Spišská Nová Ves weather in March

In March, Spišská Nová Ves sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Spišská Nová Ves's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spišská Nová Ves's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Spišská Nová Ves is town in Slovakia.

Density
523/km²
people per km²
Founded
1268

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 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Spišská Nová Ves reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 12°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)
13-4
23-4
34-4
44-4
54-4
64-4
74-3
84-3
95-3
105-3
115-3
125-3
135-3
145-2
156-2
166-2
176-2
186-2
196-2
206-2
217-2
227-2
237-2
247-1
257-1
268-1
278-1
288-1
298-1
309-1
3190

How March really feels in Spišská Nová Ves

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.

Spišská Nová Ves weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -7°297.36.68.50.0
Feb / -6°348.37.39.80.0
Mar / -2°409.55.311.60.5
Apr12° / 6111.72.413.43.0
May17° / 8814.30.1154.7
Jun20° / 10°9614.1015.95.6
Jul22° / 11°11114.4015.55.9
Aug22° / 11°8511.5014.26.4
Sep17° / 639.7012.45.3
Oct11° / 548.7110.52.9
Nov / -1°418.13.68.90.4
Dec / -5°338.26.98.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33466
43466
53565
63664
73664
83664
93664
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163565
173565
183565
193565
203466
213466
223466
233565
243565
253664
263664
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Spišská Nová Ves gets around 40 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12818
22818
32817
42817
52816
62816
72816
82917
92917
102917
113017
123017
133018
143018
153118
163119
173119
183119
193219
203219
213218
223218
233218
243217
253217
263216
273216
283215
293315
303315
313414

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 9 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
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:325:10
210.76:305:12
310.86:285:13
410.86:265:15
510.96:245:17
610.96:225:18
711.06:205:20
811.16:185:21
911.16:165:23
1011.26:145:25
1111.26:115:26
1211.36:095:28
1311.46:075:29
1411.46:055:31
1511.56:035:32
1611.66:015:34
1711.65:595:36
1811.75:575:37
1911.75:545:39
2011.85:525:40
2111.95:505:42
2211.95:485:43
2312.05:465:45
2412.05:445:46
2512.15:415:48
2612.25:395:49
2712.25:375:51
2812.35:355:52
2912.45:335:54
3012.45:315:56
3112.55:285:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.18 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
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Spišská Nová Ves

In seasonPeak

None of Spišská Nová Ves's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Spišská Nová Ves's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Spišská Nová Ves?

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

0.5
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 Spišská Nová Ves.

What to pack for Spišská Nová Ves in March

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

In March, Spišská Nová Ves sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Spišská Nová Ves 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 Spišská Nová Ves peaks around July 12 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 12UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Spišská Nová Ves?

Spišská Nová Ves sits at 48.9°N, 20.6°E, 459 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Levoča, 9.0 km away.

RožňavaStará ĽubovňaPrešovKošiceZakopane

Topography around Spišská Nová Ves

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Spišská Nová Ves has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 486 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 891 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,438 m.

The land around Spišská Nová Ves is covered by cropland (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
891 m
80 km
2,438 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Levoča 9.0 km · Poprad 23 km · Kežmarok 23 km · Rožňava 32 km · Stará Ľubovňa 40 km · Prešov 50 km · Košice 57 km · Zakopane 60 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 Spišská Nová Ves (48.9446°, 20.5615°, elevation 459 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).