Weimar weather in March

In March, Weimar sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 11.4 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 11°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 Weimar's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weimar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:39 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 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 Weimar 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 2°C and 15°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)
170
270
370
470
570
670
771
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1481
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2292
23102
24102
25102
26102
27102
28102
29112
30112
31112

How March really feels in Weimar

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.

Weimar 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°4210.84.28.20.0
Feb / -1°338.84.19.70.1
Mar / 4511.42.211.51.6
Apr14° / 399.10.313.53.9
May18° / 6010.4015.35.6
Jun21° / 11°5410.4016.26.3
Jul24° / 14°6810.9015.86.7
Aug23° / 13°5910.2014.36.8
Sep19° / 10°519.4012.45.9
Oct13° / 459.90.110.43.7
Nov / 4910.41.58.71.0
Dec / -0°4811.33.47.80.0

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 (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82575
92575
102575
112575
122674
132773
142674
152773
162773
172773
182773
192872
202872
212872
222971
232971
243070
253070
263169
273268
283367
293367
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Weimar gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13410
23410
3349
4349
5359
6358
7358
8368
9368
10378
11378
12388
13388
14398
15398
16398
17398
18398
19397
20397
21387
22386
23376
24376
25366
26365
27355
28345
29344
30334
31323

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
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:12 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:125:44
210.67:105:46
310.77:085:48
410.77:055:49
510.87:035:51
610.97:015:53
710.96:595:55
811.06:575:56
911.16:545:58
1011.16:526:00
1111.26:506:01
1211.36:486:03
1311.36:466:05
1411.46:436:07
1511.56:416:08
1611.56:396:10
1711.66:366:12
1811.76:346:13
1911.76:326:15
2011.86:306:17
2111.96:276:18
2211.96:256:20
2312.06:236:22
2412.06:206:23
2512.16:186:25
2612.26:166:27
2712.26:136:28
2812.36:116:30
2912.46:096:32
3012.46:076:33
3112.56:046:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Weimar?

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

1.6
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 Weimar.

What to pack for Weimar in March

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

In March, Weimar sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Weimar 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 Weimar peaks around July 13 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 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Weimar?

Weimar sits at 51.0°N, 11.3°E, 220 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Apolda, 14 km away.

Topography around Weimar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weimar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 960 m.

The land around Weimar is covered by trees (40%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
356 m
80 km
960 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Apolda 14 km · Jena 19 km · Erfurt 21 km · Sömmerda 25 km · Rudolstadt 29 km · Arnstadt 31 km · Saalfeld 37 km · Naumburg 39 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 Weimar (50.9803°, 11.329°, elevation 220 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).