Osijek weather in March

In March, Osijek sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Osijek's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Osijek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM10 39.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Osijek reaches about 12°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 20°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)
191
2101
3101
4101
5101
6111
7112
8112
9112
10112
11122
12122
13122
14122
15123
16133
17133
18133
19133
20133
21133
22143
23144
24144
25144
26144
27154
28154
29155
30155
31155

How March really feels in Osijek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Osijek 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°428.13.28.90.0
Feb / -1°468.53.110.10.8
Mar12° / 499.41.411.63.4
Apr18° / 55100.213.25.7
May23° / 12°6911.4014.76.6
Jun27° / 16°7510.8015.46.6
Jul29° / 17°639.5015.16.1
Aug28° / 17°568.3013.96.3
Sep23° / 13°598.2012.37.1
Oct18° / 548.1010.75.9
Nov11° / 538.71.49.32.7
Dec / -1°549.12.58.60.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54357
64357
74456
84456
94456
104456
114555
124654
134654
144654
154654
164555
174555
184456
194456
204456
214456
224456
234456
244357
254357
264357
274555
284555
294555
304555
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Osijek gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1328
2328
3317
4317
5306
6296
7296
8286
9285
10275
11275
12275
13274
14274
15284
16284
17284
18294
19304
20304
21314
22314
23324
24324
25323
26333
27333
28333
29333
30333
31332

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
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:35 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:355:22
210.86:335:24
310.96:315:25
411.06:295:27
511.06:275:28
611.16:265:29
711.16:245:31
811.26:225:32
911.26:205:33
1011.36:185:35
1111.36:165:36
1211.46:145:38
1311.46:135:39
1411.56:115:40
1511.56:095:42
1611.66:075:43
1711.76:055:44
1811.76:035:46
1911.86:015:47
2011.85:595:48
2111.95:575:50
2211.95:555:51
2312.05:535:52
2412.05:515:54
2512.15:495:55
2612.25:475:56
2712.25:455:58
2812.35:435:59
2912.35:416:00
3012.45:396:02
3112.45:376:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Osijek?

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

3.4
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 Osijek.

What to pack for Osijek in March

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Osijek 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 Osijek peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Osijek?

Osijek sits at 45.6°N, 18.7°E, 87 m above sea level, in Croatia. The nearest listed city is Apatin, 26 km away.

ApatinLiberpolisVinkovciVukovarĐakovoSomborMohácsBačka Palanka

Topography around Osijek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Osijek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 774 m.

The land around Osijek is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
774 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Apatin 26 km · Liberpolis 29 km · Vinkovci 30 km · Vukovar 33 km · Đakovo 35 km · Sombor 41 km · Mohács 49 km · Bačka Palanka 64 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
Roman Catholic 79%other Christian 5%none or atheist 5%Orthodox 3%

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 Osijek (45.5507°, 18.6942°, elevation 87 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).