Gniezno weather in March

In March, Gniezno sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gniezno's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gniezno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:15 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Gniezno is city in central-western Poland.

Air quality
Good
PM10 27.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,434/km²
people per km²
Founded
~950 CE

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 5°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gniezno reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-1
25-1
35-1
46-1
56-1
66-1
76-1
86-1
960
1060
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1980
2080
2181
2281
2381
2491
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2891
29102
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31102

How March really feels in Gniezno

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.

Gniezno weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4110.14.780.0
Feb / -2°348.54.29.50.0
Mar / 4510.72.711.51.0
Apr13° / 3380.413.64.0
May18° / 5410.7015.55.8
Jun22° / 12°6111016.56.3
Jul24° / 14°8611.9016.16.6
Aug24° / 14°6110.2014.56.8
Sep19° / 10°499.4012.45.9
Oct13° / 4190.210.33.5
Nov / 3891.58.50.8
Dec / -1°419.73.27.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22872
32872
42872
52872
62773
72773
82773
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142971
152971
162971
172971
182971
193169
203268
213367
223367
233367
243466
253565
263664
273565
283664
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gniezno gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13110
2309
3319
4319
5319
6329
7329
8339
9339
10349
11349
12359
13359
14369
15369
16379
17379
18379
19379
20369
21369
22368
23358
24348
25348
26337
27327
28317
29316
30306
31305

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:495:17
210.56:475:18
310.66:455:20
410.76:435:22
510.76:405:24
610.86:385:26
710.96:365:28
810.96:335:29
911.06:315:31
1011.16:295:33
1111.16:265:35
1211.26:245:37
1311.36:225:39
1411.46:195:40
1511.46:175:42
1611.56:155:44
1711.66:125:46
1811.66:105:48
1911.76:075:49
2011.86:055:51
2111.86:035:53
2211.96:005:55
2312.05:585:57
2412.15:555:58
2512.15:536:00
2612.25:506:02
2712.35:486:04
2812.35:466:06
2912.45:436:07
3012.55:416:09
3112.55:386:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gniezno?

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

1.0
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 Gniezno.

What to pack for Gniezno in March

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

In March, Gniezno sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Gniezno in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gniezno peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gniezno?

Gniezno sits at 52.5°N, 17.6°E, 120 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Września, 23 km away.

WągrowiecŚroda WielkopolskaPoznanLubońObornikiInowrocław

Topography around Gniezno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gniezno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Gniezno is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Września 23 km · Swarzędz 36 km · Wągrowiec 40 km · Środa Wielkopolska 40 km · Poznan 46 km · Luboń 51 km · Oborniki 53 km · Inowrocław 55 km

Poland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,420
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
9.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 600
Religion
Roman Catholic 71%refused to answer 21%no religion 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 Gniezno (52.5348°, 17.5826°, elevation 120 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).