Zaječar weather in March

In March, Zaječar sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Zaječar's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaječar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:52 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Zaječar is city in Serbia.

Density
47/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 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zaječar reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°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 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
390
490
590
690
790
891
9101
10101
11101
12101
13101
14111
15111
16112
17112
18112
19122
20122
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22122
23123
24133
25133
26133
27133
28133
29144
30144
31144

How March really feels in Zaječar

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.

Zaječar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°529.16.79.10.0
Feb / -2°478.55.310.20.4
Mar11° / 599.53.511.62.8
Apr17° / 6010.30.413.25.2
May22° / 11°6211014.56.5
Jun26° / 15°6111015.26.7
Jul28° / 16°559.2014.96.3
Aug28° / 16°427.1013.86.6
Sep23° / 12°507.2012.37.4
Oct16° / 558.10.310.85.3
Nov / 588.92.79.51.9
Dec / -2°609.45.18.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64357
74357
84456
94456
104555
114555
124753
134753
144753
154852
164852
174951
184852
194852
204852
214852
224753
234753
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Zaječar gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13214
23214
33213
43213
53213
63212
73212
83112
93111
103111
113011
123010
132910
142910
152910
162810
172810
182810
192810
202810
212810
222810
232910
242910
253010
26309
27319
28319
29318
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 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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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 6:18 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:185:10
210.96:175:11
311.06:155:13
411.06:135:14
511.16:125:15
611.16:105:17
711.26:085:18
811.26:065:19
911.36:055:20
1011.36:035:22
1111.46:015:23
1211.45:595:24
1311.55:575:26
1411.55:565:27
1511.65:545:28
1611.65:525:29
1711.75:505:31
1811.75:485:32
1911.85:465:33
2011.85:445:34
2111.95:435:36
2211.95:415:37
2312.05:395:38
2412.05:375:39
2512.15:355:41
2612.15:335:42
2712.25:315:43
2812.25:305:44
2912.35:285:45
3012.35:265:47
3112.45:245:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Zaječar?

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
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zaječar.

What to pack for Zaječar in March

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

In March, Zaječar sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Zaječar 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 Zaječar peaks around July 11 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zaječar?

Zaječar sits at 43.9°N, 22.3°E, 130 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Bor, 23 km away.

KnjazevacNegotinSokobanjaVidinCalafatNišĆuprija

Topography around Zaječar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaječar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,116 m.

The land around Zaječar is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
2,116 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bor 23 km · Knjazevac 38 km · Negotin 42 km · Sokobanja 43 km · Vidin 50 km · Calafat 54 km · Niš 71 km · Ćuprija 72 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 Zaječar (43.9036°, 22.2641°, elevation 130 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).