Čakovec weather in March

In March, Čakovec sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 14°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 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Čakovec's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Čakovec's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 48 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:16 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Čakovec is city and settlement in Međimurje County, Croatia.

Density: 898/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Čakovec reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°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 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	9	0
2	9	0
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	10	1
6	10	1
7	10	1
8	10	1
9	10	1
10	11	2
11	11	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	13	3
23	13	3
24	13	3
25	13	3
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

How March really feels in Čakovec

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Čakovec weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / -2°	36	6.5	3	8.8	0.0
Feb	6° / -1°	44	7.4	3.4	10	0.7
Mar	12° / 2°	48	8.8	1.7	11.6	3.1
Apr	17° / 7°	56	9.6	0.4	13.3	5.3
May	21° / 11°	83	12.6	0	14.7	6.2
Jun	25° / 15°	85	11.9	0	15.5	6.6
Jul	27° / 16°	79	11	0	15.2	6.5
Aug	27° / 16°	80	10	0	14	6.7
Sep	22° / 12°	91	9.3	0	12.4	6.7
Oct	16° / 7°	64	8.6	0.1	10.7	5.1
Nov	10° / 3°	66	8.8	1.4	9.2	2.0
Dec	4° / -1°	54	8.2	2.7	8.5	0.0

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	36	38	38	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	42	41	40	39	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	42
Cloudier (%)	64	62	62	62	60	60	60	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	57	57	57	58	59	60	61	60	60	61	61	60	60	60	59	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	42	58
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Čakovec gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29
Snow chance (%)	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	9
2	28	9
3	28	8
4	27	8
5	27	7
6	27	7
7	27	6
8	26	6
9	26	6
10	26	6
11	26	6
12	26	5
13	26	5
14	27	5
15	27	5
16	27	5
17	28	5
18	28	5
19	29	5
20	29	5
21	29	5
22	29	5
23	30	5
24	30	5
25	30	5
26	29	5
27	29	5
28	29	4
29	29	4
30	29	4
31	29	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 6:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:45	5:30
2	10.8	6:43	5:32
3	10.9	6:41	5:33
4	10.9	6:39	5:35
5	11.0	6:37	5:36
6	11.0	6:36	5:37
7	11.1	6:34	5:39
8	11.1	6:32	5:40
9	11.2	6:30	5:42
10	11.3	6:28	5:43
11	11.3	6:26	5:45
12	11.4	6:24	5:46
13	11.4	6:22	5:47
14	11.5	6:20	5:49
15	11.5	6:18	5:50
16	11.6	6:16	5:52
17	11.6	6:14	5:53
18	11.7	6:12	5:54
19	11.8	6:10	5:56
20	11.8	6:08	5:57
21	11.9	6:06	5:59
22	11.9	6:04	6:00
23	12.0	6:02	6:01
24	12.0	6:00	6:03
25	12.1	5:58	6:04
26	12.2	5:56	6:05
27	12.2	5:54	6:07
28	12.3	5:52	6:08
29	12.3	5:50	6:10
30	12.4	5:48	6:11
31	12.4	5:46	6:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	4.0	Moderate
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Čakovec?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Čakovec.

What to pack for Čakovec in March

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

In March, Čakovec sees daytime highs around 12°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 Čakovec 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 Čakovec peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	7	7	8	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Čakovec 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 Čakovec is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	14	17	17	15	15	14	14	12	12	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Čakovec?

Čakovec sits at 46.4°N, 16.4°E, 162 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Varaždin, 12 km away.

Topography around Čakovec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Čakovec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m.

The land around Čakovec is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

cropland 32%

16 km

200 m

cropland 46%

80 km

1,260 m

trees 52%

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← February Čakovec year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Varaždin 12 km · Koprivnica 39 km · Nagykanizsa 43 km · Ptuj 43 km · Zalaegerszeg 59 km · Bjelovar 63 km · Maribor 63 km · Sesvete 66 km

Croatia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 53% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $27,104; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 87%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 7.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 617
Religion

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 Čakovec (46.3844°, 16.4339°, elevation 162 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	9	0
2	9	0
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	10	1
6	10	1
7	10	1
8	10	1
9	10	1
10	11	2
11	11	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	13	3
23	13	3
24	13	3
25	13	3
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	9
2	28	9
3	28	8
4	27	8
5	27	7
6	27	7
7	27	6
8	26	6
9	26	6
10	26	6
11	26	6
12	26	5
13	26	5
14	27	5
15	27	5
16	27	5
17	28	5
18	28	5
19	29	5
20	29	5
21	29	5
22	29	5
23	30	5
24	30	5
25	30	5
26	29	5
27	29	5
28	29	4
29	29	4
30	29	4
31	29	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	9	0
2	9	0
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	10	1
6	10	1
7	10	1
8	10	1
9	10	1
10	11	2
11	11	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	13	3
23	13	3
24	13	3
25	13	3
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	9
2	28	9
3	28	8
4	27	8
5	27	7
6	27	7
7	27	6
8	26	6
9	26	6
10	26	6
11	26	6
12	26	5
13	26	5
14	27	5
15	27	5
16	27	5
17	28	5
18	28	5
19	29	5
20	29	5
21	29	5
22	29	5
23	30	5
24	30	5
25	30	5
26	29	5
27	29	5
28	29	4
29	29	4
30	29	4
31	29	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	9	0
2	9	0
3	9	1
4	9	1
5	10	1
6	10	1
7	10	1
8	10	1
9	10	1
10	11	2
11	11	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	3
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	13	3
23	13	3
24	13	3
25	13	3
26	13	4
27	13	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	9
2	28	9
3	28	8
4	27	8
5	27	7
6	27	7
7	27	6
8	26	6
9	26	6
10	26	6
11	26	6
12	26	5
13	26	5
14	27	5
15	27	5
16	27	5
17	28	5
18	28	5
19	29	5
20	29	5
21	29	5
22	29	5
23	30	5
24	30	5
25	30	5
26	29	5
27	29	5
28	29	4
29	29	4
30	29	4
31	29	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100