Slovakia in March

Snow lingers in the mountains, towns thaw; shoulder-season deals.

March is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatGreen valleys and mild towns; high Tatra trails still closed.
• JuneGreatHigh trails open from 16 June; long days, fewer people than July.
• SeptemberGreatBest month: stable weather, fewer hikers, wine harvest near Bratislava.
• JulyGoodPeak hiking season; book huts and Štrbské Pleso beds early; afternoon storms.

• Danube lowlands · Bratislava, Trnava, Komárnocool

  The warmest, driest part of the country; hot summers, foggy grey winters.

• Mountains (Tatras, Low Tatras, Malá Fatra) · Poprad, Štrbské Pleso, Jasná, Terchovácool

  Snow December–April; high Tatra trails open 16 June – 31 October; afternoon storms in July–August.

• East (Košice, Spiš) · Košice, Levoča, Bardejovcool

  Continental: colder winters than Bratislava, warm summers.

• Central Slovakia: Valleys and towns · Banská Bystrica, Ružomberok, Žilina, Liptovfine

  Best months are May–June and September–early October; July and August are warm and busy, and afternoon thunderstorms are common.

• Central Slovakia: High ranges · Low Tatras, Great Fatra, Little Fatra, Oravasnow

  Snow above about 1,500 m from November to April; the high trails open from June and can hold snow into May. Ski season runs roughly December to March, depending on snow.

• Eastern Slovakia: Košice basin and Spiš · Košice, Prešov, Poprad, Levočafine

  Continental pattern with cold winters and warm summers; month-by-month detail is check.

• Eastern Slovakia: Southern lowlands (Zemplín, Slovak Karst) · Michalovce, Trebišov, Rožňavafine

  Generally warmer and drier than the north; harvest and best-month claims are check.

• Lower Zemplín: Lowland (most of Lower Zemplín) · around Michalovce, Trebišovfine

  Hot July–August (30 °C (86 °F)+); rainy spells in June and September.Hot July–August (86 °F (30 °C)+); rainy spells in June and September.

• Šariš: Šariš · Eastern Slovakia, basin and hillsfine

  Warm summers (25–30 °C (77–86 °F)) and cold winters (often below 0 °C (32 °F)). Rain is common in June–August. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant.Warm summers (77–86 °F (25–30 °C)) and cold winters (often below 32 °F (0 °C)). Rain is common in June–August. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant.

• Western Slovakia: Danube plain (Bratislava, Nitra, Pezinok) · south and centre of the regionfine

  Continental: warm dry summers, cold winters with some snow. July and August can pass 30 °C (86 °F); December to February often sits near or below freezing.Continental: warm dry summers, cold winters with some snow. July and August can pass 86 °F (30 °C); December to February often sits near or below freezing.

• Western Slovakia: Považie and hills (Trenčín, Záhorie) · north and westfine

  Slightly cooler and wetter than the plain; the hills hold snow longer in winter.

• Bratislava10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 10 rain days
• Banská Bystrica9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Banská Štiavnica8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 8 rain days
• Bardejov9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Bojnice10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Bytča9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 10 rain days
• Čičmany9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Dolny Kubin9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Dunajská Streda9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
• Humenné9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Kežmarok8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 9 rain days
• Komárno10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• Košice10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 11 rain days
• Kremnica8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 8 rain days
• Kysuce9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Levice10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Levoča7 °C (45 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 11 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 11 rain days
• Liptovská Osada5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 9 rain days
• Liptovský Hrádok8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 10 rain days
• Liptovský Mikuláš8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 11 rain days
• Lučenec10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain days
• Martin5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 8 rain days
• Michalovce9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Myjava10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
• Nitra9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Nová Baňa9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
• Nové Mesto nad Váhom9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
• Papradno9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Partizánske9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
• Pezinok10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
• Piešťany10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Poprad7 °C (45 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 10 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 10 rain days
• Prešov8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Púchov8 °C (46 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
• Pukanec10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Rajecké Teplice9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Rožňava9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Ružomberok8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 11 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 11 rain days
• Skalica10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 8 rain days
• Sobrance10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Spišská Nová Ves9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Spišské Podhradie4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Spišský Štvrtok8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 8 rain days
• Stara Lubovna9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Terchová8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 10 rain days
• Topoľčany9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 rain days
• Trebišov10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain days
• Trenčianske Bohuslavice8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 9 rain days
• Trenčín9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain days
• Trnava9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 7 rain days
• Tvrdošín9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 9 rain days
• Ždiar5 °C (41 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 9 rain days
• Žiar nad Hronom9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 7 rain days
• Žilina8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 11 rain days
• Zvolen5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days41 °F (5 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 7 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Easter

  Good Friday and Easter Monday

  Shops closed; Easter Monday water-and-whip custom in villages.

Crowds · Slovakia

Low

Prices · Slovakia

Low

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Rated best or good this month

• Kremnica

  Best months: May–Sep for the mine, castle and hiking; Jan–Mar for Skalka skiing

• Kysuce

  Best months: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Sep for hiking and nature walks

• Liptovský Mikuláš

  Best months: Jun–Sep for hiking and caves; Jan–Mar for skiing at Jasná

• Poprad

  Best months: Jun–Sep for hiking; Dec–Mar for skiing

• Ružomberok

  Best months: Jun–Sep for hiking and the cable car; Dec–Mar for skiing at Malinô Brdo

• Ždiar

  Best months: Jun–Sep (hiking), Dec–Mar (ski)