Planken Weather in March
Planken in March
The short of it: Planken in March averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 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 7° · low -1° · rain 93 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Planken an average March high of 7°, a low of -1° and some 93 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 7°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 93 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, Planken runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Feldkirch, 7 km to the NE, is 3° warmer by day.
March in Planken, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FeldkirchVorarlberg | 7 km NE | 11° | 1° | 75 mm |
| BludenzVorarlberg | 21 km E | 10° | 0° | 78 mm |
| HohenemsVorarlberg | 22 km NNE | 10° | 1° | 86 mm |
| LustenauVorarlberg | 28 km NNE | 11° | 2° | 82 mm |
| Sankt GallenSaint Gallen | 29 km NNW | 9° | 1° | 73 mm |
| DornbirnVorarlberg | 30 km NNE | 10° | 2° | 87 mm |
| HerisauAppenzell Ausserrhoden | 30 km NW | 9° | 1° | 78 mm |
| GossauSaint Gallen | 34 km NW | 9° | 1° | 78 mm |