Gyöngyös weather in March

In March, Gyöngyös sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 7.8 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 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gyöngyös's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gyöngyös's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Gyöngyös is town in Hungary.

Density
609/km²
people per km²
Founded
1261

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 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gyöngyös reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 17°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)
17-1
27-1
380
480
580
680
790
890
990
1091
1191
12101
13101
14101
15101
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30133
31144

How March really feels in Gyöngyös

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gyöngyös 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 / -4°337.348.60.0
Feb / -2°347.83.59.90.2
Mar10° / 387.81.711.62.6
Apr17° / 509.20.213.45.3
May22° / 11°7112.7014.96.2
Jun25° / 14°7812.3015.76.4
Jul27° / 16°8111.6015.46.3
Aug27° / 15°649.7014.16.7
Sep22° / 11°558.3012.46.8
Oct16° / 538.30.110.65.0
Nov / 488.61.49.11.6
Dec / -2°418.12.98.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53961
63961
74060
84060
94159
104159
114159
124258
134258
144258
154258
164357
174357
184357
194357
204357
214258
224258
234258
244357
254456
264555
274555
284654
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gyöngyös gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1269
2268
3258
4257
5257
6247
7247
8246
9246
10246
11256
12256
13256
14256
15256
16256
17256
18256
19266
20266
21265
22265
23265
24265
25264
26264
27264
28263
29263
30263
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
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:335:14
210.86:315:16
310.86:295:17
410.96:275:19
510.96:255:21
611.06:235:22
711.06:215:24
811.16:195:25
911.26:175:27
1011.26:155:28
1111.36:135:30
1211.36:115:31
1311.46:095:33
1411.56:075:34
1511.56:055:36
1611.66:035:37
1711.66:015:39
1811.75:595:40
1911.75:575:41
2011.85:555:43
2111.95:525:44
2211.95:505:46
2312.05:485:47
2412.05:465:49
2512.15:445:50
2612.25:425:52
2712.25:405:53
2812.35:385:55
2912.35:365:56
3012.45:345:58
3112.55:315:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gyöngyös?

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

2.6
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 Gyöngyös.

What to pack for Gyöngyös in March

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

In March, Gyöngyös sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Gyöngyös 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 Gyöngyös peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gyöngyös 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 Gyöngyös is worst in June — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1815 µg/m³Oct 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gyöngyös?

Gyöngyös sits at 47.8°N, 19.9°E, 168 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Hatvan, 22 km away.

JászberényEgerSalgótarjánGödöllőMezőkövesdVeresegyházÓzd

Topography around Gyöngyös

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gyöngyös has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Gyöngyös is covered by cropland (31%), grassland (28%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
347 m
16 km
1,001 m
80 km
987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Hatvan 22 km · Jászberény 31 km · Eger 36 km · Salgótarján 36 km · Gödöllő 48 km · Mezőkövesd 49 km · Veresegyház 50 km · Ózd 56 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 Gyöngyös (47.7826°, 19.928°, elevation 168 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. 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).