Germany
Berlin in March
In March, Berlin averages a daytime high of 9 °C and a night-time low of 1 °C, with about 39 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Berlin's most comfortable months, May to September.
- Average high
- 9 °C
- Average low
- 1 °C
- Rain in the month
- 39 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 196
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Berlin
March is the 8th warmest month in Berlin by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 3 °C to 25 °C and the lows from -2 °C to 14 °C. By day, March is 4 °C warmer than February, and April is 6 °C warmer than March.
March brings 39 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 49 mm (592 mm a year); it is the 10th wettest month.
On 15 March the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 7 h 40 min at the shortest and 16 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 °C | -2 °C | 46 mm | |
| February | 5 °C | -1 °C | 37 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | 1 °C | 39 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 5 °C | 33 mm | |
| May | 20 °C | 9 °C | 54 mm | Yes |
| June | 23 °C | 12 °C | 66 mm | Yes |
| July | 25 °C | 14 °C | 71 mm | Yes |
| August | 25 °C | 14 °C | 65 mm | Yes |
| September | 20 °C | 10 °C | 47 mm | Yes |
| October | 14 °C | 6 °C | 43 mm | |
| November | 8 °C | 3 °C | 43 mm | |
| December | 4 °C | 0 °C | 48 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is March a good time to visit Berlin?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 9 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Berlin are May to September; the nearest are September, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Germany in March
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Berlin
This guide lists 196 places to stay in Berlin: 48 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 148 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 25; 1–3 km, 91; 3–10 km, 55; 10 km or more, 10.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.