Loon op Zand weather in March

In March, Loon op Zand sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 11.6 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 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 Loon op Zand's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loon op Zand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:04 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Loon op Zand is village in Loon op Zand, 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 Loon op Zand reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
182
283
383
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
11103
12103
13103
14104
15104
16104
17104
18104
19104
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27114
28124
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30124
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How March really feels in Loon op Zand

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Loon op Zand 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 / 6312.11.18.10.4
Feb / 55111.49.60.7
Mar10° / 5511.60.711.52.2
Apr14° / 4810.7013.64.0
May18° / 5911.6015.35.4
Jun20° / 12°6210.8016.36.0
Jul22° / 14°7713.7015.96.2
Aug22° / 14°7712.6014.46.2
Sep19° / 11°6111.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 6311.60.110.44.0
Nov10° / 6212.20.38.61.9
Dec / 7013.21.47.70.6

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 (%)
12377
22377
32476
42575
52575
62575
72674
82674
92773
102773
112872
123070
133070
143070
153070
163169
173268
183268
193268
203367
213466
223565
233565
243565
253565
263763
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Loon op Zand gets around 55 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1424
2424
3424
4414
5414
6404
7403
8393
9383
10373
11372
12362
13362
14352
15352
16341
17341
18341
19341
20341
21341
22351
23351
24351
25361
26361
27361
28361
29361
30361
31361

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light 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 7:38 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
410.77:316:13
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 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.67 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
122.4Moderate
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
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Loon op Zand?

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 Loon op Zand.

What to pack for Loon op Zand in March

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

In March, Loon op Zand sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Loon op Zand 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 Loon op Zand 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 Loon op Zand?

Loon op Zand sits at 51.6°N, 5.1°E, 12 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Waalwijk, 6.0 km away.

Oosterhout

Topography around Loon op Zand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loon op Zand has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Loon op Zand is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Waalwijk 6.0 km · Tilburg 8.0 km · Dongen 9.0 km · Oisterwijk 10 km · Rijen 11 km · Goirle 12 km · Vught 15 km · Oosterhout 15 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 Loon op Zand (51.6275°, 5.075°, elevation 12 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).