter has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Salzgitter is covered by cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
1,168 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Wolfenbüttel 9.0 km · Vechelde 12 km · Braunschweig 14 km · Peine 22 km · Goslar 28 km · Königslutter am Elm 29 km · Hildesheim 32 km · Bad Harzburg 32 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 Salzgitter (52.157°, 10.4154°, elevation 99 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).