Szekszárd weather in March

In March, Szekszárd sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 45 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 27% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Szekszárd's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szekszárd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Szekszárd is city in Hungary and capital of Tolna county.

Founded
1015

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 Szekszárd 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
6101
7101
8101
9101
10101
11111
12112
13112
14112
15112
16112
17122
18122
19123
20123
21123
22133
23133
24133
25133
26134
27134
28144
29144
30144
31144

How March really feels in Szekszárd

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.

Szekszárd 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°38838.80.0
Feb / -2°438.13.1100.5
Mar11° / 458.71.411.63.0
Apr17° / 459.10.213.35.5
May22° / 11°6610.8014.76.5
Jun26° / 15°6910.2015.56.8
Jul28° / 16°618.6015.26.8
Aug27° / 16°578.20146.8
Sep22° / 12°648.3012.47.0
Oct17° / 567.8010.75.5
Nov10° / 518.41.49.22.2
Dec / -1°518.92.88.50.0

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
74258
84258
94258
104357
114456
124456
134456
144456
154555
164456
174456
184357
194258
204258
214258
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284258
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Szekszárd gets around 45 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1307
2297
3296
4286
5276
6275
7275
8265
9265
10265
11265
12264
13264
14264
15264
16274
17274
18284
19284
20294
21294
22304
23304
24304
25304
26303
27293
28293
29293
30293
31292

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
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:365:21
210.86:345:23
310.96:325:24
410.96:305:26
511.06:285:27
611.06:265:28
711.16:245:30
811.16:235:31
911.26:215:33
1011.36:195:34
1111.36:175:36
1211.46:155:37
1311.46:135:38
1411.56:115:40
1511.56:095:41
1611.66:075:43
1711.66:055:44
1811.76:035:45
1911.86:015:47
2011.85:595:48
2111.95:575:50
2211.95:555:51
2312.05:535:52
2412.05:515:54
2512.15:495:55
2612.25:475:56
2712.25:455:58
2812.35:435:59
2912.35:416:00
3012.45:396:02
3112.45:376:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.48 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
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Szekszárd?

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 Szekszárd.

What to pack for Szekszárd in March

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

In March, Szekszárd 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 Szekszárd 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 Szekszárd peaks around July 17 at about 8 (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 highModerateLowJul 17UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Szekszárd?

Szekszárd sits at 46.3°N, 18.7°E, 87 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Baja, 26 km away.

PaksKomlóMohácsDombóvárPecsKiskőrös

Topography around Szekszárd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szekszárd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m.

The land around Szekszárd is covered by cropland (38%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
615 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Baja 26 km · Kalocsa 28 km · Paks 32 km · Komló 38 km · Mohács 40 km · Dombóvár 44 km · Pecs 48 km · Kiskőrös 53 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 Szekszárd (46.3472°, 18.7119°, elevation 87 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).