Budva weather in March

In March, Budva sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 172 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°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 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 Budva's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Budva's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 172 mm; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:05 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Budva is city in Montenegro.

Density: 148/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~450 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Budva reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	9
18	13	9
19	13	9
20	13	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	13	9
24	13	9
25	13	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

Budva weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 7°	183	12.1	1	9.3	2.2
Feb	10° / 7°	186	11.8	1.2	10.3	2.3
Mar	12° / 9°	172	12.2	0.5	11.6	3.3
Apr	15° / 11°	148	11.5	0.1	13.1	4.6
May	20° / 16°	96	8.7	0	14.4	6.6
Jun	24° / 20°	60	7.1	0	15	7.8
Jul	26° / 23°	40	5.4	0	14.8	8.1
Aug	27° / 23°	56	5.7	0	13.7	7.9
Sep	23° / 19°	184	9.1	0	12.3	7.2
Oct	19° / 16°	230	11	0	10.8	6.2
Nov	15° / 12°	297	13.7	0.1	9.6	4.2
Dec	11° / 8°	247	14	0.7	9	2.6

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	45	46	47	47	47	49	49	51	52	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	56	55	55	55	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	55	54	53	53	53	51	51	49	48	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Budva gets around 172 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 38% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	41	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	3
2	47	3
3	47	3
4	46	3
5	46	2
6	45	2
7	44	2
8	43	2
9	42	2
10	41	2
11	39	2
12	38	2
13	37	2
14	36	2
15	35	1
16	34	1
17	33	1
18	33	1
19	33	1
20	34	1
21	34	1
22	34	1
23	34	1
24	35	1
25	35	1
26	35	1
27	36	1
28	36	1
29	37	1
30	37	1
31	37	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	11	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 6:30 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 6:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:30	5:26
2	11.0	6:29	5:27
3	11.0	6:27	5:28
4	11.1	6:25	5:29
5	11.1	6:24	5:31
6	11.2	6:22	5:32
7	11.2	6:20	5:33
8	11.3	6:19	5:34
9	11.3	6:17	5:35
10	11.4	6:15	5:37
11	11.4	6:14	5:38
12	11.5	6:12	5:39
13	11.5	6:10	5:40
14	11.5	6:08	5:41
15	11.6	6:07	5:42
16	11.6	6:05	5:44
17	11.7	6:03	5:45
18	11.7	6:01	5:46
19	11.8	6:00	5:47
20	11.8	5:58	5:48
21	11.9	5:56	5:49
22	11.9	5:54	5:51
23	12.0	5:53	5:52
24	12.0	5:51	5:53
25	12.1	5:49	5:54
26	12.1	5:47	5:55
27	12.2	5:45	5:56
28	12.2	5:44	5:58
29	12.3	5:42	5:59
30	12.3	5:40	6:00
31	12.4	5:38	6:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Budva

In seasonPeak

In March, Budva sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Budva's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Budva?

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

3.3

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 Budva.

What to pack for Budva in March

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

In March, Budva sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Budva in March

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 25 to Oct 30 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	14	15	19	23	25	26	24	21	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Budva 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 Budva peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	7	7	9	9	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Budva?

Budva sits at 42.3°N, 18.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Bečići, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Budva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Budva has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,739 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,531 m.

The land around Budva is covered by trees (48%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

620 m

trees 48%

16 km

1,739 m

water 42%

80 km

2,531 m

trees 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← February Budva year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Bečići 2.0 km · Cetinje 13 km · Kotor 16 km · Tivat 20 km · Perast 25 km · Bar 30 km · Herceg Novi 31 km · Podgorica 39 km

Montenegro travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,817; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 86%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 7.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Budva (42.2872°, 18.8392°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	9
18	13	9
19	13	9
20	13	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	13	9
24	13	9
25	13	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	3
2	47	3
3	47	3
4	46	3
5	46	2
6	45	2
7	44	2
8	43	2
9	42	2
10	41	2
11	39	2
12	38	2
13	37	2
14	36	2
15	35	1
16	34	1
17	33	1
18	33	1
19	33	1
20	34	1
21	34	1
22	34	1
23	34	1
24	35	1
25	35	1
26	35	1
27	36	1
28	36	1
29	37	1
30	37	1
31	37	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	9
18	13	9
19	13	9
20	13	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	13	9
24	13	9
25	13	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	3
2	47	3
3	47	3
4	46	3
5	46	2
6	45	2
7	44	2
8	43	2
9	42	2
10	41	2
11	39	2
12	38	2
13	37	2
14	36	2
15	35	1
16	34	1
17	33	1
18	33	1
19	33	1
20	34	1
21	34	1
22	34	1
23	34	1
24	35	1
25	35	1
26	35	1
27	36	1
28	36	1
29	37	1
30	37	1
31	37	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	8
2	11	8
3	11	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	9
18	13	9
19	13	9
20	13	9
21	13	9
22	13	9
23	13	9
24	13	9
25	13	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	3
2	47	3
3	47	3
4	46	3
5	46	2
6	45	2
7	44	2
8	43	2
9	42	2
10	41	2
11	39	2
12	38	2
13	37	2
14	36	2
15	35	1
16	34	1
17	33	1
18	33	1
19	33	1
20	34	1
21	34	1
22	34	1
23	34	1
24	35	1
25	35	1
26	35	1
27	36	1
28	36	1
29	37	1
30	37	1
31	37	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100