Prague Weather in March
Prague in March
The short of it: Prague in March averages a high of 10 °C (49 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 2° · rain 30 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Prague an average March high of 10°, a low of 2° and some 30 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 10°; nights run about 2°. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 min in mid-March, 103 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and April.
Against its neighbours, Prague runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Nové Město, 1 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
March in Prague, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nové MěstoPrague | 1 km S | 10° | 2° | 30 mm |
| SmíchovPrague | 2 km SSW | 9° | 2° | 30 mm |
| ŽižkovPrague | 2 km ESE | 10° | 2° | 30 mm |
| Královské VinohradyPrague | 2 km SE | 10° | 2° | 30 mm |
| DejvicePrague | 3 km WNW | 9° | 2° | 30 mm |
| HolešovicePrague | 3 km NE | 10° | 2° | 30 mm |
| NuslePrague | 3 km SSE | 10° | 2° | 30 mm |
| VršovicePrague | 4 km SE | 10° | 2° | 30 mm |