Munich in March
In March, Munich has 61.2 mm (2.41 in) of rain, a daily high of 10.1 °C (50.2 °F) and a daily low of 1.7 °C (35.1 °F), as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Last updated : what the month is like; shorter source notes.
Best time to visit Munich: March misses our rule: days are 5.9 °C under our 16 °C and nights are 6.3 °C under our 8 °C. Expect 10.9 rain days, 9.4 nights below 0 °C and days that grow by 1 h 45 min.
What March is like in Munich
- Munich's brewers pour their strong beer in February and March, at feasts like the one on the Nockherberg. Some taste malty and sweet, with notes of caramel and fruit. Source: muenchen.de (Landeshauptstadt München), checked .
- Thousands of crocuses can bloom in the Botanic Garden at Nymphenburg by early March. Witch hazels open in yellow, orange and red, and many give off a rich scent. Source: muenchen.de (Landeshauptstadt München), checked .
- Highlanders, rugby players and leprechauns march between Münchner Freiheit and Odeonsplatz. The Irish parade comes on the weekend before St Patrick's Day in March. Source: muenchen.de (Landeshauptstadt München), checked .
Key figures
Weather in March, 1991-2020 means
- Daily high
- 10.1 °C (50.2 °F)
- Daily low
- 1.7 °C (35.1 °F)
- Rain
- 61.2 mm (2.41 in) in the month
- Sunshine
- 145.3 h in the month
Climate normals 1991-2020, computed by DWD and submitted to the World Meteorological Organization. Checked .
Station: München-Stadt, 3.7 km from the city centre point.
Daylight on 15 March 2026
- Sunrise
- 06:27 local time
- Sunset
- 18:19 local time
- Day length
- 11 h 52 min
Day length 1-31 March: 11 h 03 min to 12 h 48 min, +1 h 45 min.
Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday 29 March 2026 at 02:00 (UTC+1 to UTC+2); in 2027 on 28 March.
Source: tz database 2026d, checked .
Month by month
Each month: daily high in °C, then rain in mm, 1991-2020 means.
WMO climate normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
This month against the year
| Measure | March | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Daily high | 10.1 °C | 5th coldest |
| Daily low | 1.7 °C | 4th coldest |
| Rain | 61.2 mm | 6th driest |
| Sunshine | 145.3 hours | 6th least sunny |
| Day length | 11 h 52 min | 6th shortest |
Equal values share a rank. How we rank months
Sunshine share: 39% of the 369.5 hours from sunrise to sunset in March. How we compute sunshine share
Munich in March, on average: 10.9 rain days (1 mm or more), 9.4 frost days (low below 0 °C), 0.0 hot days (high 30 °C or more).
WMO climate normals 1991-2020, as above, checked .
Day length: NOAA solar equations, checked .
Public holidays this month
March 2026: none.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Friday | Good Friday |
| Monday | Easter Monday |
Typed from the official list and re-checked, .
English names are from the holidays library where the official list gives none. How we check holidays
Source: Official public holiday list (stmi.bayern.de), checked ; holidays Python library, checked . Library: holidays 0.105.
Same month in 20 cities
Munich is warmer than 4 of our 20 cities in March by mean daily high. How we rank cities
Closest high and low in March: New York (0.3 °C apart), Amsterdam (0.6), Berlin (0.7).
| City | Gap from Munich, °C | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm | Sunshine, hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich (this page) | — | 10.1 | 1.7 | 61.2 | 145.3 |
| New York (closest) | 0.3 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 109.0 | no data |
| Amsterdam (closest) | 0.6 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 51.8 | 146.0 |
| Berlin (closest) | 0.7 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 40.5 | 123.7 |
| Prague | 0.8 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 31.0 | 126.9 |
| Vienna | 0.8 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 51.6 | 155.1 |
| Chicago | 2.1 | 8.3 | -0.6 | 62.2 | no data |
| London | 2.6 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 37.0 | no data |
| Paris | 3.3 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 45.2 | 134.0 |
| Tokyo | 3.7 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 116.0 | 175.3 |
| Hiroshima | 3.9 | 14.5 | 5.1 | 118.3 | 176.7 |
| Osaka | 4.2 | 14.2 | 6.0 | 103.1 | 172.2 |
| Rome | 5.0 | 15.8 | 5.9 | no data | no data |
| Madrid | 5.5 | 16.4 | 6.3 | 35.3 | no data |
| Barcelona | 6.9 | 16.8 | 8.8 | 41.7 | 194.9 |
| Seville | 9.6 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 46.9 | 246.3 |
| Los Angeles | 10.3 | 21.1 | 11.3 | 56.6 | no data |
| Hong Kong | 13.9 | 21.9 | 17.6 | 75.3 | 100.0 |
| Buenos Aires | 16.5 | 27.0 | 17.7 | 120.0 | 215.5 |
| Singapore | 22.7 | 32.2 | 24.9 | 151.7 | no data |
Sources (1991-2020): WMO climate normals and NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, checked , ; Hong Kong: our 1991-2020 mean of the Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK; Singapore: our 1991-2020 mean of the National Environment Agency monthly climate series on data.gov.sg; both checked . Each city's page names its station. All sources in full on Methodology.
Hong Kong figures: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Observatory own the intellectual property rights in the data; attribution to them and DATA.GOV.HK. Licence: Terms and Conditions of Use of DATA.GOV.HK, version 1.2.
Singapore figures: Contains information from the National Environment Agency on data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licence). The Agency does not endorse our means.
Sources
- WMO Member Nations (each national weather service's own submission); archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated. Published by NOAA NCEI for WMO; citation requested. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
- IANA Time Zone Database, read through the PyPI tzdata package. Attribution: IANA Time Zone Database. Licence: Public-domain data. Checked .
- holidays Python library, run locally. Attribution: holidays library, Vacanza team. Licence: MIT. Checked .
Official sources
Cite this page: City by Month. "Munich in March: weather, daylight, holidays". https://citybymonth.com/cities/germany/munich/march/. Last updated 5 November 2026.