Valkenswaard weather in March

In March, Valkenswaard sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 12.2 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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Valkenswaard's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valkenswaard's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:02 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Valkenswaard is village in Valkenswaard, 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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Valkenswaard 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 16°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
283
393
493
593
693
793
893
9103
10103
11103
12103
13103
14103
15104
16114
17114
18114
19114
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25124
26124
27124
28124
29124
30124
31124

How March really feels in Valkenswaard

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Valkenswaard 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 / 6511.81.48.20.3
Feb / 5911.21.99.60.7
Mar10° / 5812.20.811.52.3
Apr15° / 4810.8013.54.2
May18° / 6312.1015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°7012.1016.35.9
Jul23° / 14°7913.2015.96.3
Aug23° / 14°7712.3014.46.3
Sep19° / 11°6211.1012.45.8
Oct15° / 6411.5010.44.1
Nov10° / 6412.10.48.61.9
Dec / 7512.91.77.70.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32575
42674
52674
62773
72773
82872
92872
102971
112971
122971
133070
143070
153070
163070
173169
183169
193169
203169
213268
223268
233367
243367
253367
263367
273367
283367
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Valkenswaard gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1466
2465
3465
4455
5455
6444
7434
8424
9413
10403
11393
12382
13372
14372
15362
16362
17352
18352
19352
20352
21352
22362
23362
24362
25372
26371
27371
28371
29371
30371
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 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
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light 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 7:36 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:366:07
210.67:346:09
310.67:326:11
410.77:296:12
510.87:276:14
610.87:256:16
710.97:236:18
811.07:216:19
911.07:186:21
1011.17:166:23
1111.27:146:25
1211.27:126:26
1311.37:096:28
1411.47:076:30
1511.47:056:31
1611.57:026:33
1711.67:006:35
1811.66:586:37
1911.76:566:38
2011.86:536:40
2111.86:516:42
2211.96:496:43
2312.06:466:45
2412.16:446:47
2512.16:426:49
2612.26:396:50
2712.36:376:52
2812.36:356:54
2912.46:326:55
3012.56:306:57
3112.56:286:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.69 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
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Valkenswaard?

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 Valkenswaard.

What to pack for Valkenswaard in March

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

In March, Valkenswaard 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 Valkenswaard 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 Valkenswaard peaks around July 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Valkenswaard in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Valkenswaard is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Dec 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Valkenswaard?

Valkenswaard sits at 51.4°N, 5.5°E, 27 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Bergeijk, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Valkenswaard

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valkenswaard has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m.

The land around Valkenswaard is covered by trees (45%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), trees (28%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
456 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bergeijk 8.0 km · Eersel 10 km · Eindhoven 10 km · Cranendonck 10 km · Geldrop 11 km · Tongelre 12 km · Neerpelt 14 km · Nuenen 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 Valkenswaard (51.3508°, 5.4597°, 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).