Paks weather in March

In March, Paks sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.7 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 28% 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 Paks's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paks's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Paks is town in Hungary.

Density
134/km²
people per km²

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 Paks 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
290
390
491
591
691
7101
8101
9101
10101
11111
12112
13112
14112
15112
16112
17122
18122
19123
20123
21123
22133
23133
24133
25133
26134
27144
28144
29144
30144
31144

How March really feels in Paks

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Paks 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°377.838.80.0
Feb / -1°428.23.4100.5
Mar11° / 428.71.411.63.0
Apr17° / 448.50.213.35.6
May22° / 11°6210.3014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°659.6015.66.9
Jul28° / 16°608.5015.36.8
Aug27° / 16°547.80146.9
Sep22° / 12°637.9012.47.1
Oct17° / 538.1010.65.5
Nov10° / 528.21.39.22.2
Dec / -1°5092.78.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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
33862
43862
53961
64159
74159
84258
94258
104357
114357
124456
134555
144555
154555
164456
174456
184456
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244258
254357
264357
274258
284357
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Paks gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1318
2307
3307
4306
5296
6296
7285
8285
9285
10275
11275
12275
13275
14275
15275
16275
17275
18275
19285
20284
21284
22284
23284
24284
25284
26273
27273
28273
29273
30272
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 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
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 6:35 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:355:20
210.86:345:22
310.96:325:23
410.96:305:25
511.06:285:26
611.06:265:28
711.16:245:29
811.16:225:30
911.26:205:32
1011.26:185:33
1111.36:165:35
1211.46:155:36
1311.46:135:38
1411.56:115:39
1511.56:095:40
1611.66:075:42
1711.66:055:43
1811.76:035:45
1911.86:015:46
2011.85:595:47
2111.95:575:49
2211.95:555:50
2312.05:535:52
2412.05:515:53
2512.15:485:54
2612.25:465:56
2712.25:445:57
2812.35:425:59
2912.35:406:00
3012.45:386:01
3112.45:366:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Paks?

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 Paks.

What to pack for Paks in March

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

In March, Paks 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 Paks 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 Paks peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Paks?

Paks sits at 46.6°N, 18.9°E, 96 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Kalocsa, 14 km away.

SzekszárdKiskőrösDunaújvárosBajaKiskunhalasDombóvárKomló

Topography around Paks

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paks has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m.

The land around Paks is covered by trees (28%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
615 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kalocsa 14 km · Szekszárd 32 km · Kiskőrös 33 km · Dunaújváros 39 km · Baja 49 km · Kiskunhalas 52 km · Dombóvár 61 km · Komló 66 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 Paks (46.6221°, 18.8557°, elevation 96 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).