Rivne weather in March

In March, Rivne sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Rivne's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rivne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:39 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Rivne is city in western Ukraine.

Density
4,205/km²
people per km²
Founded
1283

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 3°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Rivne reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
23-3
33-3
44-3
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-2
135-1
145-1
156-1
166-1
176-1
186-1
196-1
207-1
2170
2270
2370
2480
2580
2680
2780
2891
2991
3091
31101

How March really feels in Rivne

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.

Rivne weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°3797.18.30.0
Feb / -5°36107.89.70.0
Mar / -1°4410.64.411.50.6
Apr14° / 4810.51.113.53.8
May19° / 6812.8015.25.8
Jun23° / 13°8313.5016.26.1
Jul24° / 14°10314.1015.86.3
Aug24° / 13°6910.3014.36.9
Sep19° / 649.8012.45.9
Oct12° / 4590.410.43.3
Nov / 429.53.38.70.5
Dec / -3°42106.97.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22179
32179
42278
52377
62476
72476
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202773
212872
222872
232971
243070
253169
263169
273268
283367
293367
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Rivne gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13620
23519
33518
43518
53517
63517
73517
83517
93517
103517
113617
123617
133617
143517
153517
163517
173517
183416
193416
203415
213315
223314
233313
243313
253312
263211
273210
283310
29339
30339
31348

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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3113light breeze

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 7:12 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:125:45
210.67:095:47
310.77:075:48
410.77:055:50
510.87:035:52
610.97:015:54
710.96:595:55
811.06:575:57
911.16:545:59
1011.16:526:00
1111.26:506:02
1211.36:486:04
1311.36:466:05
1411.46:436:07
1511.56:416:09
1611.56:396:10
1711.66:376:12
1811.76:346:14
1911.76:326:15
2011.86:306:17
2111.96:286:19
2211.96:256:20
2312.06:236:22
2412.06:216:24
2512.16:196:25
2612.26:166:27
2712.26:146:29
2812.36:126:30
2912.46:096:32
3012.46:076:34
3112.56:056:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rivne?

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

0.6
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 Rivne.

What to pack for Rivne in March

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

In March, Rivne sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Rivne in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rivne peaks around July 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rivne?

Rivne sits at 50.6°N, 26.2°E, 175 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Zdolbuniv, 11 km away.

Topography around Rivne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rivne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Rivne is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Zdolbuniv 11 km · Kostopil 32 km · Dubno 41 km · Netishyn 44 km · Slavuta 57 km · Lutsk 64 km · Kremenets 68 km · Iziaslav 70 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Rivne (50.6204°, 26.237°, elevation 175 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).