Pápa weather in March

In March, Pápa sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 8.9 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 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pápa's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pápa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Pápa is town in Veszprém county in western Hungary.

Density
361/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 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pápa reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 17°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)
170
281
381
481
581
681
791
891
991
1091
1192
12102
13102
14102
15102
16102
17102
18112
19112
20113
21113
22113
23113
24123
25123
26123
27123
28124
29134
30134
31134

How March really feels in Pápa

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.

Pápa 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°3983.88.70.0
Feb / -1°418.63.89.90.2
Mar10° / 488.91.611.62.4
Apr16° / 519.70.413.34.9
May21° / 11°7713014.86.0
Jun24° / 14°8111.5015.76.7
Jul26° / 16°7911.4015.36.6
Aug26° / 16°729.7014.16.9
Sep21° / 12°749.3012.46.6
Oct15° / 588.80.210.64.7
Nov / 579.429.11.6
Dec / -1°509.13.38.30.0

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43862
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104258
114357
124357
134258
144258
154357
164357
174357
184159
194159
204159
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264258
274258
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Pápa gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1308
2308
3297
4297
5287
6286
7276
8276
9276
10276
11276
12276
13276
14276
15285
16285
17295
18295
19295
20305
21305
22305
23305
24305
25304
26294
27294
28294
29293
30293
31293

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 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 6:42 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:425:25
210.86:405:26
310.86:385:28
410.96:365:29
510.96:345:31
611.06:325:32
711.16:305:34
811.16:285:35
911.26:275:37
1011.26:255:38
1111.36:235:40
1211.36:215:41
1311.46:195:43
1411.56:175:44
1511.56:145:46
1611.66:125:47
1711.66:105:49
1811.76:085:50
1911.86:065:51
2011.86:045:53
2111.96:025:54
2211.96:005:56
2312.05:585:57
2412.05:565:59
2512.15:546:00
2612.25:526:02
2712.25:506:03
2812.35:486:04
2912.35:466:06
3012.45:446:07
3112.55:426:09

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 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 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
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pápa?

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

2.4
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 Pápa.

What to pack for Pápa in March

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

In March, Pápa sees daytime highs around 10°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 Pápa 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 Pápa 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
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pápa?

Pápa sits at 47.3°N, 17.5°E, 154 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Ajka, 26 km away.

SárvárGyőrVeszprémTapolcaVárpalotaMosonmagyaróvárKeszthely

Topography around Pápa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pápa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Pápa is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Ajka 26 km · Sárvár 41 km · Győr 41 km · Veszprém 43 km · Tapolca 50 km · Várpalota 53 km · Mosonmagyaróvár 62 km · Keszthely 65 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 Pápa (47.33°, 17.4674°, elevation 154 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).