Deçan weather in March

In March, Deçan sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 27% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Deçan's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deçan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
112 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Deçan is town in Kosovo.

Density
281/km²
people per km²

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 Deçan reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-1
38-1
48-1
58-1
68-1
78-1
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
15100
16100
17100
18100
19101
20101
21101
22111
23111
24111
25111
26111
27112
28112
29122
30122
31122

How March really feels in Deçan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Deçan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°10011.78.39.20.0
Feb / -3°10311.47.910.30.3
Mar10° / 112136.511.62.0
Apr14° / 101142.213.13.8
May19° / 9815.4014.45.4
Jun24° / 12°7813.4015.16.5
Jul26° / 14°7611.5014.86.8
Aug26° / 14°5510.3013.77.0
Sep21° / 10°8910.4012.36.6
Oct16° / 10210.90.710.85.0
Nov10° / 12811.73.19.62.2
Dec / -3°13812.97.38.90.1

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
94060
104060
114159
124258
134258
144357
154456
164456
174456
184456
194456
204456
214456
224456
234456
244456
254456
264456
274456
284456
294357
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Deçan gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14426
24526
34526
44426
54425
64425
74325
84324
94224
104223
114123
124122
134022
144022
154021
163921
173920
183920
193919
203919
213918
224018
234018
244118
254117
264117
274216
284215
294215
304314
314313

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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 54 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:255:20
211.06:235:21
311.06:215:22
411.16:205:23
511.16:185:25
611.26:165:26
711.26:155:27
811.36:135:28
911.36:115:29
1011.36:105:31
1111.46:085:32
1211.46:065:33
1311.56:045:34
1411.56:035:35
1511.66:015:37
1611.65:595:38
1711.75:575:39
1811.75:565:40
1911.85:545:41
2011.85:525:42
2111.95:505:44
2211.95:495:45
2312.05:475:46
2412.05:455:47
2512.15:435:48
2612.15:415:49
2712.25:405:51
2812.25:385:52
2912.35:365:53
3012.35:345:54
3112.45:325:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Deçan?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Deçan.

What to pack for Deçan in March

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

In March, Deçan sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Deçan 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 Deçan peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Deçan?

Deçan sits at 42.5°N, 20.3°E, 612 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Pejë, 13 km away.

PejëGjakovëIstokOrahovacLlazicëSuva RekaGlogovacPrizren

Topography around Deçan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deçan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m around an average of 652 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,274 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,690 m.

The land around Deçan is covered by trees (44%), grassland (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
533 m
16 km
2,274 m
80 km
2,690 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Pejë 13 km · Gjakovë 21 km · Istok 31 km · Orahovac 34 km · Llazicë 39 km · Suva Reka 48 km · Glogovac 51 km · Prizren 52 km

Kosovo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,899
2025
Homicide rate
1.9
per 100k, 2021
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Roman Catholic 2%Orthodox 2%other 0%

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 Deçan (42.5402°, 20.2879°, elevation 612 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).