Bečej weather in March

In March, Bečej sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bečej's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bečej's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Bečej is town and municipality in Serbia.

Density
53/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 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bečej reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
3101
4101
5101
6101
7111
8111
9112
10112
11112
12122
13122
14122
15122
16122
17133
18133
19133
20133
21133
22133
23143
24144
25144
26144
27154
28154
29154
30155
31155

How March really feels in Bečej

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bečej weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°408.23.18.90.0
Feb / -1°418.42.910.10.7
Mar12° / 428.71.511.63.4
Apr18° / 549.80.113.35.8
May23° / 12°6211.1014.76.7
Jun27° / 15°7110.9015.46.4
Jul29° / 17°619.6015.15.8
Aug29° / 17°507.9013.96.2
Sep24° / 13°527.7012.37.2
Oct18° / 507.5010.76.0
Nov11° / 4981.19.32.8
Dec / -1°499.32.68.60.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24159
34159
44258
54258
64258
74456
84456
94456
104555
114555
124555
134456
144555
154555
164456
174456
184456
194357
204357
214456
224456
234456
244357
254456
264456
274456
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bečej gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1338
2328
3317
4317
5307
6296
7286
8276
9275
10265
11255
12255
13254
14244
15244
16244
17254
18254
19264
20264
21274
22274
23284
24284
25294
26293
27293
28293
29293
30293
31302

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:295:17
210.86:285:18
310.96:265:20
411.06:245:21
511.06:225:22
611.16:205:24
711.16:195:25
811.26:175:27
911.26:155:28
1011.36:135:29
1111.36:115:31
1211.46:095:32
1311.46:075:34
1411.56:055:35
1511.56:035:36
1611.66:015:38
1711.76:005:39
1811.75:585:40
1911.85:565:42
2011.85:545:43
2111.95:525:44
2211.95:505:46
2312.05:485:47
2412.05:465:48
2512.15:445:50
2612.25:425:51
2712.25:405:52
2812.35:385:54
2912.35:365:55
3012.45:345:56
3112.45:325:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bečej?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bečej.

What to pack for Bečej in March

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

In March, Bečej sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bečej in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bečej peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bečej?

Bečej sits at 45.6°N, 20.0°E, 77 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Vrbas, 31 km away.

VrbasSentaZrenjaninBačka TopolaKikindaNovi SadFutogPalić

Topography around Bečej

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bečej has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m.

The land around Bečej is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
488 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Vrbas 31 km · Senta 35 km · Zrenjanin 38 km · Bačka Topola 38 km · Kikinda 41 km · Novi Sad 43 km · Futog 49 km · Palić 59 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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 Bečej (45.6163°, 20.0333°, elevation 77 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).