Vlorë weather in March

In March, Vlorë sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 102 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 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 Vlorë's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vlorë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
102 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:02 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Vlorë is city in Albania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
9,605/km²
people per km²
Founded
~501 BCE

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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vlorë reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°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)
1136
2137
3137
4137
5147
6147
7147
8147
9147
10147
11147
12147
13147
14147
15147
16147
17158
18158
19158
20158
21158
22158
23158
24158
25158
26159
27169
28169
29169
30169
31169

Vlorë weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 9110.60.59.42.9
Feb12° / 9610.80.810.43.1
Mar15° / 102110.211.74.4
Apr18° / 11°9011.60135.7
May22° / 15°699014.27.2
Jun27° / 19°436.7014.87.4
Jul30° / 21°315014.66.4
Aug30° / 21°325.6013.66.0
Sep26° / 18°1039.8012.37.1
Oct21° / 14°1179.6010.96.9
Nov17° / 10°14212.409.85.1
Dec12° / 13112.80.39.23.3

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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55347
65446
75545
85644
95743
105842
115941
126040
136040
146139
156139
166238
176139
186139
196040
206040
215842
225842
235743
245743
255644
265644
275545
285545
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Vlorë gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1422
2421
3421
4411
5411
6401
7391
8381
9371
10371
11361
12351
13341
14331
15321
16321
17321
18311
19321
20321
21320
22330
23330
24330
25340
26340
27350
28360
29360
30370
31370

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 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:26 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:265:25
211.06:245:26
311.16:225:27
411.16:215:28
511.26:195:30
611.26:185:31
711.36:165:32
811.36:155:33
911.36:135:34
1011.46:125:35
1111.46:105:36
1211.56:085:37
1311.56:075:38
1411.66:055:40
1511.66:035:41
1611.76:025:42
1711.76:005:43
1811.85:585:44
1911.85:575:45
2011.95:555:46
2111.95:535:47
2211.95:525:48
2312.05:505:49
2412.05:485:50
2512.15:475:51
2612.15:455:52
2712.25:435:53
2812.25:415:55
2912.35:405:56
3012.35:385:57
3112.45:365:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Vlorë?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Vlorë for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vlorë in March

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

In March, Vlorë sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Vlorë in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 9 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vlorë 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 Vlorë peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 18UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vlorë?

Vlorë sits at 40.5°N, 19.5°E, 58 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Patos Fshat, 24 km away.

Patos FshatPatosFier-ÇifçiFierDhërmiBeratKuçovëLushnjë

Topography around Vlorë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vlorë has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,171 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,377 m.

The land around Vlorë is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, water (35%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and water (44%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
230 m
16 km
1,171 m
80 km
2,377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Patos Fshat 24 km · Patos 26 km · Fier-Çifçi 28 km · Fier 29 km · Dhërmi 38 km · Berat 47 km · Kuçovë 52 km · Lushnjë 56 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 Vlorë (40.4696°, 19.4838°, elevation 58 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).