Haaksbergen weather in March

In March, Haaksbergen sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 11.5 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 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Haaksbergen's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Haaksbergen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:58 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Haaksbergen is village and municipality in the Netherlands.

Density
229/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 8°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Haaksbergen 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 5°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
282
382
482
582
682
792
892
992
1092
1193
1293
1393
1493
15103
16103
17103
18103
19103
20103
21103
22103
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28113
29113
30124
31124

How March really feels in Haaksbergen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Haaksbergen 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 / 6813.21.680.1
Feb / 5510.82.29.50.4
Mar10° / 5811.70.811.52.0
Apr14° / 4910.50.113.64.0
May18° / 6211.5015.45.5
Jun21° / 12°6712.5016.45.8
Jul23° / 14°8013.80166.1
Aug22° / 13°7913014.56.1
Sep19° / 11°6511.1012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.7010.43.8
Nov / 6212.60.48.51.6
Dec / 7313.32.27.60.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22476
32476
42377
52476
62476
72476
82476
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
152773
162773
172773
182773
192971
202971
212971
223169
233169
243169
253367
263367
273367
283565
293565
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Haaksbergen gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1426
2425
3425
4415
5415
6404
7394
8384
9383
10373
11363
12363
13362
14362
15352
16352
17352
18352
19352
20362
21362
22362
23372
24372
25372
26382
27381
28381
29381
30381
31371

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
1515light breeze
1615light 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
3114light 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 7:32 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:326:01
210.57:306:02
310.67:286:04
410.77:256:06
510.77:236:08
610.87:216:10
710.97:196:11
810.97:166:13
911.07:146:15
1011.17:126:17
1111.27:096:19
1211.27:076:21
1311.37:056:22
1411.47:026:24
1511.47:006:26
1611.56:586:28
1711.66:556:29
1811.66:536:31
1911.76:516:33
2011.86:486:35
2111.86:466:37
2211.96:436:38
2312.06:416:40
2412.16:396:42
2512.16:366:44
2612.26:346:45
2712.36:326:47
2812.36:296:49
2912.46:276:51
3012.56:246:52
3112.56:226:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Haaksbergen?

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

2.0
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 Haaksbergen.

What to pack for Haaksbergen in March

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

In March, Haaksbergen 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 Haaksbergen 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 Haaksbergen 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 December 22 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 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Haaksbergen?

Haaksbergen sits at 52.2°N, 6.7°E, 27 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Eibergen, 9.0 km away.

GlanerbrugGronauWinterswijk

Topography around Haaksbergen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Haaksbergen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m.

The land around Haaksbergen is covered by grassland (44%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), trees (30%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), trees (29%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
217 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Eibergen 9.0 km · Hengelo 13 km · Enschede 13 km · Vreden 15 km · Borne 16 km · Glanerbrug 17 km · Gronau 20 km · Winterswijk 21 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 Haaksbergen (52.1567°, 6.7389°, elevation 27 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).