Alexandroupoli weather in March

In March, Alexandroupoli sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Alexandroupoli's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alexandroupoli's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 73 mm; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:36 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 8th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Alexandroupoli is city in Thrace, Greece.

Density: 82/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1875

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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Alexandroupoli reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°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)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9

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

Alexandroupoli weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 4°	83	9.5	1.6	9.4	1.8
Feb	10° / 5°	78	8.3	1.2	10.4	2.2
Mar	12° / 7°	73	9.5	0.6	11.7	3.5
Apr	16° / 11°	47	7.1	0	13.1	5.7
May	22° / 15°	35	6.8	0	14.2	7.4
Jun	27° / 20°	27	5.5	0	14.9	7.6
Jul	30° / 22°	15	2.8	0	14.6	6.6
Aug	30° / 22°	8	1.8	0	13.6	6.5
Sep	26° / 19°	32	3.7	0	12.3	8.2
Oct	20° / 14°	76	6.5	0	10.9	7.0
Nov	15° / 10°	93	8.5	0.1	9.7	4.6
Dec	10° / 6°	103	10.4	1.4	9.1	2.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	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 (%)	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	54	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	47	47	46	44	44	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Alexandroupoli gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	3
2	32	3
3	32	3
4	32	3
5	32	3
6	32	3
7	32	3
8	32	3
9	32	3
10	32	2
11	32	2
12	32	2
13	31	2
14	31	2
15	31	2
16	30	2
17	30	2
18	29	2
19	29	2
20	29	1
21	29	1
22	29	1
23	29	1
24	29	1
25	29	1
26	29	1
27	29	1
28	29	1
29	29	1
30	30	1
31	30	1

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 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:32 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)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:11
Sunset (PM)	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:00	5:59
2	11.0	6:59	6:00
3	11.1	6:57	6:01
4	11.1	6:56	6:03
5	11.2	6:54	6:04
6	11.2	6:53	6:05
7	11.2	6:51	6:06
8	11.3	6:49	6:07
9	11.3	6:48	6:08
10	11.4	6:46	6:09
11	11.4	6:45	6:11
12	11.5	6:43	6:12
13	11.5	6:41	6:13
14	11.6	6:40	6:14
15	11.6	6:38	6:15
16	11.7	6:36	6:16
17	11.7	6:35	6:17
18	11.8	6:33	6:18
19	11.8	6:31	6:19
20	11.8	6:29	6:20
21	11.9	6:28	6:22
22	11.9	6:26	6:23
23	12.0	6:24	6:24
24	12.0	6:23	6:25
25	12.1	6:21	6:26
26	12.1	6:19	6:27
27	12.2	6:18	6:28
28	12.2	6:16	6:29
29	12.3	6:14	6:30
30	12.3	6:12	6:31
31	12.4	6:11	6:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.06 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)	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Alexandroupoli

In seasonPeak

In March, Alexandroupoli sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alexandroupoli's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Alexandroupoli?

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

3.5

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 Alexandroupoli.

What to pack for Alexandroupoli in March

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

In March, Alexandroupoli sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Alexandroupoli in March

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Oct 18 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	12	12	14	18	23	25	25	23	20	17	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	18	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Alexandroupoli 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 Alexandroupoli peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	8	7	9	9	9	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Alexandroupoli?

Alexandroupoli sits at 40.8°N, 25.9°E, 19 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Komotiní, 49 km away.

Topography around Alexandroupoli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alexandroupoli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m.

The land around Alexandroupoli is covered by water (38%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (39%), trees (27%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

83 m

water 38%

16 km

624 m

water 45%

80 km

1,580 m

water 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

March weather nearby: Komotiní 49 km · Keşan 64 km · Uzunköprü 82 km · Gallipoli 83 km · Malkara 86 km · Xánthi 89 km · Çanakkale 90 km · Orestiáda 91 km

Greece travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 60% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $26,948; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 8.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 592
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 Alexandroupoli (40.8499°, 25.8764°, elevation 19 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	3
2	32	3
3	32	3
4	32	3
5	32	3
6	32	3
7	32	3
8	32	3
9	32	3
10	32	2
11	32	2
12	32	2
13	31	2
14	31	2
15	31	2
16	30	2
17	30	2
18	29	2
19	29	2
20	29	1
21	29	1
22	29	1
23	29	1
24	29	1
25	29	1
26	29	1
27	29	1
28	29	1
29	29	1
30	30	1
31	30	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	3
2	32	3
3	32	3
4	32	3
5	32	3
6	32	3
7	32	3
8	32	3
9	32	3
10	32	2
11	32	2
12	32	2
13	31	2
14	31	2
15	31	2
16	30	2
17	30	2
18	29	2
19	29	2
20	29	1
21	29	1
22	29	1
23	29	1
24	29	1
25	29	1
26	29	1
27	29	1
28	29	1
29	29	1
30	30	1
31	30	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	3
2	32	3
3	32	3
4	32	3
5	32	3
6	32	3
7	32	3
8	32	3
9	32	3
10	32	2
11	32	2
12	32	2
13	31	2
14	31	2
15	31	2
16	30	2
17	30	2
18	29	2
19	29	2
20	29	1
21	29	1
22	29	1
23	29	1
24	29	1
25	29	1
26	29	1
27	29	1
28	29	1
29	29	1
30	30	1
31	30	1

	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