Yambol weather in March

In March, Yambol sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°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 Yambol's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yambol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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

Density
702/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 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Yambol reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°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)
1102
2102
3102
4102
5102
6102
7112
8112
9112
10112
11112
12112
13112
14113
15113
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22133
23133
24134
25134
26134
27134
28144
29144
30145
31145

How March really feels in Yambol

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Yambol weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°487.33.29.20.3
Feb / 466.82.510.31.4
Mar12° / 568.71.811.63.2
Apr17° / 508.90.313.15.5
May22° / 12°5810.7014.46.7
Jun27° / 16°489.8015.16.7
Jul29° / 18°437.6014.86.0
Aug30° / 18°274.6013.76.2
Sep25° / 14°385.1012.37.8
Oct19° / 5460.110.86.5
Nov12° / 5470.89.63.5
Dec / 598.22.68.90.8

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114258
124357
134456
144456
154555
164555
174555
184654
194654
204654
214654
224654
234555
244555
254555
264555
274456
284456
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Yambol gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1277
2277
3277
4277
5277
6277
7277
8277
9277
10277
11277
12277
13277
14277
15276
16276
17276
18276
19285
20285
21285
22295
23295
24294
25294
26294
27293
28293
29292
30292
31292

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 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:00 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:005:55
211.06:585:56
311.06:565:57
411.16:555:58
511.16:536:00
611.26:526:01
711.26:506:02
811.36:486:03
911.36:466:05
1011.46:456:06
1111.46:436:07
1211.46:416:08
1311.56:406:09
1411.56:386:11
1511.66:366:12
1611.66:346:13
1711.76:336:14
1811.76:316:15
1911.86:296:16
2011.86:276:18
2111.96:256:19
2211.96:246:20
2312.06:226:21
2412.06:206:22
2512.16:186:23
2612.16:176:25
2712.26:156:26
2812.26:136:27
2912.36:116:28
3012.36:096:29
3112.46:086:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.7 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
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Yambol?

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

3.2
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 Yambol.

What to pack for Yambol in March

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

In March, Yambol sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Yambol 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 Yambol peaks around July 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Sep 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yambol?

Yambol sits at 42.5°N, 26.5°E, 115 m above sea level, in Bulgaria. The nearest listed city is Sliven, 27 km away.

Nova ZagoraKarnobatAytosStara ZagoraHarmanliBurgasSvilengrad

Topography around Yambol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yambol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,518 m.

The land around Yambol is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
400 m
80 km
1,518 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sliven 27 km · Nova Zagora 40 km · Karnobat 44 km · Aytos 66 km · Stara Zagora 71 km · Harmanli 79 km · Burgas 79 km · Svilengrad 83 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 Yambol (42.4824°, 26.5001°, elevation 115 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).