Vratsa weather in March

In March, Vratsa sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 31% 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 Vratsa's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vratsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

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

Air quality
Good
PM10 29.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
333/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 Vratsa 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 2°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
19-1
29-1
390
490
590
690
790
8100
9100
10100
11101
12101
13101
14111
15111
16111
17111
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20122
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25133
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28133
29133
30133
31144

How March really feels in Vratsa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Vratsa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°488.45.89.20.0
Feb / -3°478.35.310.20.5
Mar11° / 7011.13.911.62.6
Apr16° / 8311.60.813.24.9
May21° / 11°9413.6014.46.0
Jun25° / 14°9312.5015.16.6
Jul27° / 16°779.6014.96.9
Aug27° / 16°556.9013.87.4
Sep23° / 12°647.6012.37.4
Oct17° / 587.70.510.85.6
Nov10° / 457.31.99.52.5
Dec / -3°539.35.38.90.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144654
154654
164654
174654
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264555
274555
284456
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Vratsa gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13416
23416
33415
43415
53415
63415
73414
83514
93514
103514
113514
123514
133514
143514
153513
163513
173513
183513
193512
203512
213612
223611
233611
243611
253710
263710
27379
28379
29378
30378
31387

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 8 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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:12 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:126:06
210.97:116:07
311.07:096:08
411.07:076:10
511.17:066:11
611.17:046:12
711.27:026:13
811.27:016:15
911.36:596:16
1011.36:576:17
1111.46:556:18
1211.46:546:20
1311.56:526:21
1411.56:506:22
1511.66:486:23
1611.66:466:24
1711.76:456:26
1811.76:436:27
1911.86:416:28
2011.86:396:29
2111.96:376:30
2211.96:356:32
2312.06:346:33
2412.06:326:34
2512.16:306:35
2612.16:286:36
2712.26:266:38
2812.26:246:39
2912.36:236:40
3012.36:216:41
3112.46:196:42

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 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 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
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
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
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Vratsa?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vratsa.

What to pack for Vratsa in March

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vratsa 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 Vratsa peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vratsa?

Vratsa sits at 43.2°N, 23.6°E, 352 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Berkovitsa, 36 km away.

BerkovitsaMontanaBotevgradSofiaLomPirotPernikPleven

Topography around Vratsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vratsa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,326 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,251 m.

The land around Vratsa is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
703 m
16 km
1,326 m
80 km
2,251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Berkovitsa 36 km · Montana 36 km · Botevgrad 38 km · Sofia 60 km · Lom 74 km · Pirot 79 km · Pernik 81 km · Pleven 88 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 Vratsa (43.2105°, 23.5631°, elevation 352 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).