Maribor weather in March

In March, Maribor sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.6 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 9°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 Maribor's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maribor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:19 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Maribor is city in Slovenia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,347/km²
people per km²
Founded
1164

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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Maribor reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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 18°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)
180
290
390
490
590
691
7101
8101
9101
10101
11101
12111
13111
14112
15112
16112
17112
18122
19122
20122
21122
22123
23123
24123
25123
26133
27133
28133
29134
30134
31134

How March really feels in Maribor

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.

Maribor 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°386.94.38.80.0
Feb / -2°507.74.2100.5
Mar11° / 599.62.711.62.8
Apr16° / 7110.70.713.34.8
May20° / 11°9912.8014.86.0
Jun24° / 14°10713.1015.66.4
Jul26° / 16°10411.9015.26.5
Aug25° / 15°10811.20146.7
Sep20° / 11°11110.2012.46.3
Oct15° / 779.10.210.74.7
Nov / 779.329.21.8
Dec / -2°628.64.28.40.0

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
34159
44159
54159
64258
74456
84456
94456
104456
114555
124654
134654
144654
154555
164456
174357
184357
194159
204159
214060
223961
233961
244060
253961
263961
273961
284159
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Maribor gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12912
22912
32911
42911
52911
62910
72910
82910
92910
102910
112910
122910
13299
14299
15299
16299
17309
18309
19319
20319
21319
22328
23328
24328
25327
26327
27327
28316
29316
30315
31315

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 9 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
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:48 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:485:33
210.86:465:35
310.96:445:36
410.96:435:38
511.06:415:39
611.06:395:40
711.16:375:42
811.16:355:43
911.26:335:45
1011.36:315:46
1111.36:295:48
1211.46:275:49
1311.46:255:50
1411.56:235:52
1511.56:215:53
1611.66:195:55
1711.66:175:56
1811.76:155:58
1911.86:135:59
2011.86:116:00
2111.96:096:02
2211.96:076:03
2312.06:056:05
2412.06:036:06
2512.16:016:07
2612.25:596:09
2712.25:576:10
2812.35:556:11
2912.35:536:13
3012.45:516:14
3112.45:496:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Maribor?

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

2.8
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 Maribor.

What to pack for Maribor in March

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

In March, Maribor sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Maribor 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 Maribor 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Maribor 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 Maribor is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Maribor's WHO annual average of 12.9 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2415 µg/m³Sep 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maribor?

Maribor sits at 46.6°N, 15.6°E, 262 m above sea level, in Slovenia. The nearest listed city is Ptuj, 23 km away.

PtujVelenjeCelje

Topography around Maribor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maribor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,132 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,121 m.

The land around Maribor is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,132 m
80 km
2,121 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ptuj 23 km · Velenje 46 km · Celje 47 km · Straßgang 56 km · Sankt Peter 57 km · Jakomini 57 km · Wetzelsdorf 58 km · Gries 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 Maribor (46.5558°, 15.6459°, elevation 262 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).