Hlohovec weather in March

In March, Hlohovec sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 41 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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hlohovec's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hlohovec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Hlohovec is town in Slovakia.

Density
310/km²
people per km²
Founded
1113

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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hlohovec reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
370
480
580
680
780
880
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
14101
15101
16101
17101
18101
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How March really feels in Hlohovec

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hlohovec 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 / -3°398.84.68.60.0
Feb / -2°35849.90.2
Mar10° / 418.71.811.62.2
Apr16° / 438.30.413.45.1
May21° / 10°67110156.3
Jun24° / 14°7611.4015.86.7
Jul26° / 15°8011.5015.56.5
Aug26° / 15°649.6014.16.8
Sep21° / 11°658.9012.46.6
Oct15° / 508.90.110.64.4
Nov / 499.21.991.4
Dec / -2°439.63.88.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124159
134060
144060
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203862
213862
223862
233862
243862
254060
264060
274060
284258
294258
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hlohovec gets around 41 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1268
2268
3257
4257
5257
6257
7257
8267
9267
10267
11277
12277
13287
14287
15287
16297
17297
18296
19306
20306
21306
22306
23295
24295
25295
26295
27284
28284
29284
30284
31284

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:425:22
210.76:405:24
310.86:385:25
410.86:365:27
510.96:345:28
611.06:325:30
711.06:305:31
811.16:285:33
911.16:265:35
1011.26:245:36
1111.36:225:38
1211.36:205:39
1311.46:185:41
1411.46:165:42
1511.56:145:44
1611.66:125:45
1711.66:105:47
1811.76:075:48
1911.76:055:50
2011.86:035:51
2111.96:015:53
2211.95:595:54
2312.05:575:56
2412.05:555:57
2512.15:525:59
2612.25:506:00
2712.25:486:02
2812.35:466:03
2912.35:446:05
3012.45:426:06
3112.55:406:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hlohovec?

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

2.2
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 Hlohovec.

What to pack for Hlohovec in March

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

In March, Hlohovec sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hlohovec 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 Hlohovec peaks around July 11 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 highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hlohovec in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hlohovec is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Dec 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hlohovec?

Hlohovec sits at 48.4°N, 17.8°E, 144 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Sereď, 16 km away.

NitraGalantaTopoľčanyŠaľaNové Mesto nad Váhom

Topography around Hlohovec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hlohovec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,233 m.

The land around Hlohovec is covered by cropland (31%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
345 m
80 km
1,233 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sereď 16 km · Trnava 17 km · Piešťany 18 km · Nitra 25 km · Galanta 27 km · Topoľčany 31 km · Šaľa 32 km · Nové Mesto nad Váhom 36 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek 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 Hlohovec (48.4317°, 17.8031°, elevation 144 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).