Vranov nad Topľou weather in March

In March, Vranov nad Topľou sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Vranov nad Topľou's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vranov nad Topľou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Vranov nad Topľou is town in Slovakia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
599/km²
people per km²
Founded
1270

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 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vranov nad Topľou reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-1
36-1
46-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
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1180
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How March really feels in Vranov nad Topľou

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.

Vranov nad Topľou weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°399.67.18.50.0
Feb / -3°429.16.99.80.0
Mar / 3992.611.61.7
Apr15° / 479.50.613.44.7
May20° / 7312.30156.0
Jun24° / 13°7112015.96.5
Jul26° / 15°9012.2015.56.5
Aug26° / 14°579.2014.27.0
Sep20° / 10°619012.46.4
Oct14° / 578.90.210.54.1
Nov / 489.62.58.91.1
Dec / -3°4510.46.28.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43268
53367
63367
73367
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
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304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Vranov nad Topľou gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13013
23012
32912
42911
52910
62910
72910
82910
9299
10299
11299
12299
13289
14289
15289
16289
17289
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23297
24297
25297
26297
27296
28296
29306
30306
31316

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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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
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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 6:27 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:275:06
210.76:255:07
310.86:235:09
410.86:215:11
510.96:195:12
610.96:175:14
711.06:155:15
811.16:135:17
911.16:115:19
1011.26:095:20
1111.26:075:22
1211.36:055:23
1311.46:035:25
1411.46:015:26
1511.55:585:28
1611.65:565:30
1711.65:545:31
1811.75:525:33
1911.75:505:34
2011.85:485:36
2111.95:465:37
2211.95:435:39
2312.05:415:40
2412.05:395:42
2512.15:375:43
2612.25:355:45
2712.25:335:46
2812.35:305:48
2912.45:285:50
3012.45:265:51
3112.55:245:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Vranov nad Topľou?

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

1.7
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 Vranov nad Topľou.

What to pack for Vranov nad Topľou in March

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

In March, Vranov nad Topľou sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Vranov nad Topľou 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 Vranov nad Topľou peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vranov nad Topľou 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 Vranov nad Topľou is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vranov nad Topľou's WHO annual average of 15.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1920 µg/m³Dec 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vranov nad Topľou?

Vranov nad Topľou sits at 48.9°N, 21.7°E, 131 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Humenné, 18 km away.

TrebišovPrešovSninaKošiceUzhhorodBardejov

Topography around Vranov nad Topľou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vranov nad Topľou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,271 m.

The land around Vranov nad Topľou is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
870 m
80 km
1,271 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Humenné 18 km · Michalovce 23 km · Trebišov 29 km · Prešov 35 km · Snina 36 km · Košice 37 km · Uzhhorod 53 km · Bardejov 54 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 Vranov nad Topľou (48.8884°, 21.6848°, elevation 131 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).