Goirle weather in March

In March, Goirle sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-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 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Goirle's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goirle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:04 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Goirle is village in Goirle, the Netherlands.

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 Goirle reaches about 10°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 6°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)
182
282
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
10103
11103
12103
13103
14103
15103
16103
17104
18114
19114
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21114
22114
23114
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28124
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30124
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How March really feels in Goirle

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Goirle weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6511.91.18.10.4
Feb / 5911.31.59.60.7
Mar10° / 5711.60.811.52.3
Apr14° / 5111.1013.54.1
May18° / 6512.3015.35.4
Jun21° / 12°6711.4016.36.0
Jul23° / 14°8113.2015.96.2
Aug23° / 14°8112.8014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6211.4012.45.7
Oct15° / 64120.110.44.0
Nov10° / 6312.30.48.61.9
Dec / 7413.31.37.70.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52773
62773
72872
82872
92971
102971
112971
123070
133070
143070
153169
163169
173169
183169
193367
203367
213367
223367
233466
243466
253466
263466
273565
283664
293664
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Goirle gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1444
2444
3434
4434
5424
6424
7413
8403
9393
10383
11372
12362
13352
14342
15342
16332
17332
18332
19332
20332
21342
22342
23352
24352
25362
26372
27372
28381
29381
30381
31381

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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:386:08
210.67:366:10
310.67:336:12
410.77:316:14
510.87:296:15
610.87:276:17
710.97:256:19
811.07:226:21
911.07:206:22
1011.17:186:24
1111.27:166:26
1211.27:136:28
1311.37:116:29
1411.47:096:31
1511.47:066:33
1611.57:046:35
1711.67:026:36
1811.66:596:38
1911.76:576:40
2011.86:556:42
2111.86:526:43
2211.96:506:45
2312.06:486:47
2412.16:456:48
2512.16:436:50
2612.26:416:52
2712.36:386:54
2812.36:366:55
2912.46:346:57
3012.56:316:59
3112.56:297:00

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Goirle?

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

2.3
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 Goirle.

What to pack for Goirle in March

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

In March, Goirle sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Goirle in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goirle peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Goirle?

Goirle sits at 51.5°N, 5.1°E, 17 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Tilburg, 4.0 km away.

BoxtelOosterhout

Topography around Goirle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goirle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Goirle is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (34%), grassland (30%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (26%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tilburg 4.0 km · Oisterwijk 11 km · Loon op Zand 12 km · Rijen 13 km · Dongen 15 km · Waalwijk 18 km · Boxtel 20 km · Oosterhout 20 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 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 Goirle (51.5208°, 5.0667°, elevation 17 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).