Békéscsaba weather in March

In March, Békéscsaba sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Békéscsaba's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Békéscsaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Békéscsaba is city in Hungary.

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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Békéscsaba 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 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
390
491
591
691
7101
8101
9101
10101
11101
12112
13112
14112
15112
16112
17122
18122
19122
20123
21123
22133
23133
24133
25133
26144
27144
28144
29144
30154
31155

How March really feels in Békéscsaba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Békéscsaba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°368.23.28.80.0
Feb / -2°408.83.2100.4
Mar11° / 428.21.211.63.0
Apr18° / 53100.213.35.6
May23° / 12°6111.2014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°7611.1015.66.5
Jul28° / 17°679.9015.36.2
Aug28° / 17°5580146.4
Sep23° / 12°598.2012.47.1
Oct17° / 508010.65.7
Nov10° / 478.10.89.22.4
Dec / -1°4892.78.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43763
53862
63862
73961
84060
94060
104159
114258
124258
134258
144456
154456
164456
174456
184456
194456
204456
214357
224357
234357
244357
254456
264456
274456
284456
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Békéscsaba gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1327
2317
3316
4306
5306
6296
7285
8285
9275
10265
11264
12254
13254
14244
15244
16244
17244
18244
19244
20244
21244
22243
23243
24243
25253
26253
27253
28252
29262
30262
31272

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
110calm
210calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min 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 102 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:265:11
210.86:255:13
310.96:235:14
410.96:215:16
511.06:195:17
611.06:175:19
711.16:155:20
811.16:135:21
911.26:115:23
1011.26:095:24
1111.36:085:26
1211.46:065:27
1311.46:045:29
1411.56:025:30
1511.56:005:31
1611.65:585:33
1711.65:565:34
1811.75:545:36
1911.85:525:37
2011.85:505:39
2111.95:485:40
2211.95:465:41
2312.05:445:43
2412.05:425:44
2512.15:405:45
2612.25:375:47
2712.25:355:48
2812.35:335:50
2912.35:315:51
3012.45:295:52
3112.45:275:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Békéscsaba?

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

3.0
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 Békéscsaba.

What to pack for Békéscsaba in March

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

In March, Békéscsaba sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Békéscsaba 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 Békéscsaba peaks around June 23 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Békéscsaba?

Békéscsaba sits at 46.7°N, 21.1°E, 87 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Békés, 10 km away.

GyomaendrődOrosházaSalontaSzarvasMezőtúrArad

Topography around Békéscsaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Békéscsaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m.

The land around Békéscsaba is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Békés 10 km · Gyula 14 km · Gyomaendrőd 34 km · Orosháza 36 km · Salonta 44 km · Szarvas 47 km · Mezőtúr 50 km · Arad 58 km

Hungary travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,907
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 590
Religion
no answer 40%Catholic 30%none 16%Calvinist 10%

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 Békéscsaba (46.6833°, 21.1°, elevation 87 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).