Karnobat weather in March

In March, Karnobat sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Karnobat's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karnobat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Karnobat is city in Karnobat municipality, Burgas oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
180/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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Karnobat reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°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.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
391
491
591
6102
7102
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13102
14102
15112
16112
17112
18112
19113
20113
21113
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27124
28124
29134
30134
31134

How March really feels in Karnobat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Karnobat weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°527.349.20.0
Feb / -1°487.33.510.30.9
Mar11° / 609.42.711.62.6
Apr16° / 5910.20.513.14.9
May21° / 11°7311.6014.46.3
Jun25° / 15°6710.7015.16.8
Jul28° / 17°618.7014.86.8
Aug28° / 17°376.1013.77.0
Sep24° / 14°466.4012.37.6
Oct18° / 586.60.210.86.0
Nov11° / 516.81.19.63.1
Dec / -0°5782.98.90.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63763
73664
83862
93862
103961
113961
124060
134159
144159
154159
164159
174159
184258
194357
204258
214258
224258
234159
244159
254159
264159
274159
284060
294060
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Karnobat gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12910
22910
32910
42910
53010
63010
73010
83010
93010
103010
113010
123111
133111
143111
153111
163111
173110
183010
193010
20309
21309
22319
23318
24318
25317
26306
27306
28305
29304
30304
31313

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:58 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:585:53
211.06:565:54
311.06:555:55
411.16:535:56
511.16:515:58
611.26:505:59
711.26:486:00
811.26:466:01
911.36:456:03
1011.36:436:04
1111.46:416:05
1211.46:406:06
1311.56:386:07
1411.56:366:09
1511.66:346:10
1611.66:326:11
1711.76:316:12
1811.76:296:13
1911.86:276:15
2011.86:256:16
2111.96:246:17
2211.96:226:18
2312.06:206:19
2412.06:186:20
2512.16:166:22
2612.16:156:23
2712.26:136:24
2812.26:116:25
2912.36:096:26
3012.36:076:27
3112.46:066:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Karnobat?

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

2.6
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 Karnobat.

What to pack for Karnobat in March

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

In March, Karnobat sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Karnobat 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 Karnobat peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karnobat?

Karnobat sits at 42.6°N, 27.0°E, 208 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Aytos, 23 km away.

BurgasYambolSlivenNessebarShumenTargovishteNova Zagora

Topography around Karnobat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karnobat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m.

The land around Karnobat is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
1,266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Aytos 23 km · Burgas 43 km · Yambol 44 km · Sliven 54 km · Nessebar 62 km · Shumen 69 km · Targovishte 75 km · Nova Zagora 81 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 Karnobat (42.65°, 26.9833°, elevation 208 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).