Early March 1 March
60°F
Typical afternoon high
41% historical wet-day frequency
Albania · Countryside
Tirana & central Albania
in March.
Is March a good time?
Mild days.
More overnight stays than February.
March averages 62°F afternoons and 59°F seas, with about 11 rain days. Later March is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 62°F
- Sea
- 59°F
- Visitor demand
- 29%of August peak
Historical Qender regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Tirana and Elbasan; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
8.3/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#4 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather7.1/10Very good
CrowdsLow seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, quieter than most of Europe this month
CostCheapfor Europe; Albania-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your March
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 62°F (17°C): light layers; nights around 43°F (6°C): a warm coat. Bring rain gear: about 11 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 12 hours of daylight.
Can I swim in March?
The sea averages 59°F. Our swimming guide: cold: short dips, or a wetsuit. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.
Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 12 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 05:53 and sets about 17:45 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 43°F (6°C); afternoons reach about 62°F (17°C). Expect rain on about 11 days in a typical March.
Typical afternoon
62°F (17°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Marches
Night low
43°F (6°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
59°F (15°C)
cold; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
11h 52m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late March?
Late March is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 60°F on the 1st, versus 66°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 41% to 35% between those dates.
Mid March 15 March
62°F
Typical afternoon high
27% historical wet-day frequency
Late March 31 March
66°F
Typical afternoon high
35% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Public holidays · 2027: 9 Mar Eid al-Fitr (Holiday of Breaking the Fast); 15 Mar Summer Day; 22 Mar Nowruz (Persian New Year); 28 Mar Easter Sunday; 29 Mar Easter Monday.
Daily calendar & holiday datesMarch 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
March 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160° | 260° | 360° | 460° | 560° | 660° | 760° |
| 861° | 961° | 1061° | 1161° | 1261° | 1361° | 1462° |
| 1562° | 1662° | 1762° | 1862° | 1963° | 2063° | 2163° |
| 2263° | 2364° | 2464° | 2565° | 2665° | 2765° | 2865° |
| 2965° | 3066° | 3166° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 60°F (16°C) in the first week to 65°F (18°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 26–41%.
School-holiday dates for March 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 9 Mar Eid al-Fitr (Holiday of Breaking the Fast); 15 Mar Summer Day; 22 Mar Nowruz (Persian New Year); 28 Mar Easter Sunday; 29 Mar Easter Monday. Elsewhere in March 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 27%, Spain 30%, Italy 19%, France 10%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Low season. March averages 29% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than February.
Overnight stays across Qender do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, quieter than most of Europe this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
About usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Albania as a whole
Well below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 52 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Year-to-year variation
How much does March vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 58°F (14°C) and 66°F (19°C); in 10 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 62°F (17°C). Rain days ranged from 2 to 22; half the years had 7–14.
Rain days in each March
Rain days
11
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 17 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
10 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no March in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
20 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded MarchHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61°F | 7 |
| 2012 | 64°F | 4 |
| 2013 | 61°F | 18 |
| 2014 | 64°F | 8 |
| 2015 | 61°F | 13 |
| 2016 | 61°F | 11 |
| 2017 | 66°F | 7 |
| 2018 | 61°F | 22 |
| 2019 | 66°F | 2 |
| 2020 | 62°F | 12 |
| 2021 | 59°F | 6 |
| 2022 | 58°F | 7 |
| 2023 | 63°F | 11 |
| 2024 | 64°F | 14 |
| 2025 | 65°F | 15 |
Checked against official climate averages for Tirana. How we check
Compare dates
February, March
or April?
| Typical conditions | Feb | Mar | Apr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 57°F | 62°F | 69°F |
| Sea | 59°F | 59°F | 61°F |
| Rain days | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| Overnight demand | 26% | 29% | 48% |
February: Cooler afternoons and fewer rain days than March. Less overnight demand. February guide →
April: Warmer afternoons, warmer sea and fewer rain days than March. More overnight demand. April guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with March Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. March stays as your reference.
April to June and September to October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than March, but more overnight stays.
Your comparison
March or February?
Overnight stays are 26% of the busiest month.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the February guide →| Typical conditions | March | February |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 62°F | 57°F |
| Nights | 43°F | 40°F |
| Sea | 59°F | 59°F |
| Rain days | 11 | 9 |
| Visitor season | Low season | Low season |
| Overall / 10 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| Month rank | #4 | #9 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6 | #10 | 53°F | 37°F | 59°F | 11 | 5.6 | Low season |
| February | 8.0 | #9 | 57°F | 40°F | 59°F | 9 | 6.2 | Low season |
| March | 8.3 | #4 | 62°F | 43°F | 59°F | 11 | 7.1 | Low season |
| April | 8.7 | #3 | 69°F | 49°F | 61°F | 7 | 8.8 | Moderate season |
| May | 8.9 | #2 | 76°F | 55°F | 66°F | 9 | 9.4 | Moderate season |
| June | 8.1 | #7 | 85°F | 63°F | 73°F | 4 | 8.4 | Busy season |
| July | 7.1 | #11 | 90°F | 67°F | 77°F | 2 | 7.4 | Peak season |
| August | 6.8 | #12 | 91°F | 67°F | 79°F | 3 | 7.2 | Peak season |
| September | 8.1 | #6 | 82°F | 61°F | 76°F | 6 | 8.6 | Busy season |
| October | 9.2 | #1 | 73°F | 54°F | 72°F | 8 | 9.6 | Moderate season |
| November | 8.2 | #5 | 64°F | 48°F | 68°F | 10 | 7.3 | Moderate season |
| December | 8.0 | #8 | 56°F | 40°F | 63°F | 11 | 6.3 | Low season |
Near here
Nearby places in March
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Albanian Riviera & the southAlbania · about 50 miles
Balanced Overall 5.7 · Fair weather, 61°F (16°C) · Off season · Cost cheap
Northern Albaniaabout 60 miles
Balanced Overall 7.0 · Good weather, 60°F (16°C) · Off season · Cost cheap
Thessaloniki & HalkidikiGreece · about 150 miles
Balanced Overall 5.5 · Fair weather, 61°F (16°C) · Off season · Cost moderate
Corfu & the Ionian IslandsGreece · about 170 miles
Balanced Overall 5.7 · Good weather, 62°F (17°C) · Off season · Cost cheap
PugliaItaly · about 180 miles
Balanced Overall 5.9 · Good weather, 62°F (17°C) · Off season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Better March weather than Tirana & central Albania
Tirana & central Albania's weather ranks 4 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Albania have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Tirana & central Albania.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's low season, 29% of the busiest month and 43% below its average month. That means about 5,200 overnight visitors on a typical March night across the region, 25% of them from Albania itself.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 71 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Tirana from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.7°C), night lows within 2°F (1.1°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 5 |
| Busiest month here | August · 18 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 0.5% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 25th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 25% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | — |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | — |
| National hotel-price season | Albania historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (−1% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 987,000 |
| Statistical region | AL02 · Qender |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: no complete matching Eurostat platform-rental year is available here. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.