Pavia weather in March

In March, Pavia sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 7.6 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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Pavia's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pavia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23.3 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 13°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pavia reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7145
8145
9145
10145
11155
12155
13156
14156
15156
16166
17166
18166
19166
20166
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26177
27177
28177
29177
30178
31178

How March really feels in Pavia

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.

Pavia 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 / 556.71.691.3
Feb10° / 526.51.210.12.6
Mar15° / 627.60.411.65.0
Apr19° / 10°8010.3013.26.1
May24° / 14°8610.2014.66.8
Jun28° / 18°709.2015.46.1
Jul31° / 21°517.6015.14.9
Aug30° / 20°708.4013.95.2
Sep25° / 16°898.2012.37.1
Oct19° / 11°979.6010.76.0
Nov12° / 11810.30.49.33.3
Dec / 687.71.68.61.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45149
55149
65248
75347
85644
95743
105842
115941
126040
136238
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196238
206139
216040
226040
235941
245842
255842
265842
275743
285743
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Pavia gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1283
2283
3273
4273
5263
6252
7252
8242
9232
10222
11212
12202
13201
14191
15191
16191
17201
18201
19211
20221
21231
22240
23250
24250
25260
26270
27270
28280
29280
30290
31290

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:12 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:126:01
210.97:116:02
310.97:096:04
411.07:076:05
511.07:056:06
611.17:036:08
711.17:026:09
811.27:006:11
911.26:586:12
1011.36:566:13
1111.36:546:15
1211.46:526:16
1311.46:506:17
1411.56:496:19
1511.66:476:20
1611.66:456:21
1711.76:436:23
1811.76:416:24
1911.86:396:25
2011.86:376:27
2111.96:356:28
2211.96:336:29
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:32
2512.16:276:33
2612.16:256:34
2712.26:246:36
2812.36:226:37
2912.36:206:38
3012.46:186:40
3112.46:166:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pavia?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pavia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pavia in March

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

In March, Pavia sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Pavia 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 Pavia 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 January 10 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 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Pavia 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 Pavia is worst in January — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Pavia's WHO annual average of 23.3 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1728 µg/m³Aug 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pavia?

Pavia sits at 45.2°N, 9.2°E, 77 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Rozzano, 21 km away.

Topography around Pavia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pavia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,801 m.

The land around Pavia is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (29%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
1,801 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rozzano 21 km · Melegnano 22 km · San Giuliano Milanese 25 km · Voghera 25 km · San Donato Milanese 26 km · Romano Banco 26 km · Trezzano sul Naviglio 27 km · Corsico 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 Pavia (45.1921°, 9.1592°, elevation 77 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).