Keszthely weather in March

In March, Keszthely sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8.5 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Keszthely's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keszthely's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:13 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Keszthely is city in Hungary.

Founded
1247

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 Keszthely reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°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 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
181
281
391
491
591
692
792
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13112
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19123
20123
21123
22124
23124
24124
25134
26134
27134
28135
29135
30145
31145

How March really feels in Keszthely

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Keszthely 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 / -2°367.138.80.0
Feb / -1°427.83.4100.4
Mar11° / 458.51.511.62.8
Apr17° / 478.70.313.35.3
May21° / 12°7011.2014.86.4
Jun25° / 16°7410.7015.66.8
Jul27° / 17°7310.4015.36.6
Aug27° / 17°659.10146.9
Sep21° / 13°728.8012.46.8
Oct16° / 588.30.110.65.1
Nov / 608.81.39.21.9
Dec / -1°53938.40.0

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33763
43763
53763
63862
73961
84060
94159
104159
114159
124258
134258
144258
154357
164357
174258
184258
194159
204159
214060
224060
234060
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Keszthely gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1298
2297
3287
4287
5276
6276
7266
8266
9265
10265
11255
12255
13265
14265
15265
16265
17275
18275
19285
20285
21285
22295
23295
24285
25284
26284
27284
28274
29273
30273
31273

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 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 6:42 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:425:27
210.86:405:28
310.96:385:29
410.96:365:31
511.06:355:32
611.06:335:34
711.16:315:35
811.16:295:37
911.26:275:38
1011.26:255:40
1111.36:235:41
1211.46:215:43
1311.46:195:44
1411.56:175:45
1511.56:155:47
1611.66:135:48
1711.66:115:50
1811.76:095:51
1911.86:075:53
2011.86:055:54
2111.96:035:55
2211.96:015:57
2312.05:595:58
2412.05:576:00
2512.15:556:01
2612.25:536:02
2712.25:516:04
2812.35:496:05
2912.35:476:07
3012.45:456:08
3112.45:436:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
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 Keszthely?

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

2.8
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 Keszthely.

What to pack for Keszthely in March

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

In March, Keszthely sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Keszthely 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 Keszthely peaks around July 16 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 highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

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

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Keszthely?

Keszthely sits at 46.8°N, 17.2°E, 128 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Tapolca, 20 km away.

ZalaegerszegNagykanizsaAjkaSárvárKaposvárVeszprémSiófok

Topography around Keszthely

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keszthely has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Keszthely is covered by cropland (23%), grassland (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (21%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
361 m
80 km
589 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Tapolca 20 km · Zalaegerszeg 31 km · Nagykanizsa 40 km · Ajka 44 km · Sárvár 59 km · Kaposvár 62 km · Veszprém 62 km · Siófok 64 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 Keszthely (46.7681°, 17.2432°, elevation 128 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).