Formigine weather in March

In March, Formigine sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Formigine's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Formigine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:38 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Formigine is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Formigine reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°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)
1102
2112
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8123
9123
10124
11124
12134
13134
14134
15134
16134
17134
18135
19145
20145
21145
22145
23145
24145
25145
26145
27146
28146
29146
30156
31156

How March really feels in Formigine

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

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Formigine weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 618.23.590.8
Feb / 778.33.210.11.7
Mar13° / 819.31.811.63.8
Apr17° / 10212.20.413.25.0
May21° / 12°10411.8014.66.3
Jun26° / 16°799.1015.37.1
Jul28° / 18°597.90156.6
Aug28° / 18°709.3013.96.6
Sep23° / 14°949.7012.37.0
Oct17° / 10°10310.60.110.75.5
Nov12° / 115111.49.42.8
Dec / 859.438.71.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45149
55149
65248
75347
85446
95644
105743
115842
125941
135941
146139
156139
166139
176040
186040
195941
205941
215842
225842
235842
245743
255743
265743
275545
285545
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Formigine gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13512
23411
33411
43310
53210
6319
7319
8298
9288
10277
11267
12256
13245
14235
15234
16234
17234
18244
19254
20263
21273
22283
23293
24303
25313
26323
27333
28343
29353
30363
31363

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:05 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:055:55
210.97:035:56
310.97:015:58
411.07:005:59
511.06:586:00
611.16:566:02
711.16:546:03
811.26:526:04
911.26:516:06
1011.36:496:07
1111.46:476:08
1211.46:456:10
1311.56:436:11
1411.56:426:12
1511.66:406:13
1611.66:386:15
1711.76:366:16
1811.76:346:17
1911.86:326:19
2011.86:306:20
2111.96:286:21
2211.96:266:22
2312.06:256:24
2412.06:236:25
2512.16:216:26
2612.16:196:28
2712.26:176:29
2812.36:156:30
2912.36:136:31
3012.46:116:33
3112.46:096:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Formigine?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Formigine.

What to pack for Formigine in March

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

In March, Formigine sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Formigine in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Formigine peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Formigine 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 Formigine is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1918 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Formigine?

Formigine sits at 44.6°N, 10.8°E, 82 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Fiorano, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Formigine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Formigine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,110 m.

The land around Formigine is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (29%), cropland (29%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
798 m
80 km
2,110 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Fiorano 5.0 km · Sassuolo 6.0 km · Modena 10 km · Scandiano 12 km · Castelfranco Emilia 16 km · Vignola 16 km · Reggio nell'Emilia 22 km · Correggio 22 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 Formigine (44.5727°, 10.8474°, elevation 82 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).