Lom weather in March

In March, Lom sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Lom's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:48 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Lom is city in Lom municipality, Montana oblast, Bulgaria.

Density
356/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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Lom reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2111
3112
4112
5112
6122
7122
8122
9122
10123
11133
12133
13133
14133
15133
16144
17144
18144
19144
20154
21154
22154
23155
24155
25155
26165
27165
28165
29166
30176
31176

How March really feels in Lom

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lom weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4074.49.10.0
Feb / -1°367.23.210.21.1
Mar14° / 477.71.811.64.1
Apr20° / 508.30.113.26.4
May25° / 14°519.4014.57.0
Jun30° / 18°488.8015.25.6
Jul32° / 19°456.6014.94.6
Aug32° / 19°294.8013.84.8
Sep26° / 15°415.7012.37.3
Oct19° / 426.6010.86.6
Nov11° / 406.91.29.53.1
Dec / -1°447.83.38.80.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44654
54753
64753
74753
84753
94753
104852
114951
124951
135050
144951
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215149
225050
235050
245050
254951
264951
274852
284852
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Lom gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12710
22710
3279
4289
5279
6278
7278
8277
9267
10266
11266
12256
13256
14246
15245
16245
17235
18235
19235
20235
21235
22235
23235
24235
25245
26244
27244
28244
29253
30253
31253

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, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
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
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:14 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:146:06
210.97:136:08
311.07:116:09
411.07:096:10
511.17:086:11
611.17:066:13
711.27:046:14
811.27:026:15
911.37:016:17
1011.36:596:18
1111.46:576:19
1211.46:556:20
1311.56:536:22
1411.56:526:23
1511.66:506:24
1611.66:486:25
1711.76:466:27
1811.76:446:28
1911.86:426:29
2011.86:416:30
2111.96:396:32
2211.96:376:33
2312.06:356:34
2412.06:336:35
2512.16:316:37
2612.16:296:38
2712.26:276:39
2812.26:266:40
2912.36:246:42
3012.36:226:43
3112.46:206:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lom?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lom for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lom in March

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

In March, Lom sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lom in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lom peaks around June 23 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lom?

Lom sits at 43.8°N, 23.2°E, 37 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Băileşti, 22 km away.

CalafatVidinMontanaBerkovitsaCraiovaNegotinVratsa

Topography around Lom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,120 m.

The land around Lom is covered by trees (33%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
2,120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Băileşti 22 km · Calafat 30 km · Vidin 34 km · Montana 47 km · Berkovitsa 67 km · Craiova 70 km · Negotin 72 km · Vratsa 74 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 Lom (43.8317°, 23.2379°, elevation 37 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).