Wetzikon weather in March

In March, Wetzikon sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Wetzikon's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wetzikon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
110 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Wetzikon is Swiss municipality and city.

Density
1,480/km²
people per km²

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 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Wetzikon reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-1
26-1
36-1
47-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
980
1080
1180
1280
1380
1490
1590
1690
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
23101
24101
25101
26101
27101
28101
29101
30101
31102

How March really feels in Wetzikon

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.

Wetzikon weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°10412.8108.70.0
Feb / -3°94129.89.90.0
Mar / 11014.88.511.61.4
Apr13° / 11615.15.513.32.9
May17° / 16418.11.214.84.3
Jun20° / 11°16817.50.115.75.2
Jul22° / 13°15716.6015.35.8
Aug22° / 13°16515.2014.15.9
Sep18° / 10°13413.50.312.45.1
Oct13° / 10812.82.210.63.4
Nov / 11513.16.39.10.9
Dec / -1°11914.39.78.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33664
43664
53664
63664
73763
83961
94159
104258
114357
124357
134456
144456
154456
164357
174357
184357
194357
204357
214357
224258
234258
244159
254159
264159
274060
284060
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Wetzikon gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14633
24632
34631
44630
54630
64629
74528
84527
94526
104426
114425
124425
134424
144424
154424
164524
174524
184625
194625
204726
214826
224827
234927
244927
255028
265028
275028
285027
295027
305027
315027

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:17 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:176:00
210.87:156:01
310.87:136:03
410.97:116:04
510.97:096:06
611.07:076:07
711.17:056:09
811.17:036:10
911.27:016:12
1011.26:596:13
1111.36:576:14
1211.36:556:16
1311.46:536:17
1411.56:516:19
1511.56:496:20
1611.66:476:22
1711.66:456:23
1811.76:436:25
1911.86:416:26
2011.86:396:28
2111.96:376:29
2211.96:356:30
2312.06:336:32
2412.06:316:33
2512.16:296:35
2612.26:276:36
2712.26:256:38
2812.36:226:39
2912.36:206:40
3012.46:186:42
3112.56:166:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Wetzikon?

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

1.4
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 Wetzikon.

What to pack for Wetzikon in March

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

In March, Wetzikon sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wetzikon 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 Wetzikon 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
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wetzikon?

Wetzikon sits at 47.3°N, 8.8°E, 539 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Uster, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Wetzikon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wetzikon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 563 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,304 m.

The land around Wetzikon is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
902 m
80 km
3,304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
March weather nearby: Uster 6.0 km · Jona 11 km · Rapperswil 11 km · Dübendorf 16 km · Horgen 17 km · Seen (Kreis 3) 17 km · Zürich (Kreis 7) 17 km · Zürich (Kreis 8) 18 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 Wetzikon (47.3264°, 8.7978°, elevation 539 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).