České Budějovice weather in March

In March, České Budějovice sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is České Budějovice's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see České Budějovice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:25 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

České Budějovice is city in the Czech Republic.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,677/km²
people per km²
Founded
1265

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 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in České Budějovice reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 15°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)
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46-1
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How March really feels in České Budějovice

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

České Budějovice weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°409.75.98.50.0
Feb / -3°318.24.29.80.0
Mar / 47113.711.61.5
Apr14° / 439.31.313.44.0
May18° / 7512.70155.5
Jun22° / 12°7813.3015.96.0
Jul24° / 14°9013.5015.66.4
Aug23° / 14°7911.1014.26.7
Sep18° / 10°609.7012.45.9
Oct13° / 4890.410.53.5
Nov / 428.82.28.90.8
Dec / -2°40104.98.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
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53367
63367
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83367
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

České Budějovice gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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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
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:565:35
210.76:545:36
310.86:525:38
410.86:505:39
510.96:485:41
610.96:465:43
711.06:445:44
811.16:425:46
911.16:405:47
1011.26:385:49
1111.26:365:50
1211.36:345:52
1311.46:325:54
1411.46:295:55
1511.56:275:57
1611.66:255:58
1711.66:236:00
1811.76:216:01
1911.76:196:03
2011.86:176:05
2111.96:146:06
2211.96:126:08
2312.06:106:09
2412.06:086:11
2512.16:066:12
2612.26:046:14
2712.26:016:15
2812.35:596:17
2912.45:576:18
3012.45:556:20
3112.55:536:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit České Budějovice?

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

1.5
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 České Budějovice.

What to pack for České Budějovice in March

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

In March, České Budějovice sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in České Budějovice 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 České Budějovice peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in České Budějovice 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 České Budějovice is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to České Budějovice's WHO annual average of 12.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1516 µg/m³Nov 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is České Budějovice?

České Budějovice sits at 49.0°N, 14.5°E, 381 m above sea level, in Czechia. The nearest listed city is Cesky Krumlov, 22 km away.

Jindřichův HradecPísekTáborStrakonicePelhřimov

Topography around České Budějovice

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around České Budějovice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 396 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m.

The land around České Budějovice is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (24%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,188 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Cesky Krumlov 22 km · Jindřichův Hradec 43 km · Písek 44 km · Tábor 51 km · Strakonice 52 km · Pelhřimov 74 km · Linz 76 km · Traun 86 km

Czechia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 59% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$35,917
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 582
Religion
none 48%believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9%Roman Catholic 7%other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6%

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 České Budějovice (48.9745°, 14.4743°, elevation 381 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).