Canton of St. Gallen · Switzerland

St. Gallen in March

In March, St. Gallen averages a daytime high of 8 °C and a night-time low of 0 °C, with about 66 mm of rain over the month. St. Gallen has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.

Average high
8 °C
Average low
0 °C
Rain in the month
66 mm
Daylight on 15 Mar
11 h 50 min
Comfortable month
No
Places to stay
81

When to go

How March compares with the rest of the year in St. Gallen

March is the 8th warmest month in St. Gallen by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 2 °C to 22 °C and the lows from -3 °C to 12 °C. By day, March is 4 °C warmer than February, and April is 5 °C warmer than March.

March brings 66 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 97 mm (1165 mm a year); it is the 10th wettest month.

On 15 March the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 8 h 30 min at the shortest and 16 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).

-3°13°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec142 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months
MonthHighLowRainDaylightComfortable
January2 °C-3 °C62 mm8 h 50 min
February3 °C-3 °C59 mm10 h 20 min
March8 °C0 °C66 mm11 h 50 min
April12 °C3 °C78 mm13 h 40 min
May16 °C7 °C126 mm15 h 10 min
June20 °C11 °C136 mm16 h
July22 °C12 °C142 mm15 h 30 min
August21 °C12 °C140 mm14 h 10 min
September17 °C9 °C108 mm12 h 20 min
October12 °C6 °C89 mm10 h 40 min
November6 °C1 °C85 mm9 h 10 min
December3 °C-2 °C74 mm8 h 30 min

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 St. Gallen?

Not by the measure used here: the average high of 8 °C is below 18 °C. No month in St. Gallen meets it.

The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.

Where to stay

Where to stay in St. Gallen

This guide lists 81 places to stay in St. Gallen: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 80 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 14; 1–3 km, 2; 3–10 km, 17; 10 km or more, 48.

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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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.