Zakynthos weather in March

In March, Zakynthos sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 82 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Zakynthos's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zakynthos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 82 mm; 9.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:55 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 8th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Zakynthos is city on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece.

Density: 251/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical March day in Zakynthos reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°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	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Zakynthos weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 12°	162	13.9	9.7	3.7
Feb	14° / 12°	116	12.1	10.5	3.8
Mar	15° / 12°	82	9.9	11.7	4.6
Apr	17° / 15°	41	6.2	12.9	6.0
May	20° / 18°	18	3.7	14	7.7
Jun	23° / 22°	11	1.4	14.6	9.1
Jul	25° / 24°	6	0.5	14.3	9.5
Aug	26° / 25°	6	1	13.5	9.1
Sep	25° / 23°	66	6.6	12.3	8.1
Oct	22° / 20°	114	8.9	11	7.2
Nov	19° / 16°	181	12.6	10	5.7
Dec	15° / 13°	181	14.8	9.4	4.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	66	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Zakynthos gets around 82 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	35
9	35
10	34
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

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 91% 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 (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

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

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 7:17 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:51 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	11.5	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)	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32
Sunset (PM)	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	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:17	6:22
2	11.1	7:16	6:23
3	11.2	7:14	6:24
4	11.2	7:13	6:25
5	11.2	7:11	6:26
6	11.3	7:10	6:27
7	11.3	7:09	6:28
8	11.4	7:07	6:29
9	11.4	7:06	6:30
10	11.5	7:04	6:31
11	11.5	7:03	6:32
12	11.5	7:01	6:33
13	11.6	7:00	6:34
14	11.6	6:58	6:35
15	11.7	6:57	6:36
16	11.7	6:55	6:37
17	11.7	6:54	6:38
18	11.8	6:52	6:39
19	11.8	6:50	6:40
20	11.9	6:49	6:41
21	11.9	6:47	6:42
22	11.9	6:46	6:43
23	12.0	6:44	6:44
24	12.0	6:43	6:45
25	12.1	6:41	6:46
26	12.1	6:40	6:46
27	12.2	6:38	6:47
28	12.2	6:36	6:48
29	12.2	6:35	6:49
30	12.3	6:33	6:50
31	12.3	6:32	6:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.67 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)	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	4.0	Moderate
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Zakynthos

In seasonPeak

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

Zakynthos's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Zakynthos?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Zakynthos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zakynthos in March

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

In March, Zakynthos sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Zakynthos 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 March near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 20 — about 5.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	19	22	25	26	25	23	20	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
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	18	Cool

UV index in Zakynthos in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zakynthos peaks around August 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	7	7	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Zakynthos?

Zakynthos sits at 37.8°N, 20.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Greece. The nearest listed city is Amaliáda, 40 km away.

Topography around Zakynthos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zakynthos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,904 m.

The land around Zakynthos is covered by water (30%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (66%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

194 m

water 30%

16 km

737 m

water 66%

80 km

1,904 m

water 73%

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

March weather nearby: Amaliáda 40 km · Pýrgos 49 km · Archaia Olympia 66 km · Patras 90 km · Agrínio 104 km · Aígio 116 km · Préveza 131 km · Trípoli 134 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 Zakynthos (37.7802°, 20.8956°, elevation 0 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	14	12
2	14	12
3	14	12
4	14	12
5	14	12
6	14	12
7	14	12
8	14	12
9	14	12
10	14	12
11	14	12
12	14	12
13	14	12
14	14	12
15	14	12
16	14	12
17	15	12
18	15	12
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	13
29	15	13
30	15	13
31	15	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	35
9	35
10	34
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	35
9	35
10	34
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	38
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	35
9	35
10	34
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	86	14