Bergamo weather in March

In March, Bergamo sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 10.4 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 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Bergamo's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bergamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bergamo 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 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
390
490
590
690
790
8101
9101
10101
11101
12101
13111
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20122
21123
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31124

How March really feels in Bergamo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bergamo 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°577.158.90.0
Feb / -2°627.85.610.10.7
Mar11° / 8110.44.111.62.6
Apr14° / 116162.313.33.6
May19° / 10°13918.60.314.74.8
Jun23° / 14°14617.6015.45.6
Jul25° / 16°13617.6015.16.0
Aug24° / 16°13917.2013.96.0
Sep20° / 12°13413012.35.8
Oct15° / 14111.80.510.74.3
Nov / 13711.42.79.31.9
Dec / -2°788.24.98.60.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54951
64951
75149
85248
95347
105446
115545
125644
135743
145743
155842
165842
175842
185644
195644
205545
215446
225347
235248
245248
255149
265149
275050
284951
294951
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bergamo gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13421
23420
33319
43319
53318
63217
73116
83115
93014
103013
112912
122912
132911
142910
152910
162910
173010
183110
193210
203311
213411
223511
233611
243611
253712
263812
273912
284012
294111
304211
314311

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 5 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:11 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:115:58
210.87:096:00
310.97:076:01
410.97:066:02
511.07:046:04
611.17:026:05
711.17:006:07
811.26:586:08
911.26:566:09
1011.36:546:11
1111.36:536:12
1211.46:516:14
1311.46:496:15
1411.56:476:16
1511.56:456:18
1611.66:436:19
1711.76:416:20
1811.76:396:22
1911.86:376:23
2011.86:356:24
2111.96:336:26
2211.96:316:27
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:276:30
2512.16:256:31
2612.26:236:32
2712.26:216:34
2812.36:196:35
2912.36:176:36
3012.46:156:38
3112.46:146:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bergamo?

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

2.6
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 Bergamo.

What to pack for Bergamo in March

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

In March, Bergamo sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bergamo 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 Bergamo 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bergamo 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 Bergamo is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bergamo's WHO annual average of 20.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2125 µg/m³Sep 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bergamo?

Bergamo sits at 45.7°N, 9.7°E, 249 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Seriate, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Bergamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bergamo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,285 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,914 m.

The land around Bergamo is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
1,285 m
80 km
3,914 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Seriate 5.0 km · Dalmine 7.0 km · Palazzolo sull'Oglio 20 km · Treviglio 20 km · Romano di Lombardia 21 km · Cassano d'Adda 22 km · Vimercate 25 km · Chiari 27 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

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 Bergamo (45.696°, 9.6672°, elevation 249 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).