Lushnjë weather in March

In March, Lushnjë sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 10.3 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Lushnjë's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lushnjë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
93 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:01 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Lushnjë is city in Fier County, Albania.

Density
169/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Lushnjë reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9166
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17167
18167
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26178
27188
28188
29188
30188
31188

How March really feels in Lushnjë

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Lushnjë 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 809.39.43.2
Feb13° / 859.910.43.8
Mar16° / 9310.311.75.3
Apr20° / 10°8211.313.16.2
May24° / 14°639.114.37.3
Jun29° / 18°37614.96.7
Jul31° / 20°254.514.65.5
Aug32° / 20°254.213.65.2
Sep27° / 17°798.212.36.9
Oct23° / 13°938.810.97.3
Nov18° / 11210.49.75.6
Dec13° / 10911.29.13.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55248
65248
75347
85446
95545
105644
115743
125842
135941
146040
156040
166139
176139
186040
196040
206040
215941
225842
235842
245743
255644
265644
275545
285545
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lushnjë gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
538
637
736
836
935
1034
1133
1232
1331
1431
1530
1630
1729
1829
1929
2030
2130
2231
2331
2431
2532
2632
2733
2833
2934
3034
3135

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:25 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:255:24
211.06:245:25
311.16:225:26
411.16:215:27
511.26:195:28
611.26:175:29
711.26:165:31
811.36:145:32
911.36:135:33
1011.46:115:34
1111.46:095:35
1211.56:085:36
1311.56:065:37
1411.66:045:38
1511.66:035:40
1611.76:015:41
1711.75:595:42
1811.85:585:43
1911.85:565:44
2011.85:545:45
2111.95:525:46
2211.95:515:47
2312.05:495:48
2412.05:475:49
2512.15:465:51
2612.15:445:52
2712.25:425:53
2812.25:405:54
2912.35:395:55
3012.35:375:56
3112.45:355:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lushnjë?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lushnjë for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lushnjë in March

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

In March, Lushnjë sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lushnjë 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 29 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.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Lushnjë 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 Lushnjë peaks around July 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lushnjë?

Lushnjë sits at 40.9°N, 19.7°E, 22 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Peqin, 12 km away.

KuçovëFierFier-ÇifçiPatosKavajëBeratPatos Fshat

Topography around Lushnjë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lushnjë has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,377 m.

The land around Lushnjë is covered by grassland (34%), trees (25%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (25%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
486 m
80 km
2,377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Peqin 12 km · Kuçovë 24 km · Fier 27 km · Fier-Çifçi 28 km · Patos 30 km · Kavajë 30 km · Berat 33 km · Patos Fshat 34 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
Muslim 57%Roman Catholic 10%Orthodox 7%other 6%

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 Lushnjë (40.9419°, 19.705°, elevation 22 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).