Prokuplje weather in March

In March, Prokuplje sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.3 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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Prokuplje's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prokuplje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:54 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Prokuplje reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°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)
190
290
390
490
5100
6100
7100
8100
9101
10101
11111
12111
13111
14111
15111
16111
17121
18122
19122
20122
21122
22122
23132
24132
25132
26133
27133
28143
29143
30143
31143

How March really feels in Prokuplje

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.

Prokuplje 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 / -3°459.36.19.20.0
Feb / -2°418.85.810.20.6
Mar11° / 6211.3411.62.8
Apr17° / 7212.4113.24.9
May21° / 10°8014.1014.56.0
Jun25° / 14°7612.8015.16.5
Jul28° / 15°6110.2014.96.5
Aug28° / 15°458.3013.86.6
Sep23° / 11°517.8012.37.2
Oct17° / 527.60.410.85.7
Nov10° / 487.92.59.52.6
Dec / -2°549.65.48.90.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44159
54258
64258
74357
84357
94357
104357
114456
124555
134555
144555
154654
164654
174654
184555
194654
204555
214654
224555
234555
244555
254555
264555
274555
284555
294555
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Prokuplje gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13616
23715
33715
43714
53714
63714
73713
83713
93713
103713
113713
123713
133613
143614
153614
163614
173514
183514
193513
203513
213513
223513
233513
243512
253512
263511
273510
283510
29359
30358
31368

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 8 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
18calm
28calm
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 6:20 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:205:14
210.96:195:15
311.06:175:16
411.06:155:17
511.16:145:19
611.16:125:20
711.26:105:21
811.26:085:22
911.36:075:24
1011.36:055:25
1111.46:035:26
1211.46:015:27
1311.56:005:29
1411.55:585:30
1511.65:565:31
1611.65:545:32
1711.75:525:34
1811.75:515:35
1911.85:495:36
2011.85:475:37
2111.95:455:38
2211.95:435:40
2312.05:425:41
2412.05:405:42
2512.15:385:43
2612.15:365:44
2712.25:345:46
2812.25:325:47
2912.35:315:48
3012.35:295:49
3112.45:275:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Prokuplje?

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

2.8
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 Prokuplje.

What to pack for Prokuplje in March

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

In March, Prokuplje sees daytime highs around 11°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 Prokuplje 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 Prokuplje peaks around July 13 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 highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Prokuplje?

Prokuplje sits at 43.2°N, 21.6°E, 259 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Niš, 27 km away.

NišLeskovacKruševacPodujevaSokobanjaTrstenikLeposaviqKnjazevac

Topography around Prokuplje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prokuplje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Prokuplje is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (49%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
953 m
80 km
1,883 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Niš 27 km · Leskovac 39 km · Kruševac 44 km · Podujeva 48 km · Sokobanja 51 km · Trstenik 64 km · Leposaviq 65 km · Knjazevac 65 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 Prokuplje (43.2342°, 21.5881°, elevation 259 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).