Zerbst weather in March

In March, Zerbst sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 11.3 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 17% 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 Zerbst's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zerbst's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:36 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Zerbst is human settlement in Germany.

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 Zerbst 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.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
271
371
471
571
671
781
881
981
1081
1181
1282
1382
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2192
22102
23102
24102
25102
26102
27102
28112
29113
30113
31113

How March really feels in Zerbst

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.

Zerbst 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°4911.738.10.0
Feb / -1°359.73.49.60.1
Mar / 4611.31.911.51.6
Apr14° / 369.10.213.64.2
May19° / 5610.3015.45.9
Jun22° / 12°5410.4016.46.4
Jul24° / 14°7311.90166.6
Aug24° / 14°5910.3014.46.8
Sep19° / 11°538.9012.46.1
Oct14° / 469.30.110.43.9
Nov / 4610.50.98.61.2
Dec / 4911.93.17.60.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72674
82674
92674
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
152674
162773
172773
182773
192872
202971
213070
223070
233169
243169
253268
263268
273268
283367
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Zerbst gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1358
2357
3347
4346
5346
6346
7356
8356
9356
10367
11367
12377
13377
14377
15387
16387
17387
18387
19387
20387
21386
22376
23376
24366
25365
26355
27354
28344
29334
30333
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
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:10 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:105:39
210.67:085:41
310.67:065:43
410.77:045:45
510.87:025:47
610.86:595:49
710.96:575:50
811.06:555:52
911.06:525:54
1011.16:505:56
1111.26:485:57
1211.26:465:59
1311.36:436:01
1411.46:416:03
1511.46:396:05
1611.56:366:06
1711.66:346:08
1811.66:326:10
1911.76:296:12
2011.86:276:13
2111.86:246:15
2211.96:226:17
2312.06:206:19
2412.16:176:20
2512.16:156:22
2612.26:136:24
2712.36:106:26
2812.36:086:27
2912.46:056:29
3012.56:036:31
3112.56:016:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Zerbst?

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 Zerbst.

What to pack for Zerbst in March

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

In March, Zerbst sees daytime highs around 9°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 Zerbst 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 Zerbst peaks around June 22 at about 6 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zerbst?

Zerbst sits at 52.0°N, 12.1°E, 67 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Dessau, 18 km away.

Topography around Zerbst

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zerbst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m.

The land around Zerbst is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
628 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Dessau 18 km · Schönebeck 25 km · Köthen 25 km · Bernburg 30 km · Magdeburg 36 km · Wolfen 36 km · Staßfurt 37 km · Neue Neustadt 37 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 Zerbst (51.9662°, 12.0852°, elevation 67 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).