Xánthi weather in March

In March, Xánthi sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 11.4 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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Xánthi's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xánthi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 90 mm; 11.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:40 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Xánthi is city in Thrace, Greece.

Density: 97/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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Xánthi reaches about 11°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 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

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

How March really feels in Xánthi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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.

Xánthi 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	6° / -1°	80	8.4	4.2	9.4	0.6
Feb	8° / -0°	80	8.6	3.4	10.4	1.3
Mar	11° / 2°	90	11.4	3.6	11.7	2.7
Apr	16° / 6°	75	12.3	0.8	13.1	4.6
May	21° / 11°	82	14	0	14.3	5.9
Jun	25° / 14°	81	13.7	0	14.9	6.4
Jul	28° / 17°	52	9.1	0	14.7	6.7
Aug	28° / 17°	33	6.3	0	13.6	6.8
Sep	24° / 13°	45	6.9	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	18° / 9°	69	7.3	0.2	10.9	6.3
Nov	12° / 4°	99	8.5	1.1	9.7	3.5
Dec	7° / 0°	114	9.3	3.2	9.1	1.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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 (%)	45	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Xánthi gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39
Snow chance (%)	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	7	7	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	10
2	35	11
3	35	11
4	36	11
5	36	11
6	36	12
7	37	12
8	37	12
9	37	13
10	37	13
11	37	14
12	37	14
13	37	14
14	37	15
15	36	15
16	36	15
17	36	15
18	36	14
19	36	14
20	36	13
21	36	13
22	36	12
23	37	12
24	37	11
25	37	10
26	37	10
27	37	9
28	38	8
29	38	7
30	38	7
31	39	6

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 7 km/h in March.

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

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 7:05 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:36 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)	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:15
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:05	6:03
2	11.0	7:03	6:04
3	11.1	7:02	6:05
4	11.1	7:00	6:06
5	11.2	6:58	6:07
6	11.2	6:57	6:09
7	11.2	6:55	6:10
8	11.3	6:54	6:11
9	11.3	6:52	6:12
10	11.4	6:50	6:13
11	11.4	6:49	6:14
12	11.5	6:47	6:15
13	11.5	6:45	6:17
14	11.6	6:44	6:18
15	11.6	6:42	6:19
16	11.7	6:40	6:20
17	11.7	6:39	6:21
18	11.8	6:37	6:22
19	11.8	6:35	6:23
20	11.8	6:33	6:24
21	11.9	6:32	6:25
22	11.9	6:30	6:27
23	12.0	6:28	6:28
24	12.0	6:27	6:29
25	12.1	6:25	6:30
26	12.1	6:23	6:31
27	12.2	6:21	6:32
28	12.2	6:20	6:33
29	12.3	6:18	6:34
30	12.3	6:16	6:35
31	12.4	6:15	6:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.96 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)	3.3	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	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Xánthi?

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

2.7

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 Xánthi.

What to pack for Xánthi in March

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

In March, Xánthi sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Xánthi 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 at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Oct 19 — 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)	13	12	12	14	18	23	25	26	24	20	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	18	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Xánthi 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 Xánthi peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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	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	3	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 Xánthi?

Xánthi sits at 41.1°N, 24.9°E, 81 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Komotiní, 43 km away.

Topography around Xánthi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xánthi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 613 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,384 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,182 m.

The land around Xánthi is covered by trees (31%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%), cropland (25%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

613 m

trees 31%

16 km

1,384 m

trees 44%

80 km

2,182 m

trees 49%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Komotiní 43 km · Kavala 46 km · Smolyan 51 km · Dráma 62 km · Kardzhali 69 km · Alexandroupoli 89 km · Asenovgrad 98 km · Haskovo 105 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 Xánthi (41.1349°, 24.888°, elevation 81 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	10	1
2	10	1
3	10	1
4	10	2
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	10	2
10	10	2
11	10	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	11	2
16	11	2
17	11	2
18	11	2
19	11	2
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	13	3
27	13	3
28	13	4
29	13	4
30	13	4
31	13	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	10
2	35	11
3	35	11
4	36	11
5	36	11
6	36	12
7	37	12
8	37	12
9	37	13
10	37	13
11	37	14
12	37	14
13	37	14
14	37	15
15	36	15
16	36	15
17	36	15
18	36	14
19	36	14
20	36	13
21	36	13
22	36	12
23	37	12
24	37	11
25	37	10
26	37	10
27	37	9
28	38	8
29	38	7
30	38	7
31	39	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	10
2	35	11
3	35	11
4	36	11
5	36	11
6	36	12
7	37	12
8	37	12
9	37	13
10	37	13
11	37	14
12	37	14
13	37	14
14	37	15
15	36	15
16	36	15
17	36	15
18	36	14
19	36	14
20	36	13
21	36	13
22	36	12
23	37	12
24	37	11
25	37	10
26	37	10
27	37	9
28	38	8
29	38	7
30	38	7
31	39	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	10
2	35	11
3	35	11
4	36	11
5	36	11
6	36	12
7	37	12
8	37	12
9	37	13
10	37	13
11	37	14
12	37	14
13	37	14
14	37	15
15	36	15
16	36	15
17	36	15
18	36	14
19	36	14
20	36	13
21	36	13
22	36	12
23	37	12
24	37	11
25	37	10
26	37	10
27	37	9
28	38	8
29	38	7
30	38	7
31	39	6

	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