Zalaegerszeg weather in March

In March, Zalaegerszeg sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8.8 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 13°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 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 Zalaegerszeg's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zalaegerszeg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:15 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Zalaegerszeg is city and administrative center of Zala county in western Hungary.

Density
604/km²
people per km²
Founded
1247

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 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zalaegerszeg reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°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 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
391
491
591
6101
7101
8102
9102
10102
11112
12112
13112
14112
15112
16113
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22123
23123
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29144
30144
31145

How March really feels in Zalaegerszeg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zalaegerszeg 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°3673.38.80.0
Feb / -1°427.33.2100.6
Mar11° / 478.81.511.62.9
Apr17° / 519.50.413.35.2
May21° / 11°7712.3014.86.2
Jun25° / 15°8711.9015.66.6
Jul27° / 17°8311.6015.36.4
Aug26° / 16°8210.50146.7
Sep21° / 12°849.4012.46.6
Oct16° / 638.70.110.65.0
Nov / 638.81.49.21.9
Dec / -1°528.63.38.40.0

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43961
53961
64159
74159
84159
94258
104258
114456
124555
134456
144456
154456
164456
174357
184357
194060
204159
214060
224060
233961
243961
253961
264060
274060
284060
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Zalaegerszeg gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1299
2288
3288
4287
5277
6276
7276
8266
9266
10265
11265
12265
13265
14265
15275
16275
17285
18285
19295
20295
21305
22304
23304
24304
25304
26304
27304
28304
29294
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 11 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
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
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 6:44 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:445:28
210.86:425:30
310.86:405:31
410.96:385:32
511.06:365:34
611.06:345:35
711.16:325:37
811.16:315:38
911.26:295:40
1011.26:275:41
1111.36:255:43
1211.46:235:44
1311.46:215:46
1411.56:195:47
1511.56:175:48
1611.66:155:50
1711.66:135:51
1811.76:115:53
1911.86:095:54
2011.86:075:55
2111.96:055:57
2211.96:035:58
2312.06:016:00
2412.05:596:01
2512.15:576:03
2612.25:546:04
2712.25:526:05
2812.35:506:07
2912.35:486:08
3012.45:466:10
3112.45:446:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Zalaegerszeg?

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

2.9
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 Zalaegerszeg.

What to pack for Zalaegerszeg in March

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

In March, Zalaegerszeg sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Zalaegerszeg 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 Zalaegerszeg 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
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zalaegerszeg 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 Zalaegerszeg is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 917 µg/m³Sep 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zalaegerszeg?

Zalaegerszeg sits at 46.8°N, 16.8°E, 167 m above sea level, in Hungary. The nearest listed city is Keszthely, 31 km away.

KeszthelyNagykanizsaTapolcaSárvárSzombathelyČakovecAjkaEisenzicken

Topography around Zalaegerszeg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zalaegerszeg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Zalaegerszeg is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
775 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Keszthely 31 km · Nagykanizsa 44 km · Tapolca 46 km · Sárvár 47 km · Szombathely 47 km · Čakovec 59 km · Ajka 62 km · Eisenzicken 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 Zalaegerszeg (46.837°, 16.844°, elevation 167 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).