Pegnitz Weather in March
Pegnitz in March
The short of it: Pegnitz in March averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low -1° · rain 72 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Pegnitz an average March high of 8°, a low of -1° and some 72 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 8°; nights run about -1°. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 102 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Pegnitz runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Bayreuth, 22 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Pegnitz, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BayreuthBavaria | 22 km N | 9° | 0° | 58 mm |
| HersbruckBavaria | 28 km SSW | 9° | 0° | 74 mm |
| Sulzbach-RosenbergBavaria | 32 km SSE | 9° | 0° | 65 mm |
| Lauf an der PegnitzBavaria | 32 km SW | 9° | 0° | 62 mm |
| ForchheimBavaria | 35 km W | 10° | 0° | 54 mm |
| Röthenbach an der PegnitzBavaria | 37 km SW | 9° | 0° | 56 mm |
| KulmbachBavaria | 39 km N | 9° | 0° | 54 mm |
| HirschaidBavaria | 40 km W | 10° | 0° | 51 mm |