Dupnitsa weather in March

In March, Dupnitsa sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dupnitsa's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dupnitsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:48 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Dupnitsa is city in Dupnitsa municipality, Kyustendil oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
1,076/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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dupnitsa reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Dupnitsa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dupnitsa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°397.34.99.30.0
Feb / -2°387.34.210.31.0
Mar11° / 539.23.411.63.0
Apr16° / 529.70.913.15.1
May21° / 499.50.114.46.6
Jun25° / 13°367.70157.3
Jul28° / 15°265.9014.87.2
Aug28° / 15°183.9013.77.2
Sep24° / 11°254.9012.37.9
Oct18° / 435.90.310.86.3
Nov11° / 396.31.79.63.2
Dec / -2°508.54.190.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Dupnitsa gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:136:09
211.07:116:10
311.07:106:11
411.17:086:12
511.17:076:13
611.27:056:15
711.27:036:16
811.37:026:17
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1011.46:586:19
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1211.56:556:22
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2211.96:376:34
2312.06:356:35
2412.06:346:36
2512.16:326:37
2612.16:306:38
2712.26:286:39
2812.26:276:40
2912.36:256:42
3012.36:236:43
3112.46:216:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
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63.6Moderate
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dupnitsa?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dupnitsa.

What to pack for Dupnitsa in March

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

In March, Dupnitsa sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Dupnitsa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dupnitsa peaks around June 23 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dupnitsa?

Dupnitsa sits at 42.3°N, 23.1°E, 536 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Blagoevgrad, 28 km away.

KyustendilSamokovPernikDelcevoSofiaBanskoKriva Palanka

Topography around Dupnitsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dupnitsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 575 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,295 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,790 m.

The land around Dupnitsa is covered by trees (36%), grassland (33%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%), grassland (30%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

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290 m
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80 km
2,790 m
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March weather nearby: Blagoevgrad 28 km · Kyustendil 35 km · Samokov 37 km · Pernik 38 km · Delcevo 44 km · Sofia 51 km · Bansko 57 km · Kriva Palanka 65 km

Bulgaria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$20,328
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 594
Religion
Christian 65%Muslim 10%none 5%other 0%

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 Dupnitsa (42.2648°, 23.1172°, elevation 536 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. 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).