Keratsíni weather in March

In March, Keratsíni sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Keratsíni's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keratsíni's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 52 mm; 6.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:44 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Keratsíni is suburb of Piraeus, Attica, Greece.

Density: 10,140/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1928

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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Keratsíni reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Keratsíni 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 6°	55	7.9	0.6	9.7	3.3
Feb	13° / 6°	48	7.3	0.6	10.5	3.8
Mar	15° / 8°	52	6.7	0.2	11.7	5.2
Apr	19° / 11°	28	5.1	0	13	7.1
May	24° / 16°	22	4.8	0	14	8.1
Jun	29° / 20°	10	2.3	0	14.6	6.9
Jul	32° / 22°	5	1.1	0	14.4	5.7
Aug	31° / 23°	4	1.2	0	13.5	5.9
Sep	28° / 19°	17	2.8	0	12.3	7.8
Oct	23° / 15°	31	4.4	0	11	7.9
Nov	17° / 11°	49	6.8	0	9.9	6.1
Dec	13° / 8°	61	8.1	0.4	9.4	3.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	59	59	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63
Cloudier (%)	41	41	42	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Keratsíni gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 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 (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:40 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)	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:06	6:11
2	11.1	7:05	6:12
3	11.2	7:04	6:13
4	11.2	7:02	6:14
5	11.2	7:01	6:15
6	11.3	6:59	6:16
7	11.3	6:58	6:17
8	11.4	6:56	6:18
9	11.4	6:55	6:19
10	11.4	6:53	6:20
11	11.5	6:52	6:21
12	11.5	6:50	6:22
13	11.6	6:49	6:23
14	11.6	6:47	6:24
15	11.7	6:46	6:25
16	11.7	6:44	6:26
17	11.7	6:43	6:27
18	11.8	6:41	6:28
19	11.8	6:40	6:29
20	11.9	6:38	6:30
21	11.9	6:37	6:31
22	11.9	6:35	6:32
23	12.0	6:33	6:33
24	12.0	6:32	6:34
25	12.1	6:30	6:35
26	12.1	6:29	6:36
27	12.2	6:27	6:36
28	12.2	6:25	6:37
29	12.2	6:24	6:38
30	12.3	6:22	6:39
31	12.3	6:21	6:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.45 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)	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Keratsíni?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Keratsíni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Keratsíni in March

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

In March, Keratsíni sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Keratsíni in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Nov 16 — about 5.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	19	22	25	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Keratsíni in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Keratsíni peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	3	5	7	7	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Keratsíni 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 Keratsíni is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	13	15	15	14	12	18	21	11	10	10	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Good
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Keratsíni?

Keratsíni sits at 38.0°N, 23.6°E, 40 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Níkaia, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Keratsíni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keratsíni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 831 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,724 m.

The land around Keratsíni is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, water (40%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

358 m

artificial surfaces 57%

16 km

831 m

water 40%

80 km

1,724 m

water 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Níkaia 3.0 km · Piraeus 3.0 km · Korydallós 3.0 km · Agios Ioannis Rentis 4.0 km · Pérama 4.0 km · Agía Varvára 5.0 km · Moskháton 5.0 km · Aigáleo 6.0 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 Keratsíni (37.9625°, 23.6197°, elevation 40 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. 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	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	15	8
9	15	8
10	15	8
11	15	8
12	15	8
13	15	8
14	15	8
15	15	8
16	15	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	9
23	16	9
24	16	9
25	16	9
26	16	9
27	16	9
28	17	9
29	17	9
30	17	9
31	17	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

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

	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