Berat weather in March

In March, Berat sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Berat's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 93 mm; 11.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:00 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Berat is city located in south-central Albania.

Density: 5,507/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~313 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Berat reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	14	3
12	14	3
13	14	3
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	15	4
23	15	4
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	5
31	16	5

How March really feels in Berat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Berat weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 1°	74	9.6	2.5	9.4	2.2
Feb	11° / 1°	81	9.7	2.8	10.4	2.7
Mar	14° / 4°	93	11.1	1.7	11.7	4.3
Apr	18° / 7°	93	13.5	0.1	13.1	5.4
May	23° / 11°	78	11.6	0	14.2	6.7
Jun	27° / 15°	48	8.5	0	14.9	7.0
Jul	30° / 17°	31	6.1	0	14.6	6.1
Aug	30° / 17°	31	5.7	0	13.6	5.9
Sep	26° / 14°	79	8.8	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	21° / 10°	89	8.6	0	10.9	6.9
Nov	16° / 6°	102	10.5	0.5	9.7	4.8
Dec	11° / 2°	103	11.1	1.5	9.1	2.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Berat gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	39	40	40	39	39	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	39
Snow chance (%)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	8
2	40	8
3	40	8
4	39	8
5	39	8
6	39	7
7	38	7
8	37	7
9	37	7
10	36	6
11	35	6
12	34	6
13	34	6
14	33	6
15	33	5
16	32	5
17	32	5
18	32	5
19	33	5
20	33	5
21	33	5
22	34	5
23	34	4
24	34	4
25	35	4
26	36	4
27	36	4
28	37	3
29	38	3
30	39	3
31	39	3

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:24	5:23
2	11.0	6:22	5:24
3	11.1	6:21	5:25
4	11.1	6:19	5:26
5	11.2	6:18	5:28
6	11.2	6:16	5:29
7	11.3	6:15	5:30
8	11.3	6:13	5:31
9	11.3	6:11	5:32
10	11.4	6:10	5:33
11	11.4	6:08	5:34
12	11.5	6:07	5:35
13	11.5	6:05	5:36
14	11.6	6:03	5:38
15	11.6	6:02	5:39
16	11.7	6:00	5:40
17	11.7	5:58	5:41
18	11.8	5:57	5:42
19	11.8	5:55	5:43
20	11.8	5:53	5:44
21	11.9	5:51	5:45
22	11.9	5:50	5:46
23	12.0	5:48	5:47
24	12.0	5:46	5:48
25	12.1	5:45	5:50
26	12.1	5:43	5:51
27	12.2	5:41	5:52
28	12.2	5:40	5:53
29	12.3	5:38	5:54
30	12.3	5:36	5:55
31	12.4	5:34	5:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Berat?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Berat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Berat in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Berat sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Berat in March

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 6 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	14	16	19	22	24	25	24	22	19	17
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Berat in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Berat peaks around July 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	7	9	9	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Berat?

Berat sits at 40.7°N, 20.0°E, 66 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Kuçovë, 11 km away.

Topography around Berat

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Berat.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,332 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,480 m.

The land around Berat is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (29%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

447 m

trees 56%

16 km

2,332 m

trees 64%

80 km

2,480 m

trees 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← February Berat year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Kuçovë 11 km · Patos Fshat 26 km · Patos 28 km · Fier-Çifçi 33 km · Fier 33 km · Lushnjë 33 km · Peqin 41 km · Elbasan 46 km

Albania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $12,998; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 71%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 11.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 532
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Berat (40.7058°, 19.9522°, elevation 66 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	14	3
12	14	3
13	14	3
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	15	4
23	15	4
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	8
2	40	8
3	40	8
4	39	8
5	39	8
6	39	7
7	38	7
8	37	7
9	37	7
10	36	6
11	35	6
12	34	6
13	34	6
14	33	6
15	33	5
16	32	5
17	32	5
18	32	5
19	33	5
20	33	5
21	33	5
22	34	5
23	34	4
24	34	4
25	35	4
26	36	4
27	36	4
28	37	3
29	38	3
30	39	3
31	39	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	14	3
12	14	3
13	14	3
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	15	4
23	15	4
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	8
2	40	8
3	40	8
4	39	8
5	39	8
6	39	7
7	38	7
8	37	7
9	37	7
10	36	6
11	35	6
12	34	6
13	34	6
14	33	6
15	33	5
16	32	5
17	32	5
18	32	5
19	33	5
20	33	5
21	33	5
22	34	5
23	34	4
24	34	4
25	35	4
26	36	4
27	36	4
28	37	3
29	38	3
30	39	3
31	39	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	14	3
12	14	3
13	14	3
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	15	4
23	15	4
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	16	5
27	16	5
28	16	5
29	16	5
30	16	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	8
2	40	8
3	40	8
4	39	8
5	39	8
6	39	7
7	38	7
8	37	7
9	37	7
10	36	6
11	35	6
12	34	6
13	34	6
14	33	6
15	33	5
16	32	5
17	32	5
18	32	5
19	33	5
20	33	5
21	33	5
22	34	5
23	34	4
24	34	4
25	35	4
26	36	4
27	36	4
28	37	3
29	38	3
30	39	3
31	39	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100