Weather in Cologne in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cologne in March
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +12°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +14°C.
Is Cologne warm or cold in March?
Cologne is typically cool in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +6°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +1°C to +3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Cologne:
Climate in Cologne in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +10°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -16°C | -11°C | -6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +26°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 44 mm | 59 mm | 51 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 73% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +6°C to +10°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 44 mm to 59 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 78% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 5 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cologne is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how March is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last March in Cologne?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cologne in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+17°C). The driest year was 2018 with only 570 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1162 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cologne, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.