Wil weather in March

In March, Wil sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 13.9 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 7°C in the first days to 11°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 Wil's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Wil is city and municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Density
1,151/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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Wil reaches about 10°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 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
371
481
581
681
781
881
991
1092
1192
1292
1392
14102
15102
16102
17102
18102
19103
20103
21103
22103
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28113
29113
30114
31114

How March really feels in Wil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Wil 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°8212.56.58.70.0
Feb / -1°7311.36.59.90.2
Mar10° / 8813.94.611.61.9
Apr14° / 9013.21.813.33.6
May18° / 10°13115.60.214.95.0
Jun21° / 14°13215.1015.75.8
Jul23° / 15°12814.8015.46.3
Aug23° / 15°12914014.16.3
Sep18° / 12°10612.1012.45.6
Oct14° / 9111.70.410.63.7
Nov / 9512.33.29.11.2
Dec / 98146.48.30.0

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 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33565
43565
53664
63763
73862
83961
93961
104159
114258
124258
134357
144357
154456
164357
174357
184357
194357
204456
214258
224258
234258
244357
254357
264258
274258
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Wil gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14521
24520
34420
44419
54419
64318
74317
84217
94216
104115
114115
124114
134114
144113
154113
164213
174213
184313
194413
204413
214513
224613
234613
244713
254713
264713
274813
284812
294712
304711
314711

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 8 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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
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 7:16 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:165:58
210.87:146:00
310.87:126:01
410.97:106:03
510.97:086:04
611.07:066:06
711.17:046:07
811.17:026:09
911.27:006:10
1011.26:586:12
1111.36:566:13
1211.36:546:15
1311.46:526:16
1411.56:506:18
1511.56:486:19
1611.66:466:21
1711.66:446:22
1811.76:426:24
1911.86:406:25
2011.86:386:27
2111.96:366:28
2211.96:346:29
2312.06:326:31
2412.06:306:32
2512.16:286:34
2612.26:266:35
2712.26:236:37
2812.36:216:38
2912.36:196:40
3012.46:176:41
3112.56:156:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.36 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
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
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
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Wil?

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

1.9
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 Wil.

What to pack for Wil in March

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

In March, Wil sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wil 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 Wil peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wil?

Wil sits at 47.5°N, 9.0°E, 569 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Frauenfeld, 15 km away.

HerisauSeen (Kreis 3)Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)KreuzlingenWetzikonKonstanz

Topography around Wil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 584 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,278 m.

The land around Wil is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
3,278 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Frauenfeld 15 km · Gossau 17 km · Herisau 19 km · Seen (Kreis 3) 21 km · Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) 22 km · Kreuzlingen 23 km · Wetzikon 24 km · Konstanz 24 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 Wil (47.4615°, 9.0455°, elevation 569 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).