Germany
Black Forest in March
🌷 SpringCool and some showers.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why March scores 8.2What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.4
- !Cool (10.5°C highs / 1°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 2°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~76 mm rain)
- Air quality8.8
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~12 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Mar | Jul | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.2 Very good | 9.5 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 11° / 1° | 25° / 14° |
| Rain | 76 mm | 75 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 2° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 12 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsMarch 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Good Friday 26–29 Mar · 4 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore Black ForestEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA forested mountain region in south-west Germany, known for its villages, cuckoo clocks, waterfalls, spa towns and hiking.
Swabian-Alemannic FasnetDate variesCarnival — the days before Ash Wednesday
Carnival with wooden masks and costumed parades.
Why go: Each town has its own traditions.
Where: Towns across the region
Coming up later
Gengenbach Advent CalendarDate variesUsually 30 November to 23 December
The town hall windows are turned into a giant Advent calendar.
Why go: Windows are opened each evening.
Where: Gengenbach town hall
Triberg Waterfalls
One of Germany's highest waterfalls, in a wooded gorge.
Freiburg im Breisgau
A university city with a Gothic Münster and small water channels (Bächle) in its streets.
Titisee
A glacial lake popular for boating and swimming.
Feldberg
The region's highest mountain, used for hiking and skiing.
Baden-Baden
A spa town with thermal baths and a famous casino.
Gengenbach
A half-timbered town known for its Advent calendar town hall.
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
Black Forest cake with chocolate, cherries, cream and Kirsch.
Schwarzwälder Schinken
Smoked, cured Black Forest ham.
Kirschwasser
Clear cherry brandy.
Schäufele
Cured and smoked pork shoulder, a Baden dish.
Cuckoo clocks
Handmade wooden cuckoo clocks.
💡 Workshops and shops around Triberg
Black Forest ham
Vacuum-packed ham that travels well.
💡 Butchers
Kirschwasser
Local cherry brandy.
💡 Distilleries and shops