Ilmenau Weather in March
Ilmenau in March
The short of it: Ilmenau in March averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -1° · rain 66 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Ilmenau an average March high of 7°, a low of -1° and some 66 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 7°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 106 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ilmenau runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Arnstadt, 18 km to the N, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Ilmenau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArnstadtThuringia | 18 km N | 9° | 1° | 38 mm |
| SuhlThuringia | 18 km WSW | 7° | 0° | 71 mm |
| Zella-MehlisThuringia | 18 km W | 6° | -1° | 82 mm |
| Steinbach-HallenbergThuringia | 25 km W | 7° | 0° | 72 mm |
| RudolstadtThuringia | 30 km E | 9° | 1° | 46 mm |
| HildburghausenThuringia | 32 km SSW | 8° | 0° | 61 mm |
| SaalfeldThuringia | 32 km E | 9° | 1° | 46 mm |
| GothaThuringia | 33 km NNW | 8° | 0° | 50 mm |