Niš weather in March

In March, Niš sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°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 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Niš's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niš's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:53 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Niš is city in southern Serbia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 44.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
419/km²
people per km²
Founded
~401 BCE

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 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Niš reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
19-1
29-1
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9110
10110
11111
12111
13111
14111
15121
16121
17121
18121
19122
20122
21132
22132
23132
24132
25132
26143
27143
28143
29143
30143
31153

How March really feels in Niš

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Niš weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°439.46.59.20.0
Feb / -2°408.45.910.20.8
Mar12° / 5510.43.711.63.1
Apr17° / 6110.20.913.25.4
May22° / 10°6211014.56.5
Jun26° / 14°559.5015.16.9
Jul28° / 16°428.1014.96.4
Aug29° / 16°326.3013.86.5
Sep24° / 11°366.2012.37.6
Oct18° / 436.50.310.86.1
Nov11° / 427.62.39.52.9
Dec / -2°509.45.38.80.2

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34357
44357
54357
64456
74456
84456
94555
104555
114555
124654
134555
144654
154753
164753
174753
184753
194753
204753
214753
224852
234852
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Niš gets around 55 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 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13416
23415
33414
43414
53413
63413
73413
83412
93412
103412
113412
123412
133413
143413
153413
163313
173313
183313
193313
203313
213312
223312
233312
243211
253211
263210
273210
28329
29329
30328
31327

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:195:12
210.96:175:13
311.06:165:15
411.06:145:16
511.16:125:17
611.16:115:19
711.26:095:20
811.26:075:21
911.36:065:22
1011.36:045:24
1111.46:025:25
1211.46:005:26
1311.55:585:27
1411.55:575:29
1511.65:555:30
1611.65:535:31
1711.75:515:32
1811.75:495:33
1911.85:485:35
2011.85:465:36
2111.95:445:37
2211.95:425:38
2312.05:405:40
2412.05:385:41
2512.15:375:42
2612.15:355:43
2712.25:335:44
2812.25:315:46
2912.35:295:47
3012.35:275:48
3112.45:265:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Niš?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Niš.

What to pack for Niš in March

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

In March, Niš sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Niš in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Niš peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Niš?

Niš sits at 43.3°N, 21.9°E, 194 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Prokuplje, 27 km away.

ProkupljeSokobanjaLeskovacKnjazevacKruševacPirotZaječarPodujeva

Topography around Niš

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niš has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,030 m.

The land around Niš is covered by artificial surfaces (54%), trees (21%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (24%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
855 m
80 km
2,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Prokuplje 27 km · Sokobanja 36 km · Leskovac 36 km · Knjazevac 39 km · Kruševac 54 km · Pirot 59 km · Zaječar 71 km · Podujeva 74 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 Niš (43.3247°, 21.9033°, elevation 194 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).