Marijampolė weather in March

In March, Marijampolė sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Marijampolė's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marijampolė's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:53 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Marijampolė is city in Lithuania.

Density
1,665/km²
people per km²
Founded
1667

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 2°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Marijampolė reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
32-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
83-3
93-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
165-2
175-2
185-2
195-1
205-1
216-1
226-1
236-1
246-1
257-1
267-1
2770
2870
2980
3080
3180

How March really feels in Marijampolė

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Marijampolė weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°4210.86.47.60.0
Feb / -5°379.97.29.30.0
Mar / -2°4110.44.811.50.3
Apr12° / 459.51.313.73.2
May18° / 6011.80.115.85.4
Jun21° / 11°7712.7016.95.9
Jul23° / 14°9013016.46.3
Aug22° / 13°8011.9014.76.4
Sep17° / 559.6012.55.3
Oct11° / 5410.50.610.22.5
Nov / 4210.52.98.20.2
Dec / -3°4310.35.87.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32377
42476
52476
62575
72575
82575
92674
102674
112674
122773
132773
142773
152773
162773
172872
182872
192872
202971
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263268
273268
283268
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Marijampolė gets around 41 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13622
23521
33521
43420
53419
63419
73418
83418
93417
103317
113317
123317
133416
143416
153416
163416
173415
183415
193415
203315
213314
223314
233313
243213
253212
263212
273211
283111
293110
303110
313210

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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:305:50
210.47:275:52
310.57:255:54
410.67:235:56
510.67:205:58
610.77:186:00
710.87:156:02
810.97:136:04
910.97:106:06
1011.07:086:08
1111.17:056:10
1211.27:036:12
1311.27:006:14
1411.36:586:16
1511.46:556:18
1611.56:536:20
1711.56:506:22
1811.66:486:24
1911.76:456:26
2011.86:426:28
2111.86:406:30
2211.96:376:32
2312.06:356:34
2412.16:326:36
2512.16:306:37
2612.26:276:39
2712.36:246:41
2812.46:226:43
2912.46:196:45
3012.56:176:47
3112.66:146:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Marijampolė?

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

0.3
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 Marijampolė.

What to pack for Marijampolė in March

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

In March, Marijampolė sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Marijampolė in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marijampolė peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Marijampolė?

Marijampolė sits at 54.6°N, 23.4°E, 90 m above sea level, in Lithuania. The nearest listed city is Alytus, 48 km away.

AlytusAleksotasKaunasŠilainiaiEiguliaiDainava (Kaunas)SuwałkiGusev

Topography around Marijampolė

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marijampolė has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m.

The land around Marijampolė is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), cropland (34%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
312 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Alytus 48 km · Aleksotas 51 km · Kaunas 52 km · Šilainiai 54 km · Eiguliai 56 km · Dainava (Kaunas) 56 km · Suwałki 57 km · Gusev 74 km

Lithuania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,959
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 543
Religion
Roman Catholic 74%none 6%Russian Orthodox 4%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 Marijampolė (54.5579°, 23.35°, elevation 90 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).