Piła weather in March

In March, Piła sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 10.4 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 9°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 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Piła's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piła's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:18 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Piła is city and urban gmina of Poland.

Density
736/km²
people per km²
Founded
1350

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 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Piła 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
45-1
55-1
65-1
75-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
1260
1360
1460
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2280
2380
2481
2581
2681
2791
2891
2991
3091
31101

How March really feels in Piła

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.

Piła 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°4510.44.67.90.0
Feb / -2°358.64.39.50.0
Mar / -0°4610.42.711.50.8
Apr13° / 3590.413.63.6
May18° / 5911.4015.55.6
Jun21° / 11°6311.7016.66.0
Jul23° / 14°8912.6016.26.4
Aug23° / 13°6911.5014.56.5
Sep18° / 10°519.3012.45.6
Oct12° / 4510.10.210.33.2
Nov / 378.91.68.40.6
Dec / -1°4410.44.37.40.0

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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122575
132674
142674
152773
162773
172872
182872
192971
203070
213169
223169
233268
243367
253466
263565
273565
283565
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Piła gets around 46 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13412
23311
33311
43310
53310
6339
7339
8339
9339
10338
11338
12338
13349
14349
15349
16349
17349
18349
19349
20349
21349
22339
23339
24338
25328
26328
27327
28317
29317
30316
31316

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 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
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:545:19
210.56:515:21
310.66:495:23
410.66:475:25
510.76:455:26
610.86:425:28
710.86:405:30
810.96:385:32
911.06:355:34
1011.16:335:36
1111.16:305:38
1211.26:285:40
1311.36:265:42
1411.36:235:43
1511.46:215:45
1611.56:185:47
1711.66:165:49
1811.66:135:51
1911.76:115:53
2011.86:095:55
2111.86:065:56
2211.96:045:58
2312.06:016:00
2412.15:596:02
2512.15:566:04
2612.25:546:06
2712.35:516:07
2812.35:496:09
2912.45:466:11
3012.55:446:13
3112.65:416:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Piła?

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

0.8
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 Piła.

What to pack for Piła in March

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

In March, Piła sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -0°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 Piła in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piła peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 18UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Piła?

Piła sits at 53.2°N, 16.7°E, 60 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Chodzież, 21 km away.

WągrowiecObornikiNakło nad NoteciąSzamotuły

Topography around Piła

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piła has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m.

The land around Piła is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
227 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Chodzież 21 km · Trzcianka 22 km · Wałcz 23 km · Złotów 31 km · Wągrowiec 49 km · Oborniki 56 km · Nakło nad Notecią 58 km · Szamotuły 61 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 Piła (53.1514°, 16.7378°, elevation 60 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).