Celje weather in March

In March, Celje sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 9.9 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 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Celje's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Celje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:21 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Celje is city in Slovenia.

Air quality
Good
PM10 27.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,676/km²
people per km²
Founded
1451

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 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Celje reaches about 11°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 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
280
380
490
590
690
790
890
9101
10101
11101
12101
13101
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15111
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26123
27123
28123
29133
30133
31133

How March really feels in Celje

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Celje 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°417.24.38.80.0
Feb / -2°537.44.3100.4
Mar11° / 639.93.211.62.6
Apr15° / 7611.40.813.34.4
May20° / 10°9513014.75.8
Jun23° / 14°10414015.56.3
Jul25° / 15°10513.3015.26.4
Aug25° / 15°10112.10146.6
Sep20° / 11°10311.2012.36.1
Oct15° / 889.10.310.74.5
Nov / 869.82.39.21.6
Dec / -2°668.94.58.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43961
54060
64060
74159
84258
94357
104357
114357
124456
134555
144555
154456
164357
174258
184258
194060
204060
213862
223862
233862
243862
253862
263961
273961
283961
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Celje gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13015
23014
33014
43013
52913
62912
72912
82911
92911
102911
112910
122910
132910
142910
152910
162910
173010
183110
193110
203210
213310
223310
233410
243410
25349
26349
27358
28358
29357
30357
31356

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:495:35
210.86:475:37
310.96:465:38
410.96:445:39
511.06:425:41
611.06:405:42
711.16:385:44
811.16:365:45
911.26:345:47
1011.36:325:48
1111.36:315:49
1211.46:295:51
1311.46:275:52
1411.56:255:54
1511.56:235:55
1611.66:215:56
1711.66:195:58
1811.76:175:59
1911.86:156:01
2011.86:136:02
2111.96:116:03
2211.96:096:05
2312.06:076:06
2412.06:056:07
2512.16:036:09
2612.26:016:10
2712.25:596:12
2812.35:576:13
2912.35:556:14
3012.45:536:16
3112.45:516:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Celje?

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

2.6
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 Celje.

What to pack for Celje in March

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

In March, Celje sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Celje 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 Celje peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Celje 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 Celje is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 917 µg/m³Sep 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Celje?

Celje sits at 46.2°N, 15.3°E, 240 m above sea level, in Slovenia. The nearest listed city is Velenje, 18 km away.

VelenjeTrbovljeMariborNovo MestoPtujŽumberakSamoborZaprešić

Topography around Celje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Celje has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,391 m.

The land around Celje is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
915 m
80 km
2,391 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Velenje 18 km · Trbovlje 18 km · Maribor 47 km · Novo Mesto 48 km · Ptuj 51 km · Žumberak 53 km · Samobor 59 km · Zaprešić 59 km

Slovenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 63% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$37,376
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Catholic 69%atheist 14%Orthodox 4%non-believer/agnostic 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 Celje (46.2309°, 15.2604°, elevation 240 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).