Plettenberg Weather in March
Plettenberg in March
The short of it: Plettenberg in March averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 1° · rain 91 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
March in Plettenberg brings afternoons near 9° and nights around 1°, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 9°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 108 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Plettenberg runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Lüdenscheid, 17 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Plettenberg, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km W | 8° | 1° | 95 mm |
| IserlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km NNW | 10° | 1° | 70 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 24 km NE | 10° | 1° | 80 mm |
| MendenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 27 km NNW | 10° | 1° | 66 mm |
| GummersbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 30 km SW | 9° | 1° | 99 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 33 km WNW | 10° | 2° | 73 mm |
| SchwerteNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 34 km NW | 10° | 2° | 60 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 39 km NNW | 10° | 2° | 57 mm |