Weather in Zadar in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Zadar in March
Going from a maximum of +18°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +14°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +15°C.
Is Zadar warm or cold in March?
Zadar is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +11°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +5°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Zadar:
Water temperature in Zadar in March
Water in Zadar in March is Cold. It varies from +12°C to +14°C, with an average of +13°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +14°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Zadar in March?
Climate in Zadar in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +14°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -9°C | -6°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +24°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 74 mm | 73 mm | 66 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +13°C | +15°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 69% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +11°C to +14°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 74 mm to 73 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 11 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Zadar is gradually decreasing during March, going from 8 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Zadar?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Zadar in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2018 (+21°C). The driest year was 2011 with only 543 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1980 with 1359 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Zadar, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.