March in Slovenia, between the last snow and the first sunshine

Planica in March, the big weekend

Planica’s official website sets the 2027 edition between Thursday 18 and Sunday 21 March. Thursday is given over to qualifying and the rounds run from Friday to Sunday, on the Gorišek brothers’ flying hill. The headline is that, for only the second time ever, women will fly there too. Tickets went on sale on 7 October 2026. The Planica valley is closed to traffic, according to the Tourist Board, so the sensible thing is to stay in or around Kranjska Gora. Outside competition weekends, the Tourist Board also mentions a zipline down the flying hill, which it calls the steepest in the world. The place itself is covered in Planica.

Can you still ski in March?

At the resorts, March is still in season, with a 1.9°C average at Rateče and -6°C up at Kredarica. If you want to stretch the snow, the Tourist Board picks out Kanin, above Bovec, as the highest resort in the country and the one where natural snow lasts well into spring. I haven’t seen closing dates for the 2026-27 season, so I’d check each resort’s website before booking. The resorts are compared in skiing in Slovenia.

March weather in town and on the coast

In town the average rises to 6.8°C in Ljubljana and 6.4°C in Maribor, and on the coast to 8.5°C at Portorož, which with little rain (64 mm) is the nicest corner of the country this month. In Ljubljana, the Young Virtuosi concerts carry on in the Knights’ Hall at Križanke on Thursdays 4 and 11 March. For me, a few days in Piran at the end of March, without the summer crowds, is a smart move, as I explain in Piran.

Once your dates are set, check which hotels are still free in Kranjska Gora before prices climb.

15 and 28 March, two dates to note

15 March marks the end of the period in which the FCDO places compulsory winter equipment, though the rule still applies on any day with snow or ice, and in the mountains I’d keep carrying it. On Sunday 28 March 2027 the clocks go forward, under the Directive 2000/84/EC rule applied across the EU; that date is my own calculation, and it matches the UK. I won’t give Easter 2027 dates until the government publishes its calendar. The return of the long season, with Vintgar and summer opening hours, comes in Slovenia in April. If you’re torn between the three spring months, I compare them in Slovenia in spring.

If you would rather have a local show you round, book a guided tour in Kranjska Gora and choose by the reviews.

Once your dates are set, check which hotels are still free in Kranjska Gora before prices climb.