Siegen weather in March

In March, Siegen sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 19% 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 Siegen's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siegen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
82 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:52 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
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 Siegen 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 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)
150
260
360
460
560
660
770
870
971
1071
1171
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1991
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2692
27102
28102
29102
30102
31102

How March really feels in Siegen

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.

Siegen weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°10014.65.78.20.0
Feb / -2°79125.99.70.0
Mar / 8213.73.611.51.2
Apr13° / 6211.7113.53.3
May17° / 7212.6015.24.9
Jun20° / 11°7612.8016.25.7
Jul22° / 13°8314.2015.86.0
Aug21° / 13°8113.1014.36.0
Sep17° / 10°7611.6012.45.1
Oct12° / 8012.90.110.42.9
Nov / 8513.42.18.70.7
Dec / -0°10915.86.17.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32476
42575
52674
62674
72773
82773
92872
102971
113070
122971
133070
143070
153169
163070
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253268
263367
273367
283367
293367
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Siegen gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14619
24618
34618
44617
54516
64516
74515
84414
94414
104313
114312
124212
134211
144211
154210
164210
174210
18429
19429
20429
21429
22439
23438
24438
25448
26448
27448
28447
29447
30436
31436

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 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 7:25 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:255:57
210.67:235:59
310.77:216:01
410.77:186:03
510.87:166:04
610.97:146:06
710.97:126:08
811.07:106:10
911.17:086:11
1011.17:056:13
1111.27:036:15
1211.37:016:16
1311.36:596:18
1411.46:566:20
1511.56:546:21
1611.56:526:23
1711.66:506:25
1811.76:476:27
1911.76:456:28
2011.86:436:30
2111.96:416:32
2211.96:386:33
2312.06:366:35
2412.06:346:37
2512.16:316:38
2612.26:296:40
2712.26:276:42
2812.36:246:43
2912.46:226:45
3012.46:206:47
3112.56:186:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Siegen?

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

1.2
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 Siegen.

What to pack for Siegen in March

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

In March, Siegen sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Siegen 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 Siegen peaks around July 14 at about 7 (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 14UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Siegen?

Siegen sits at 50.9°N, 8.0°E, 272 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Netphen, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Siegen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siegen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Siegen is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
509 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Netphen 7.0 km · Wilnsdorf 8.0 km · Kreuztal 11 km · Freudenberg 11 km · Hilchenbach 15 km · Haiger 20 km · Olpe 21 km · Dillenburg 24 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 Siegen (50.8748°, 8.0243°, elevation 272 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).