Kriva Palanka weather in March

In March, Kriva Palanka sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Kriva Palanka's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kriva Palanka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Kriva Palanka is town in North Macedonia.

Density
43/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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kriva Palanka reaches about 9°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 2°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)
17-1
27-1
38-1
48-1
58-1
68-1
78-1
88-1
980
1080
1180
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
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19101
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22101
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How March really feels in Kriva Palanka

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.

Kriva Palanka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4285.89.30.0
Feb / -3°427.85.510.30.2
Mar / 5810.14.711.61.9
Apr14° / 7912.91.813.13.8
May19° / 79140.214.45.6
Jun23° / 12°6710.50156.9
Jul26° / 13°538.6014.87.3
Aug26° / 13°477.2013.77.5
Sep21° / 10°427012.37.2
Oct16° / 466.30.510.85.3
Nov / 488.12.39.62.1
Dec / -3°538.54.990.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44654
54654
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144852
154753
164852
174852
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234654
244555
254555
264555
274555
284555
294555
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kriva Palanka gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13117
23117
33117
43217
53217
63217
73217
83217
93217
103217
113217
123217
133217
143217
153217
163216
173216
183215
193215
203215
213214
223214
233314
243313
253413
263412
273512
283511
293610
303710
31389

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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 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 6:16 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:165:12
211.06:145:13
311.06:135:14
411.16:115:15
511.16:105:17
611.26:085:18
711.26:065:19
811.36:055:20
911.36:035:21
1011.46:015:23
1111.46:005:24
1211.55:585:25
1311.55:565:26
1411.55:545:27
1511.65:535:29
1611.65:515:30
1711.75:495:31
1811.75:475:32
1911.85:465:33
2011.85:445:34
2111.95:425:36
2211.95:405:37
2312.05:395:38
2412.05:375:39
2512.15:355:40
2612.15:335:41
2712.25:315:42
2812.25:305:44
2912.35:285:45
3012.35:265:46
3112.45:245:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kriva Palanka?

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

1.9
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 Kriva Palanka.

What to pack for Kriva Palanka in March

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

In March, Kriva Palanka sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kriva Palanka 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 Kriva Palanka peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kriva Palanka?

Kriva Palanka sits at 42.2°N, 22.3°E, 742 m above sea level, in North Macedonia. The nearest listed city is Kratovo, 19 km away.

KratovoKyustendilKochaniVinicaStaro NagoričaneDelcevoKumanovoŠtip

Topography around Kriva Palanka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kriva Palanka has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,545 m.

The land around Kriva Palanka is covered by trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
692 m
16 km
1,782 m
80 km
2,545 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Kratovo 19 km · Kyustendil 31 km · Kochani 32 km · Vinica 39 km · Staro Nagoričane 42 km · Delcevo 44 km · Kumanovo 52 km · Štip 52 km

North Macedonia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,490
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 595
Religion
Orthodox 46%Islam 32%Christian 13%Other 7%

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 Kriva Palanka (42.202°, 22.3339°, elevation 742 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).