Šakiai Weather in March
Šakiai in March
The short of it: Šakiai in March averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -3° · rain 34 mm · daylight 11 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Šakiai an average March high of 4°, a low of -3° and some 34 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from February to about 4°, with nights near -3°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 39 min in mid-March, 124 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 June and May.
Against its neighbours, Šakiai runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Gelgaudiškis, 14 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Šakiai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GelgaudiškisMarijampolė County | 14 km NNW | 4° | -3° | 35 mm |
| JurbarkasTauragė County | 23 km NW | 5° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Kudirkos NaumiestisMarijampolė County | 23 km SSW | 5° | -2° | 34 mm |
| SmalininkaiTauragė County | 33 km WNW | 5° | -2° | 37 mm |
| VilkaviskisMarijampolė County | 34 km S | 5° | -2° | 32 mm |
| KrasnoznamenskKaliningrad Oblast | 36 km W | 5° | -2° | 37 mm |
| VilkijaKaunas | 36 km ENE | 4° | -3° | 34 mm |
| Kazlų RūdaMarijampolė County | 36 km SE | 5° | -2° | 35 mm |