Żary weather in March

In March, Żary sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 11°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 Żary's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Żary's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Żary is town and urban gmina in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland (German: Sorau).

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,167/km²
people per km²
Founded
1030

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 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Żary reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 15°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)
160
260
360
460
570
670
770
870
971
1071
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1991
2091
2191
2291
2392
24102
25102
26102
27102
28102
29112
30112
31112

How March really feels in Żary

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.

Żary weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°5011.44.68.10.0
Feb / -2°39949.60.0
Mar / 5011.22.911.51.4
Apr14° / 388.40.513.64.4
May19° / 5911.3015.36.0
Jun23° / 13°6411.8016.36.3
Jul25° / 15°8412.5015.96.5
Aug24° / 14°6710.6014.46.7
Sep19° / 10°549.9012.46.0
Oct13° / 479.70.110.43.8
Nov / 449.51.48.61.0
Dec / -1°46113.77.70.0

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22971
32971
42971
52872
62872
72773
82773
92674
102674
112674
122674
132674
142674
152773
162773
172773
182773
192971
203070
213070
223268
233268
243466
253466
263664
273664
283664
293664
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Żary gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13411
23411
33410
43410
53410
63410
73510
83510
93610
103610
113710
123711
133811
143811
153810
163910
173910
183910
193810
20389
21389
22379
23368
24368
25358
26347
27347
28336
29326
30325
31315

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 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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
2313light 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 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 6:58 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:585:28
210.66:555:30
310.66:535:31
410.76:515:33
510.86:495:35
610.86:475:37
710.96:445:39
811.06:425:40
911.06:405:42
1011.16:385:44
1111.26:355:46
1211.26:335:47
1311.36:315:49
1411.46:295:51
1511.46:265:53
1611.56:245:54
1711.66:225:56
1811.66:195:58
1911.76:176:00
2011.86:156:01
2111.86:126:03
2211.96:106:05
2312.06:076:06
2412.16:056:08
2512.16:036:10
2612.26:006:12
2712.35:586:13
2812.35:566:15
2912.45:536:17
3012.55:516:18
3112.55:496:20

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 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 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
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
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 Żary?

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

1.4
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 Żary.

What to pack for Żary in March

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

In March, Żary sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Żary 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 Żary 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 22 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 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Żary 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 Żary is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Żary's WHO annual average of 14.3 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1718 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Żary?

Żary sits at 51.6°N, 15.1°E, 152 m above sea level, in Poland. The nearest listed city is Żagań, 13 km away.

Zielona GóraNowa SólGubinGubenBolesławiec

Topography around Żary

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Żary has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m.

The land around Żary is covered by trees (32%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
612 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Żagań 13 km · Forst 36 km · Weißwasser 38 km · Zielona Góra 41 km · Nowa Sól 44 km · Gubin 44 km · Guben 45 km · Bolesławiec 52 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 Żary (51.642°, 15.1373°, elevation 152 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).