Sokobanja weather in March

In March, Sokobanja sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 10.9 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 8°C in the first days to 13°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 Sokobanja's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokobanja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:53 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sokobanja 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 2°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-1
38-1
490
590
690
790
890
990
1090
11100
12100
13101
14101
15101
16101
17111
18111
19111
20111
21111
22122
23122
24122
25122
26122
27132
28132
29133
30133
31133

How March really feels in Sokobanja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sokobanja 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°489.56.59.10.0
Feb / -3°439.26.210.20.3
Mar11° / 5810.93.911.62.5
Apr16° / 6711.70.913.24.8
May21° / 10°7112.8014.56.1
Jun25° / 14°6211.3015.26.7
Jul27° / 15°569.7014.96.8
Aug27° / 15°467.5013.87.1
Sep22° / 11°498.1012.37.1
Oct16° / 507.80.510.85.3
Nov / 508.22.49.52.1
Dec / -3°519.45.28.80.0

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%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
44060
54060
64060
74060
84159
94258
104357
114357
124456
134456
144555
154654
164555
174555
184654
194654
204555
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264654
274654
284654
294753
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sokobanja gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% 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 (%)
13716
23716
33715
43715
53714
63714
73713
83613
93613
103613
113513
123513
133514
143514
153414
163414
173414
183314
193314
203313
213313
223313
233312
243312
253311
263311
273310
28339
29339
30338
31337

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:26 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)
110.96:205:12
210.96:185:13
311.06:165:15
411.06:155:16
511.16:135:17
611.16:115:18
711.26:095:20
811.26:085:21
911.36:065:22
1011.36:045:24
1111.46:025:25
1211.46:015:26
1311.55:595:27
1411.55:575:29
1511.65:555:30
1611.65:535:31
1711.75:515:32
1811.75:505:34
1911.85:485:35
2011.85:465:36
2111.95:445:37
2211.95:425:38
2312.05:405:40
2412.05:395:41
2512.15:375:42
2612.15:355:43
2712.25:335:45
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 3.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
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
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sokobanja?

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

2.5
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 Sokobanja.

What to pack for Sokobanja in March

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

In March, Sokobanja 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 Sokobanja 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 Sokobanja peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sokobanja?

Sokobanja sits at 43.6°N, 21.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Knjazevac, 32 km away.

KnjazevacNišZaječarKruševacProkupljeĆuprijaBorJagodina

Topography around Sokobanja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokobanja has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m around an average of 437 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,378 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,101 m.

The land around Sokobanja is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
685 m
16 km
1,378 m
80 km
2,101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Knjazevac 32 km · Niš 36 km · Zaječar 43 km · Kruševac 44 km · Prokuplje 51 km · Ćuprija 51 km · Bor 51 km · Jagodina 61 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 Sokobanja (43.6433°, 21.8711°, elevation 0 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).