Ratekau Weather in March
Ratekau in March
The short of it: Ratekau in March averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 40 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 8° · low 1° · rain 48 mm · daylight 11 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Ratekau an average March high of 8°, a low of 1° and some 48 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 8°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 40 min in mid-March, 119 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ratekau runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Lübeck, 9 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Ratekau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LübeckSchleswig-Holstein | 9 km SSW | 8° | 1° | 48 mm |
| Bad OldesloeSchleswig-Holstein | 28 km WSW | 8° | 1° | 56 mm |
| AhrensburgSchleswig-Holstein | 44 km SW | 8° | 1° | 60 mm |
| WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 48 km E | 8° | 1° | 41 mm |
| VolksdorfHamburg | 49 km SW | 8° | 1° | 59 mm |
| NeumünsterSchleswig-Holstein | 51 km WNW | 8° | 1° | 57 mm |
| SaselHamburg | 52 km SW | 8° | 1° | 58 mm |
| PoppenbüttelHamburg | 53 km SW | 8° | 1° | 58 mm |