The third month of the year was slightly too warm in comparison to the average 5.7°C from the reference period. The Findel meteorological station measured an average of 6.2°C in March 2023.
There were eight days with frost and the coldest temperature, -3.3°C, was measured on the first day of the month. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Luxembourg in March was -14.4°C in 1971.
The warmest temperature of the month was recorded on 30 March: 15°C. This is far below the warmest temperature ever recorded in March, which was 23.5°C in 2021.
There were two days of snow last month and the maximum accumulation was 3 centimetres on 8 March.
High wind speeds also occurred last month, the maximum being 87 km/h, recorded on 10 March. The month counted a total of two storm days, meaning days on which wind speeds exceeded 75 km/h.
March was also considered overly wet with a precipitation increase of 173% compared to the reference period.
