Leipzig Weather in March
Leipzig in March
The short of it: Leipzig in March averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 2° · rain 39 mm · daylight 11 h 42 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Leipzig an average March high of 9°, a low of 2° and some 39 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 9°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 39 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 42 min in mid-March, 108 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Leipzig runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Gohlis, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Leipzig, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GohlisSaxony | 3 km N | 9° | 2° | 39 mm |
| MarkkleebergSaxony | 7 km S | 9° | 2° | 38 mm |
| TauchaSaxony | 9 km ENE | 9° | 1° | 42 mm |
| MarkranstädtSaxony | 11 km WSW | 9° | 1° | 36 mm |
| SchkeuditzSaxony | 12 km WNW | 9° | 1° | 35 mm |
| DelitzschSaxony | 21 km N | 9° | 1° | 38 mm |
| EilenburgSaxony | 23 km NE | 9° | 1° | 44 mm |
| BornaSaxony | 25 km SSE | 9° | 1° | 45 mm |