Cahul weather in March

In March, Cahul sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cahul's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cahul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:29 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Cahul is city in Moldova.

Density
1,017/km²
people per km²
Founded
1502

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cahul reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
270
370
470
580
680
780
880
981
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
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How March really feels in Cahul

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cahul weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°345.93.98.90.0
Feb / -3°275.73.2100.1
Mar10° / 377.41.811.62.2
Apr16° / 448.60.213.35.2
May22° / 12°519.7014.76.8
Jun26° / 16°649.9015.56.7
Jul29° / 18°518015.26.2
Aug28° / 17°395.90146.6
Sep23° / 13°426.1012.37.5
Oct16° / 415.20.110.75.6
Nov / 365.61.29.31.9
Dec / -2°376.538.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103961
113961
123961
133961
144060
154060
164060
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184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234159
244060
254159
264159
274159
284258
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Cahul gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12310
2239
3239
4239
5239
6238
7238
8238
9237
10237
11237
12237
13237
14237
15236
16236
17236
18236
19236
20235
21245
22245
23245
24254
25254
26254
27253
28263
29263
30263
31272

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:575:44
210.86:555:45
310.96:535:47
410.96:525:48
511.06:505:50
611.06:485:51
711.16:465:52
811.26:445:54
911.26:425:55
1011.36:405:57
1111.36:395:58
1211.46:375:59
1311.46:356:01
1411.56:336:02
1511.56:316:03
1611.66:296:05
1711.76:276:06
1811.76:256:08
1911.86:236:09
2011.86:216:10
2111.96:196:12
2211.96:176:13
2312.06:156:14
2412.06:136:16
2512.16:116:17
2612.26:096:18
2712.26:076:20
2812.36:056:21
2912.36:036:22
3012.46:016:24
3112.45:596:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cahul?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cahul.

What to pack for Cahul in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Cahul sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cahul in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cahul peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cahul?

Cahul sits at 45.9°N, 28.2°E, 27 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Bolhrad, 41 km away.

BolhradReniCeadîr-LungaGalaţiBârladComratTecuciBrăila

Topography around Cahul

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cahul.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cahul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m.

The land around Cahul is covered by cropland (38%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
459 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bolhrad 41 km · Reni 50 km · Ceadîr-Lunga 52 km · Galaţi 53 km · Bârlad 54 km · Comrat 56 km · Tecuci 59 km · Brăila 72 km

Moldova travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,622
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 531
Religion
Orthodox 90%other Christian 3%atheist 0%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cahul (45.9046°, 28.1952°, elevation 27 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).