Early March 1 March
46°F
Typical afternoon high
24% historical wet-day frequency
Germany · Beach
Is March a good time?
March averages 49°F afternoons and 39°F seas, with about 9 rain days. Later March is typically warmer.
Historical Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Rügen, Usedom and Rostock; conditions vary within the region.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#8 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your March
Afternoons around 49°F (9°C): a sweater and a light jacket; nights around 32°F (0°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 9 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 12 hours of daylight.
The sea averages 39°F. Our swimming guide: very cold: wetsuit weather. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.
Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.
The sun rises about 06:27 and sets about 18:12 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 32°F (0°C); afternoons reach about 49°F (9°C). Expect rain on about 9 days in a typical March.
Early, middle or late?
Late March is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 46°F on the 1st, versus 52°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 24% to 28% between those dates.
46°F
Typical afternoon high
24% historical wet-day frequency
49°F
Typical afternoon high
27% historical wet-day frequency
52°F
Typical afternoon high
28% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 8 Mar International Women's Day; 26 Mar Good Friday; 29 Mar Easter Monday.
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146° | 246° | 346° | 446° | 546° | 646° | 747° |
| 847° | 947° | 1048° | 1148° | 1248° | 1348° | 1448° |
| 1549° | 1649° | 1749° | 1849° | 1949° | 2050° | 2150° |
| 2250° | 2350° | 2451° | 2551° | 2651° | 2751° | 2851° |
| 2952° | 3052° | 3152° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 46°F (8°C) in the first week to 51°F (11°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 23–28%. Local schools are out 22–31 March 2027.
Schools here are off 22–31 March 2027 (Easter holidays). Public holidays: 8 Mar International Women's Day; 26 Mar Good Friday; 29 Mar Easter Monday. Elsewhere in March 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Spain 30%, Italy 19%, France 10%, Netherlands 38%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Visitor season
Low season. March averages 28% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than February.
Overnight stays across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, one of Europe's busiest this month.
Hotel price season
A little below usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Year-to-year variation
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 38°F (3°C) and 53°F (12°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 49°F (9°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 16; half the years had 5–9.
Rain days in each March
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48°F | 5 |
| 2012 | 51°F | 4 |
| 2013 | 38°F | 5 |
| 2014 | 53°F | 6 |
| 2015 | 50°F | 9 |
| 2016 | 48°F | 9 |
| 2017 | 52°F | 9 |
| 2018 | 41°F | 11 |
| 2019 | 51°F | 14 |
| 2020 | 49°F | 9 |
| 2021 | 49°F | 9 |
| 2022 | 50°F | 0 |
| 2023 | 49°F | 16 |
| 2024 | 53°F | 8 |
| 2025 | 52°F | 1 |
Checked against 20 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
| Typical conditions | Feb | Mar | Apr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 42°F | 49°F | 57°F |
| Sea | 37°F | 39°F | 44°F |
| Rain days | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Overnight demand | 20% | 28% | 37% |
February: Cooler afternoons than March. Less overnight demand. February guide →
April: Warmer afternoons, warmer sea and fewer rain days than March. More overnight demand. April guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. March stays as your reference.
April to October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than March, but more overnight stays.
Your comparison
Overnight stays are 20% of the busiest month.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little below usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the February guide →| Typical conditions | March | February |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 49°F | 42°F |
| Nights | 32°F | 30°F |
| Sea | 39°F | 37°F |
| Rain days | 9 | 9 |
| Visitor season | Low season | Low season |
| Overall / 10 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Month rank | #8 | #10 |
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.0 | #9 | 40°F | 30°F | 39°F | 14 | 1.0 | Low season |
| February | 3.0 | #10 | 42°F | 30°F | 37°F | 9 | 1.0 | Low season |
| March | 3.5 | #8 | 49°F | 32°F | 39°F | 9 | 1.5 | Low season |
| April | 5.5 | #6 | 57°F | 38°F | 44°F | 7 | 3.7 | Moderate season |
| May | 6.1 | #3 | 66°F | 46°F | 52°F | 8 | 5.8 | Moderate season |
| June | 6.4 | #1 | 73°F | 53°F | 60°F | 9 | 7.3 | Busy season |
| July | 5.8 | #5 | 75°F | 56°F | 65°F | 12 | 7.4 | Peak season |
| August | 5.9 | #4 | 75°F | 56°F | 66°F | 9 | 7.8 | Peak season |
| September | 6.2 | #2 | 68°F | 50°F | 62°F | 8 | 6.5 | Busy season |
| October | 4.9 | #7 | 58°F | 44°F | 55°F | 11 | 3.1 | Moderate season |
| November | 3.0 | #11 | 48°F | 37°F | 49°F | 10 | 1.0 | Low season |
| December | 3.0 | #12 | 43°F | 33°F | 43°F | 12 | 1.0 | Low season |
Near here
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
BerlinGermany · about 90 miles
Balanced Overall 6.1 · Good weather, 51°F (10°C) · Steady all year · Cost pricey
BrandenburgGermany · about 100 miles
Balanced Overall 6.7 · Good weather, 51°F (10°C) · Moderate season · Cost pricey
HamburgGermany · about 100 miles
Balanced Overall 6.0 · Good weather, 50°F (10°C) · Steady all year · Cost pricey
Schleswig-HolsteinGermany · about 110 miles
Balanced Overall 3.4 · Poor weather, 49°F (10°C) · Low season · Cost pricey
West PomeraniaPoland · about 120 miles
Balanced Overall 3.6 · Poor weather, 48°F (9°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's weather ranks 59 of 77 beach regions this month. These beach regions outside Germany have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Friuli Venezia GiuliaItaly · about 530 miles
Fair weather (3.5): 9°F warmer afternoons, 2 fewer rain days
Venice & the VenetoItaly · about 560 miles
Fair weather (4.2): 11°F warmer afternoons, 3 fewer rain days
Liguria & the Cinque TerreItaly · about 680 miles
Fair weather (4.2): 11°F warmer afternoons, 2 fewer rain days, cheaper
MarcheItaly · about 720 miles
Fair weather (4.3): 10°F warmer afternoons, quieter for its season (low season)
Nantes & Pays de la LoireFrance · about 730 miles
Fair weather (3.0): 8°F warmer afternoons, quieter for its season (low season)
It's low season, 28% of the busiest month and 42% below its average month. That means about 47,000 overnight visitors on a typical March night across the region, 97% of them from Germany itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 8,600 more: 18 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Beach, 0–100) | 43 |
| How our weather was checked | 20 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.6°C), night lows within 1°F (0.3°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 30 |
| Busiest month here | August · 107 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.9% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 94th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 97% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 18 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 3.4% |
| National hotel-price season | Germany historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (−3% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 1.6 million |
| Statistical region | DE80 · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.