Kranj weather in March

In March, Kranj sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Kranj's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kranj's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 0°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 83 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:24 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

Kranj is city in Slovenia.

Air quality: Good; PM10 19.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 257/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kranj 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 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	7	-2
3	7	-2
4	7	-1
5	7	-1
6	8	-1
7	8	-1
8	8	-1
9	8	-1
10	8	-1
11	9	0
12	9	0
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	9	0
16	9	0
17	10	0
18	10	0
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	10	1
22	10	1
23	10	1
24	10	1
25	10	1
26	11	1
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	11	2
30	11	2
31	11	2

How March really feels in Kranj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kranj 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	3° / -4°	61	7.8	5.4	8.8	0.0
Feb	5° / -4°	73	8.1	5.5	10	0.1
Mar	9° / 0°	83	10.2	4	11.6	1.9
Apr	14° / 4°	100	13.5	1.5	13.3	3.6
May	18° / 9°	113	14.4	0	14.7	5.2
Jun	22° / 12°	124	14.8	0	15.5	5.9
Jul	24° / 14°	121	14.2	0	15.2	6.4
Aug	24° / 14°	124	12.8	0	14	6.5
Sep	19° / 10°	138	11.9	0	12.3	5.7
Oct	14° / 6°	129	10.7	0.7	10.7	3.8
Nov	8° / 2°	135	11.3	2.8	9.2	1.1
Dec	3° / -3°	92	9	5.1	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 59%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	38	38	38	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	42	41	41	40	41	40	40	40	41	40	41	41	42
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	58	59	59	60	59	60	60	60	59	60	59	59	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kranj gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39
Snow chance (%)	19	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	19
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	17
5	31	16
6	30	15
7	30	14
8	30	14
9	29	13
10	29	12
11	28	12
12	28	11
13	28	11
14	27	11
15	28	11
16	28	11
17	29	11
18	30	11
19	31	11
20	32	12
21	33	12
22	34	12
23	35	12
24	36	12
25	37	12
26	37	12
27	38	12
28	38	12
29	39	11
30	39	11
31	39	11

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 6:53 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:53	5:39
2	10.8	6:51	5:40
3	10.9	6:49	5:42
4	10.9	6:47	5:43
5	11.0	6:46	5:45
6	11.0	6:44	5:46
7	11.1	6:42	5:47
8	11.1	6:40	5:49
9	11.2	6:38	5:50
10	11.3	6:36	5:52
11	11.3	6:34	5:53
12	11.4	6:32	5:54
13	11.4	6:30	5:56
14	11.5	6:28	5:57
15	11.5	6:26	5:59
16	11.6	6:24	6:00
17	11.6	6:22	6:01
18	11.7	6:20	6:03
19	11.8	6:19	6:04
20	11.8	6:17	6:06
21	11.9	6:15	6:07
22	11.9	6:13	6:08
23	12.0	6:11	6:10
24	12.0	6:09	6:11
25	12.1	6:07	6:12
26	12.2	6:05	6:14
27	12.2	6:03	6:15
28	12.3	6:01	6:17
29	12.3	5:59	6:18
30	12.4	5:57	6:19
31	12.4	5:55	6:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.7	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kranj?

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

1.9

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 Kranj.

What to pack for Kranj in March

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

In March, Kranj sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kranj 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 Kranj peaks around July 16 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	7	7	8	9	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Kranj 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 Kranj is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	14	16	16	14	15	13	12	11	11	10	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kranj?

Kranj sits at 46.2°N, 14.4°E, 387 m above sea level, in Slovenia. The nearest listed city is Bled, 23 km away.

Topography around Kranj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kranj has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 401 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,811 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,759 m.

The land around Kranj is covered by trees (34%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

288 m

trees 34%

16 km

1,811 m

trees 69%

80 km

2,759 m

trees 76%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← February Kranj year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Bled 23 km · Ljubljana 24 km · Bohinj 31 km · Sankt Martin 42 km · Klagenfurt 43 km · Sankt Peter 43 km · Postojna 53 km · Trbovlje 54 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

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 Kranj (46.2389°, 14.3556°, elevation 387 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	7	-2
3	7	-2
4	7	-1
5	7	-1
6	8	-1
7	8	-1
8	8	-1
9	8	-1
10	8	-1
11	9	0
12	9	0
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	9	0
16	9	0
17	10	0
18	10	0
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	10	1
22	10	1
23	10	1
24	10	1
25	10	1
26	11	1
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	11	2
30	11	2
31	11	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	19
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	17
5	31	16
6	30	15
7	30	14
8	30	14
9	29	13
10	29	12
11	28	12
12	28	11
13	28	11
14	27	11
15	28	11
16	28	11
17	29	11
18	30	11
19	31	11
20	32	12
21	33	12
22	34	12
23	35	12
24	36	12
25	37	12
26	37	12
27	38	12
28	38	12
29	39	11
30	39	11
31	39	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	7	-2
3	7	-2
4	7	-1
5	7	-1
6	8	-1
7	8	-1
8	8	-1
9	8	-1
10	8	-1
11	9	0
12	9	0
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	9	0
16	9	0
17	10	0
18	10	0
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	10	1
22	10	1
23	10	1
24	10	1
25	10	1
26	11	1
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	11	2
30	11	2
31	11	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	19
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	17
5	31	16
6	30	15
7	30	14
8	30	14
9	29	13
10	29	12
11	28	12
12	28	11
13	28	11
14	27	11
15	28	11
16	28	11
17	29	11
18	30	11
19	31	11
20	32	12
21	33	12
22	34	12
23	35	12
24	36	12
25	37	12
26	37	12
27	38	12
28	38	12
29	39	11
30	39	11
31	39	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	7	-2
3	7	-2
4	7	-1
5	7	-1
6	8	-1
7	8	-1
8	8	-1
9	8	-1
10	8	-1
11	9	0
12	9	0
13	9	0
14	9	0
15	9	0
16	9	0
17	10	0
18	10	0
19	10	1
20	10	1
21	10	1
22	10	1
23	10	1
24	10	1
25	10	1
26	11	1
27	11	2
28	11	2
29	11	2
30	11	2
31	11	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	19
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	17
5	31	16
6	30	15
7	30	14
8	30	14
9	29	13
10	29	12
11	28	12
12	28	11
13	28	11
14	27	11
15	28	11
16	28	11
17	29	11
18	30	11
19	31	11
20	32	12
21	33	12
22	34	12
23	35	12
24	36	12
25	37	12
26	37	12
27	38	12
28	38	12
29	39	11
30	39	11
31	39	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100