Wettingen weather in March

In March, Wettingen sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Wettingen's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wettingen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:49 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Wettingen is Switzerland.

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 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Wettingen reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
281
381
481
581
691
791
891
991
1092
11102
12102
13102
14102
15102
16112
17112
18112
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How March really feels in Wettingen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Wettingen 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°7712.25.88.70.0
Feb / -1°6510.559.90.3
Mar10° / 8113.13.611.62.2
Apr14° / 8613.31.513.33.8
May18° / 12616014.95.0
Jun22° / 13°12616.6015.75.6
Jul24° / 14°14016.1015.46.1
Aug23° / 14°13115.6014.16.1
Sep19° / 10°9512.5012.45.6
Oct14° / 8812.40.310.63.7
Nov / 8411.92.69.11.1
Dec / -0°9213.75.48.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53565
63664
73763
83862
93961
103961
114060
124159
134159
144258
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204060
214060
224060
233961
243862
253862
263862
273763
283763
293763
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Wettingen gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 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 41% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14115
24115
34015
44014
54014
63913
73913
83812
93712
103712
113711
123611
133710
143710
153710
163810
173910
183910
194010
204210
214310
224410
234510
244510
254610
264710
274710
284710
294710
30469
31469

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 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:196:01
210.87:176:03
310.87:156:04
410.97:136:06
510.97:116:07
611.07:096:09
711.17:076:10
811.17:056:12
911.27:036:13
1011.27:016:15
1111.36:596:16
1211.36:576:18
1311.46:556:19
1411.56:536:21
1511.56:516:22
1611.66:496:24
1711.66:476:25
1811.76:456:27
1911.86:436:28
2011.86:416:29
2111.96:396:31
2211.96:376:32
2312.06:356:34
2412.06:336:35
2512.16:316:37
2612.26:286:38
2712.26:266:40
2812.36:246:41
2912.36:226:42
3012.46:206:44
3112.56:186:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Wettingen?

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

2.2
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 Wettingen.

What to pack for Wettingen in March

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

In March, Wettingen sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wettingen in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Wettingen peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wettingen?

Wettingen sits at 47.5°N, 8.3°E, 413 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Baden, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Wettingen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wettingen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m around an average of 479 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,023 m.

The land around Wettingen is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
503 m
16 km
544 m
80 km
3,023 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Baden 2.0 km · Dietikon 9.0 km · Zürich (Kreis 10) 15 km · Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg 15 km · Zürich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten 15 km · Zürich (Kreis 9) 15 km · Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern 15 km · Zürich (Kreis 11) 15 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Wettingen (47.4661°, 8.3266°, elevation 413 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).