Jönköping weather in March

In March, Jönköping sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Jönköping's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jönköping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:32 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Jönköping is urban area in Jönköping Municipality, Sweden.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1284

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 2°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical March day in Jönköping reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-4
22-4
32-4
42-4
52-4
62-4
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
134-3
144-3
154-3
164-3
174-3
184-3
195-3
205-3
215-3
225-2
235-2
246-2
256-2
266-2
276-2
287-2
297-2
307-2
317-2

How March really feels in Jönköping

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.

Jönköping weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4710.57.870.0
Feb / -5°399.37.48.90.0
Mar / -3°3795.811.40.2
Apr10° / 429.52.2142.3
May15° / 6312.10.216.34.4
Jun18° / 8513.4017.75.3
Jul20° / 11°8413.3017.15.8
Aug20° / 11°8214015.15.5
Sep15° / 6210.6012.54.3
Oct / 5711.10.7101.9
Nov / 5211.24.17.60.1
Dec / -3°5311.26.76.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
62872
72872
82872
92872
102971
112971
123070
132971
142971
153070
163070
173070
183169
193268
203367
213367
223565
233565
243763
253763
263862
273961
283862
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Jönköping gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13326
23326
33325
43225
53224
63123
73122
83022
93021
102920
112919
122918
132818
142817
152817
162816
172816
182816
192816
202816
212816
222815
232815
242815
252814
262814
272914
282913
292913
302912
313012

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 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
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light 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 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:135:20
210.27:115:22
310.37:085:25
410.47:055:27
510.47:025:29
610.57:005:32
710.66:575:34
810.76:545:36
910.86:515:39
1010.96:495:41
1111.06:465:43
1211.06:435:45
1311.16:405:48
1411.26:375:50
1511.36:345:52
1611.46:325:54
1711.56:295:57
1811.66:265:59
1911.66:236:01
2011.76:206:04
2111.86:176:06
2211.96:146:08
2312.06:126:10
2412.16:096:13
2512.16:066:15
2612.26:036:17
2712.36:006:19
2812.45:576:21
2912.55:546:24
3012.65:516:26
3112.75:496:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Jönköping?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jönköping.

What to pack for Jönköping in March

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

In March, Jönköping sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Jönköping in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jönköping peaks around June 18 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Jönköping?

Jönköping sits at 57.8°N, 14.2°E, 100 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Huskvarna, 9.0 km away.

Alingsås

Topography around Jönköping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jönköping has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Jönköping is covered by trees (31%), water (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
306 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Huskvarna 9.0 km · Nässjö 35 km · Falköping 56 km · Värnamo 67 km · Skövde 70 km · Borås 72 km · Kinna 92 km · Alingsås 97 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Jönköping (57.7814°, 14.1562°, elevation 100 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).