Ljubljana weather in March

In March, Ljubljana sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 10.1 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 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Ljubljana's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ljubljana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:24 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Ljubljana is capital city of Slovenia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1144

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 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ljubljana 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 4°C and 16°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)
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590
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890
991
10101
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How March really feels in Ljubljana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ljubljana 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 / -2°5984.98.90.0
Feb / -2°748.45.1100.4
Mar10° / 7610.13.311.62.5
Apr15° / 9012113.34.2
May19° / 10°10313.5014.75.7
Jun23° / 13°10513.4015.56.4
Jul25° / 15°9511.4015.26.8
Aug25° / 15°11211.10146.8
Sep20° / 11°12511.1012.36.1
Oct15° / 11710.20.510.74.4
Nov / 12111.22.39.21.7
Dec / -1°909.258.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
24060
34060
44159
54159
64258
74357
84357
94456
104456
114654
124654
134654
144654
154555
164555
174456
184456
194258
204258
214159
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284159
294258
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ljubljana gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13317
23316
33315
43315
53214
63213
73112
83112
93011
102910
112810
12289
13279
14279
15279
16279
17279
18289
19299
20309
21319
223210
233310
243410
253510
263610
273610
28379
29379
30379
31388

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
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8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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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 6:52 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:525:38
210.86:505:40
310.96:485:41
410.96:475:43
511.06:455:44
611.06:435:46
711.16:415:47
811.26:395:48
911.26:375:50
1011.36:355:51
1111.36:335:53
1211.46:325:54
1311.46:305:55
1411.56:285:57
1511.56:265:58
1611.66:246:00
1711.76:226:01
1811.76:206:02
1911.86:186:04
2011.86:166:05
2111.96:146:06
2211.96:126:08
2312.06:106:09
2412.06:086:10
2512.16:066:12
2612.26:046:13
2712.26:026:15
2812.36:006:16
2912.35:586:17
3012.45:566:19
3112.45:546:20

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 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
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
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ljubljana?

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

2.5
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 Ljubljana.

What to pack for Ljubljana in March

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

In March, Ljubljana sees daytime highs around 10°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 Ljubljana 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 Ljubljana peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 16UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ljubljana 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 Ljubljana is worst in January — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ljubljana's WHO annual average of 16.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1920 µg/m³Sep 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ljubljana?

Ljubljana sits at 46.1°N, 14.5°E, 295 m above sea level, in Slovenia. The nearest listed city is Kranj, 24 km away.

KranjPostojnaTrbovljeBledBohinjVelenjeDivačaNovo Mesto

Topography around Ljubljana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ljubljana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 309 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,759 m.

The land around Ljubljana is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
847 m
80 km
2,759 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kranj 24 km · Postojna 38 km · Trbovlje 44 km · Bled 46 km · Bohinj 49 km · Velenje 58 km · Divača 58 km · Novo Mesto 58 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 Ljubljana (46.0511°, 14.5051°, elevation 295 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).