Wolfen in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wolfen sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 135 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Wolfen's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wolfen's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
5°C
Precipitation
135 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
4.0
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Wolfen in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Wolfen reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Wolfen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 33 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
33
wind chill below the day's low

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

Wolfen weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°4711.63.58.10.0
Feb / -1°349.43.29.60.1
Mar / 45111.711.51.7
Apr14° / 358.70.313.64.3
May19° / 5610.1015.35.9
Jun22° / 12°5210.2016.36.4
Jul24° / 15°7211.5015.96.6
Aug24° / 14°5810.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 11°518.7012.46.1
Oct14° / 439.40.110.43.9
Nov / 4710.20.98.61.2
Dec / 4811.92.87.70.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Wolfen gets around 135 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early March to 16 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Wolfen?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wolfen.

What to pack for Wolfen in Spring

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

In spring, Wolfen sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

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UV index in Wolfen in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Wolfen peaks around June 23 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wolfen?

Wolfen sits at 51.7°N, 12.3°E, 90 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Wolfen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolfen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m.

The land around Wolfen is covered by grassland (31%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
473 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Bitterfeld-Wolfen 6.0 km · Delitzsch 16 km · Dessau 20 km · Köthen 23 km · Halle (Saale) 28 km · Schkeuditz 30 km · Halle-Neustadt 32 km · Gohlis 34 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 Wolfen (51.6612°, 12.2687°, elevation 90 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.