Skövde weather in March

In March, Skövde sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Skövde's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skövde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:33 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Skövde is urban area in Skövde Municipality, Sweden.

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 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical March day in Skövde reaches about 5°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 0°C and 10°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)
12-3
23-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
145-2
155-2
165-2
175-2
185-2
195-2
206-2
216-2
226-2
236-1
246-1
257-1
267-1
277-1
287-1
297-1
308-1
318-1

How March really feels in Skövde

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.

Skövde weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°439.65.86.80.0
Feb / -4°358.36.18.90.0
Mar / -2°348.4411.40.3
Apr11° / 418.81.5142.6
May16° / 6011.60.116.44.7
Jun19° / 10°8412.5017.85.6
Jul21° / 12°8612.2017.36.1
Aug20° / 12°7913015.15.8
Sep16° / 5910.3012.54.7
Oct10° / 6011.40.59.92.2
Nov / 4910.72.97.50.2
Dec / -2°4810.15.36.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83367
93367
103367
113466
123466
133565
143565
153664
163763
173763
184060
194060
204060
214060
224159
234357
244357
254456
264456
274456
284456
294456
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Skövde gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13319
23319
33318
43318
53217
63217
73116
83016
93015
102914
112814
122813
132713
142612
152612
162511
172511
182511
192411
202410
212410
222410
232410
242410
252510
26259
27269
28269
29279
30278
31288

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
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 7:16 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:165:20
210.27:135:22
310.27:105:25
410.37:085:27
510.47:055:29
610.57:025:32
710.66:595:34
810.76:565:37
910.86:535:39
1010.86:515:41
1110.96:485:44
1211.06:455:46
1311.16:425:48
1411.26:395:51
1511.36:365:53
1611.46:335:55
1711.56:305:58
1811.56:276:00
1911.66:256:02
2011.76:226:05
2111.86:196:07
2211.96:166:09
2312.06:136:11
2412.16:106:14
2512.26:076:16
2612.26:046:18
2712.36:016:21
2812.45:586:23
2912.55:556:25
3012.65:526:28
3112.75:496:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.41 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
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Skövde?

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

0.3
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 Skövde.

What to pack for Skövde in March

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

In March, Skövde sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Skövde 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 Skövde peaks around June 17 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJun 17UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Skövde?

Skövde sits at 58.4°N, 13.8°E, 152 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Falköping, 30 km away.

Borås

Topography around Skövde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skövde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Skövde is covered by trees (45%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Falköping 30 km · Mariestad 35 km · Lidköping 42 km · Jönköping 70 km · Motala 71 km · Huskvarna 72 km · Vänersborg 89 km · Borås 92 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 Skövde (58.3912°, 13.8451°, elevation 152 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).