Mielec weather in March

In March, Mielec sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mielec's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mielec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:58 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Mielec is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
1,269/km²
people per km²
Founded
1457

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 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mielec reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-2
25-2
35-1
46-1
56-1
66-1
76-1
86-1
97-1
107-1
1170
1270
1370
1470
1580
1680
1780
1880
1980
2081
2191
2291
2391
2491
25101
26101
27102
28102
29112
30112
31112

How March really feels in Mielec

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.

Mielec weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4410.86.88.30.0
Feb / -3°4210.36.59.70.0
Mar / 4810.53.411.51.2
Apr15° / 5611.31.113.54.2
May20° / 8413.7015.25.7
Jun23° / 13°8513016.16.2
Jul25° / 15°10114.2015.76.2
Aug25° / 14°6711014.36.7
Sep19° / 10°7410.7012.46.0
Oct14° / 559.50.410.53.9
Nov / 469.72.58.81.1
Dec / -2°42105.17.90.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43367
53268
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173070
183169
193169
203268
213268
223367
233367
243565
253565
263664
273664
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Mielec gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13415
23414
33314
43313
53313
63313
73312
83312
93412
103413
113413
123413
133513
143513
153513
163513
173513
183512
193512
203512
213511
223511
233410
243410
25349
26349
27348
28348
29358
30357
31367

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light 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
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:305:05
210.66:285:06
310.76:265:08
410.86:245:10
510.86:225:12
610.96:205:13
711.06:185:15
811.06:165:17
911.16:135:18
1011.16:115:20
1111.26:095:22
1211.36:075:23
1311.36:055:25
1411.46:025:27
1511.56:005:28
1611.55:585:30
1711.65:565:32
1811.75:545:33
1911.75:515:35
2011.85:495:36
2111.95:475:38
2211.95:455:40
2312.05:425:41
2412.05:405:43
2512.15:385:45
2612.25:365:46
2712.25:335:48
2812.35:315:49
2912.45:295:51
3012.45:265:53
3112.55:245:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mielec?

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

1.2
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 Mielec.

What to pack for Mielec in March

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

In March, Mielec sees daytime highs around 8°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 Mielec 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 Mielec peaks around June 23 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 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mielec in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mielec is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Mielec's WHO annual average of 25 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2131 µg/m³Dec 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mielec?

Mielec sits at 50.3°N, 21.4°E, 178 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Dębica, 26 km away.

TarnówRzeszówSandomierzBusko-Zdrój

Topography around Mielec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mielec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 m.

The land around Mielec is covered by artificial surfaces (26%), cropland (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
715 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Dębica 26 km · Ropczyce 29 km · Staszów 36 km · Tarnobrzeg 37 km · Tarnów 44 km · Rzeszów 49 km · Sandomierz 50 km · Busko-Zdrój 54 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 Mielec (50.2871°, 21.4239°, elevation 178 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).