Speyer weather in March

In March, Speyer sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Speyer's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Speyer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:50 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.6 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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Speyer reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
292
392
492
592
692
7102
8102
9103
10103
11103
12103
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20124
21124
22124
23124
24124
25124
26124
27124
28134
29134
30134
31134

How March really feels in Speyer

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Speyer weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 62122.98.40.0
Feb / 5310.52.89.80.5
Mar11° / 6011.20.911.52.6
Apr15° / 449.6013.44.8
May20° / 10°6411015.16.0
Jun23° / 14°5110.7015.96.6
Jul25° / 16°5910.6015.66.7
Aug25° / 15°499.3014.26.9
Sep20° / 12°559012.46.4
Oct15° / 60110.110.54.2
Nov / 6311.20.78.91.5
Dec / 7514.12.880.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93466
103466
113466
123466
133565
143565
153664
163664
173664
183664
193664
203565
213664
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273862
283961
293862
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Speyer gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1397
2396
3396
4385
5385
6385
7374
8374
9364
10363
11363
12353
13353
14353
15352
16352
17352
18352
19352
20352
21352
22352
23352
24352
25352
26352
27342
28342
29332
30331
31321

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:21 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:215:58
210.77:196:00
310.77:176:01
410.87:156:03
510.97:136:05
610.97:116:06
711.07:096:08
811.17:076:10
911.17:046:11
1011.27:026:13
1111.27:006:14
1211.36:586:16
1311.46:566:18
1411.46:546:19
1511.56:526:21
1611.56:506:22
1711.66:476:24
1811.76:456:25
1911.76:436:27
2011.86:416:29
2111.96:396:30
2211.96:366:32
2312.06:346:33
2412.06:326:35
2512.16:306:36
2612.26:286:38
2712.26:256:40
2812.36:236:41
2912.46:216:43
3012.46:196:44
3112.56:176:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Speyer?

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

2.6
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 Speyer.

What to pack for Speyer in March

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

In March, Speyer sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Speyer 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 Speyer peaks around July 15 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 15UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Speyer 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 Speyer is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Speyer's WHO annual average of 11.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1615 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Speyer?

Speyer sits at 49.3°N, 8.4°E, 111 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Schifferstadt, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Speyer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Speyer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m.

The land around Speyer is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (30%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
1,064 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Schifferstadt 8.0 km · Hockenheim 9.0 km · Waghäusel 10 km · Germersheim 13 km · Schwetzingen 13 km · Haßloch 13 km · Gartenstadt 16 km · Ludwigshafen am Rhein 18 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 Speyer (49.3208°, 8.4311°, elevation 111 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).