Wittenberge weather in March

In March, Wittenberge sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.9 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 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Wittenberge's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wittenberge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:38 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.1 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 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Wittenberge reaches about 8°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)
160
261
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1081
1181
1281
1381
1482
1582
1682
1782
1892
1992
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
25102
26102
27102
28102
29103
30113
31113

How March really feels in Wittenberge

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.

Wittenberge 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°5411.43.17.90.0
Feb / -1°4110.13.49.50.1
Mar / 4910.9211.51.5
Apr14° / 399.10.313.64.0
May18° / 5510.4015.55.8
Jun21° / 12°6010.6016.66.2
Jul24° / 14°7612.5016.26.4
Aug23° / 14°6811.3014.56.5
Sep19° / 11°559.2012.45.9
Oct13° / 5110010.33.6
Nov / 46100.98.41.1
Dec / 5111.82.97.40.0

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
42575
52476
62476
72476
82377
92278
102278
112377
122377
132476
142476
152476
162476
172575
182674
192872
202872
212872
223169
233169
243169
253268
263466
273466
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Wittenberge gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1379
2378
3378
4377
5367
6367
7367
8366
9366
10366
11366
12356
13356
14356
15356
16346
17346
18346
19336
20336
21336
22336
23336
24336
25336
26335
27335
28325
29324
30324
31324

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light 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 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:135:39
210.57:115:41
310.67:095:43
410.67:075:45
510.77:045:47
610.87:025:49
710.87:005:50
810.96:575:52
911.06:555:54
1011.16:535:56
1111.16:505:58
1211.26:486:00
1311.36:456:02
1411.36:436:03
1511.46:416:05
1611.56:386:07
1711.66:366:09
1811.66:336:11
1911.76:316:13
2011.86:286:15
2111.86:266:16
2211.96:246:18
2312.06:216:20
2412.16:196:22
2512.16:166:24
2612.26:146:25
2712.36:116:27
2812.36:096:29
2912.46:066:31
3012.56:046:33
3112.66:016:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Wittenberge?

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 Wittenberge.

What to pack for Wittenberge in March

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

In March, Wittenberge sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wittenberge in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wittenberge peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wittenberge?

Wittenberge sits at 53.0°N, 11.7°E, 22 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Hansestadt Salzwedel, 43 km away.

WittstockRathenowNeuruppinSchwerinUelzen

Topography around Wittenberge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wittenberge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Wittenberge is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (34%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Hansestadt Salzwedel 43 km · Stendal 44 km · Parchim 48 km · Wittstock 52 km · Rathenow 59 km · Neuruppin 71 km · Schwerin 73 km · Uelzen 79 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 Wittenberge (53.0001°, 11.7494°, elevation 22 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).