Szombathely weather in March

In March, Szombathely sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 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 Szombathely's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Szombathely's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:16 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Szombathely is city and administrative centre of Vas county in western in Hungary.

Founded
~43 CE

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 Szombathely reaches about 10°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 3°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
380
480
590
690
791
891
991
1091
11101
12101
13101
14101
15101
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
21112
22112
23122
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29133
30134
31134

How March really feels in Szombathely

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Szombathely weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°3073.78.70.0
Feb / -2°327.43.4100.3
Mar10° / 459.12.111.62.5
Apr16° / 478.80.613.35.0
May20° / 10°7412.3014.86.0
Jun24° / 14°8112015.66.5
Jul26° / 16°7912.2015.36.5
Aug26° / 15°7810.40146.8
Sep21° / 11°769.4012.46.4
Oct15° / 5990.210.64.5
Nov / 5691.59.11.5
Dec / -2°418.13.38.30.0

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43961
53961
64060
74060
84159
94159
104159
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164159
174159
184060
194060
203961
213862
223862
233763
243862
253961
263961
273961
284060
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Szombathely gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1279
2279
3268
4268
5268
6268
7267
8277
9277
10277
11277
12278
13278
14288
15287
16287
17297
18307
19307
20317
21317
22317
23317
24327
25316
26316
27315
28315
29315
30304
31304

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:45 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:455:28
210.86:435:30
310.86:415:31
410.96:395:33
510.96:385:34
611.06:365:36
711.16:345:37
811.16:325:39
911.26:305:40
1011.26:285:42
1111.36:265:43
1211.36:245:45
1311.46:225:46
1411.56:205:48
1511.56:185:49
1611.66:165:51
1711.66:145:52
1811.76:125:53
1911.86:105:55
2011.86:085:56
2111.96:065:58
2211.96:045:59
2312.06:016:01
2412.05:596:02
2512.15:576:03
2612.25:556:05
2712.25:536:06
2812.35:516:08
2912.35:496:09
3012.45:476:11
3112.55:456:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.3 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
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Szombathely?

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

2.5
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 Szombathely.

What to pack for Szombathely in March

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

In March, Szombathely 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 Szombathely 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 Szombathely peaks around July 14 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 highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Szombathely 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 Szombathely 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1415 µg/m³Nov 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Szombathely?

Szombathely sits at 47.2°N, 16.6°E, 230 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Sárvár, 24 km away.

ZalaegerszegSopronPápaEisenstadtKeszthelyWiener Neustadt

Topography around Szombathely

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Szombathely has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,679 m.

The land around Szombathely is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
414 m
80 km
1,679 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Sárvár 24 km · Eisenzicken 28 km · Zalaegerszeg 47 km · Sopron 51 km · Pápa 65 km · Eisenstadt 69 km · Keszthely 70 km · Wiener Neustadt 70 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 Szombathely (47.2309°, 16.6215°, elevation 230 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).