Wetzlar weather in March

In March, Wetzlar sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 18% 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 Wetzlar's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wetzlar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:50 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 18.1 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 Wetzlar 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 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
271
371
471
571
681
781
881
981
1081
1181
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
19102
20102
21102
22102
23102
24102
25102
26113
27113
28113
29113
30113
31113

How March really feels in Wetzlar

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.

Wetzlar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°6011.83.98.30.0
Feb / -1°499.83.79.70.1
Mar / 5511.51.811.51.7
Apr14° / 5010.30.413.53.9
May18° / 6411.3015.25.4
Jun21° / 12°6611.3016.16.1
Jul23° / 14°7212.7015.86.4
Aug23° / 13°6711.2014.36.6
Sep18° / 10°609.5012.45.8
Oct13° / 5811.30.110.43.4
Nov / 5911.818.70.9
Dec / 7213.24.17.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42575
52575
62575
72674
82674
92674
102773
112872
122971
132971
143070
153070
163070
173070
183169
193169
203268
213268
223268
233268
243367
253367
263367
273466
283565
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Wetzlar gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% 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 (%)
13710
23710
3379
4379
5378
6367
7367
8366
9356
10356
11355
12355
13355
14355
15355
16355
17355
18355
19365
20365
21375
22375
23385
24385
25385
26395
27395
28394
29384
30384
31384

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 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:22 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:225:56
210.67:205:58
310.77:185:59
410.87:166:01
510.87:146:03
610.97:126:05
710.97:106:06
811.07:086:08
911.17:056:10
1011.17:036:11
1111.27:016:13
1211.36:596:15
1311.36:576:16
1411.46:546:18
1511.56:526:20
1611.56:506:21
1711.66:486:23
1811.76:456:25
1911.76:436:26
2011.86:416:28
2111.96:396:30
2211.96:366:31
2312.06:346:33
2412.06:326:35
2512.16:296:36
2612.26:276:38
2712.26:256:40
2812.36:236:41
2912.46:206:43
3012.46:186:45
3112.56:166:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.9Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Wetzlar?

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

1.7
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 Wetzlar.

What to pack for Wetzlar in March

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

In March, Wetzlar sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wetzlar 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 Wetzlar 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wetzlar?

Wetzlar sits at 50.6°N, 8.5°E, 169 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Gießen, 12 km away.

Topography around Wetzlar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wetzlar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Wetzlar is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Gießen 12 km · Butzbach 18 km · Herborn 20 km · Dillenburg 25 km · Neu-Anspach 27 km · Bad Nauheim 27 km · Haiger 29 km · Friedberg 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 Wetzlar (50.5611°, 8.5049°, elevation 169 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).