Vidin weather in March

In March, Vidin sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°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 Vidin's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vidin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:49 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Vidin is city in Vidin municipality, Vidin oblast, Bulgaria.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 41.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
550/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 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vidin reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°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 21°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)
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2101
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4102
5112
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7112
8112
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26155
27155
28165
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31166

How March really feels in Vidin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vidin weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°407.24.39.10.0
Feb / -1°346.93.510.20.8
Mar13° / 4681.911.63.8
Apr19° / 539.10.113.26.2
May24° / 14°6410.6014.56.8
Jun29° / 17°6010.2015.25.7
Jul31° / 19°608.30154.8
Aug31° / 19°386.4013.85.0
Sep26° / 14°486012.37.4
Oct18° / 436.8010.86.3
Nov11° / 447.41.39.42.7
Dec / -1°447.53.38.80.1

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 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64654
74654
84753
94753
104753
114753
124951
134951
144951
155050
165050
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264852
274951
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314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Vidin gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12811
22810
32910
4299
5299
6298
7288
8287
9277
10277
11266
12266
13256
14256
15246
16236
17236
18226
19226
20226
21226
22226
23236
24235
25245
26255
27255
28264
29264
30273
31273

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
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3100
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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 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
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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 7:16 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:166:07
210.97:146:09
311.07:136:10
411.07:116:11
511.17:096:13
611.17:076:14
711.27:066:15
811.27:046:17
911.37:026:18
1011.37:006:19
1111.46:596:20
1211.46:576:22
1311.56:556:23
1411.56:536:24
1511.66:516:26
1611.66:496:27
1711.76:486:28
1811.76:466:29
1911.86:446:31
2011.86:426:32
2111.96:406:33
2211.96:386:34
2312.06:366:36
2412.06:356:37
2512.16:336:38
2612.16:316:39
2712.26:296:41
2812.26:276:42
2912.36:256:43
3012.46:236:44
3112.46:216:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
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 Vidin?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vidin.

What to pack for Vidin in March

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

In March, Vidin sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vidin 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 Vidin 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery 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

Air quality in Vidin in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Vidin is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2115 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vidin?

Vidin sits at 44.0°N, 22.9°E, 41 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Calafat, 4.0 km away.

LomBăileştiNegotinZaječarBorKnjazevacMontana

Topography around Vidin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vidin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,119 m.

The land around Vidin is covered by grassland (22%), artificial surfaces (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
213 m
80 km
2,119 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Calafat 4.0 km · Lom 34 km · Băileşti 38 km · Negotin 38 km · Zaječar 50 km · Bor 64 km · Knjazevac 69 km · Montana 70 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 Vidin (43.9916°, 22.8824°, elevation 41 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).