Bern Weather in March
Bern in March
The short of it: Bern in March averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 46 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 11° · low 1° · rain 62 mm · daylight 11 h 46 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
March in Bern brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 1°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 11°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 11th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 46 min in mid-March, 92 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Bern runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Muri, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Bern, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MuriBern | 4 km ESE | 11° | 1° | 62 mm |
| KönizBern | 4 km SW | 11° | 1° | 62 mm |
| BurgdorfBern | 18 km NE | 10° | 1° | 75 mm |
| SteffisburgBern | 24 km SE | 11° | 1° | 67 mm |
| ThunBern | 26 km SSE | 12° | 1° | 62 mm |
| Biel/BienneBern | 26 km NW | 10° | 1° | 69 mm |
| GrenchenSolothurn | 27 km N | 11° | 2° | 61 mm |
| FribourgFribourg | 28 km SW | 11° | 1° | 64 mm |