Nyíregyháza weather in March

In March, Nyíregyháza sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Nyíregyháza's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyíregyháza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Nyíregyháza is city in Hungary.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 31.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1209

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 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nyíregyháza 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 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
380
481
591
691
791
891
9101
10101
11101
12101
13102
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19122
20122
21123
22123
23123
24133
25133
26133
27134
28144
29144
30144
31144

How March really feels in Nyíregyháza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nyíregyháza weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°337.94.18.60.0
Feb / -2°398.149.90.3
Mar11° / 388.51.511.62.8
Apr18° / 488.90.213.45.7
May23° / 12°7011.2014.96.6
Jun27° / 15°7311.5015.76.3
Jul29° / 17°7911.4015.45.7
Aug28° / 17°558.7014.16.1
Sep23° / 12°578.4012.47.0
Oct17° / 528.30.110.65.4
Nov / 478.71.392.0
Dec / -2°469.13.38.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103862
113862
123862
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
184060
194060
204060
214060
224159
234159
244258
254159
264357
274456
284456
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nyíregyháza gets around 38 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1297
2297
3286
4286
5286
6285
7275
8275
9275
10265
11265
12265
13255
14255
15255
16255
17255
18255
19255
20255
21265
22265
23265
24265
25264
26264
27264
28273
29273
30273
31283

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 11 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
111calm
211calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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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 6:26 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:265:07
210.76:245:09
310.86:225:10
410.96:205:12
510.96:185:13
611.06:165:15
711.06:145:16
811.16:125:18
911.26:105:19
1011.26:085:21
1111.36:065:22
1211.36:045:24
1311.46:025:25
1411.46:005:27
1511.55:585:28
1611.65:565:30
1711.65:545:31
1811.75:525:33
1911.75:505:34
2011.85:475:36
2111.95:455:37
2211.95:435:39
2312.05:415:40
2412.05:395:42
2512.15:375:43
2612.25:355:45
2712.25:335:46
2812.35:315:48
2912.35:285:49
3012.45:265:50
3112.55:245:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nyíregyháza?

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 Nyíregyháza.

What to pack for Nyíregyháza in March

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

In March, Nyíregyháza sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nyíregyháza in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nyíregyháza peaks around July 12 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 12UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nyíregyháza?

Nyíregyháza sits at 48.0°N, 21.7°E, 111 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Hajdúnánás, 24 km away.

HajdúböszörményKisvárdaMátészalkaBalmazújvárosTiszaújvárosDebrecenSátoraljaújhely

Topography around Nyíregyháza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyíregyháza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m.

The land around Nyíregyháza is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
855 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Hajdúnánás 24 km · Hajdúböszörmény 35 km · Kisvárda 40 km · Mátészalka 45 km · Balmazújváros 47 km · Tiszaújváros 47 km · Debrecen 48 km · Sátoraljaújhely 49 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 Nyíregyháza (47.9554°, 21.7167°, elevation 111 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).