Floreşti weather in March

In March, Floreşti sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Floreşti's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Floreşti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:29 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Floreşti is city in the northeast of Moldova.

Density
1,108/km²
people per km²
Founded
1588

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 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Floreşti reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 15°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)
15-2
25-2
35-1
46-1
56-1
66-1
76-1
86-1
97-1
107-1
1170
1270
1370
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1990
2091
2191
2291
23101
24101
25101
26102
27112
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30112
31123

How March really feels in Floreşti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Floreşti weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°287.25.38.60.0
Feb / -4°296.74.19.90.0
Mar / 378.52.811.61.4
Apr15° / 449.20.513.44.8
May22° / 11°5810.7014.96.5
Jun25° / 15°7211.3015.76.6
Jul27° / 16°7310.5015.46.5
Aug27° / 16°537.2014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°588.2012.46.8
Oct14° / 427.10.210.64.5
Nov / 365.91.89.11.1
Dec / -3°326.948.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
43070
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103268
113268
123268
133268
143268
153268
163268
173367
183367
193367
203466
213466
223565
233565
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293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Floreşti gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12713
22713
32713
42712
52812
62811
72811
82911
92911
102910
112910
122910
132910
142910
152910
162810
172810
182810
19289
20289
21289
22279
23278
24278
25267
26266
27266
28265
29265
30274
31274

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
12100
13100
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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
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1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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2612light breeze
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2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:595:41
210.76:575:42
310.86:565:44
410.96:545:45
510.96:525:47
611.06:505:48
711.06:485:50
811.16:465:52
911.26:445:53
1011.26:425:55
1111.36:405:56
1211.36:385:58
1311.46:365:59
1411.56:346:01
1511.56:316:02
1611.66:296:04
1711.66:276:05
1811.76:256:07
1911.76:236:08
2011.86:216:09
2111.96:196:11
2211.96:176:12
2312.06:156:14
2412.06:136:15
2512.16:116:17
2612.26:086:18
2712.26:066:20
2812.36:046:21
2912.36:026:23
3012.46:006:24
3112.55:586:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Floreşti?

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

1.4
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 Floreşti.

What to pack for Floreşti in March

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

In March, Floreşti sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Floreşti 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 Floreşti peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Floreşti?

Floreşti sits at 47.9°N, 28.3°E, 120 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Soroca, 29 km away.

SorocaBălţiBilicenii VechiDrochiaRîbniţaOrheiMohyliv-PodilskyyEdineţ

Topography around Floreşti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Floreşti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Floreşti is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
298 m
80 km
416 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Soroca 29 km · Bălţi 31 km · Bilicenii Vechi 32 km · Drochia 39 km · Rîbniţa 55 km · Orhei 69 km · Mohyliv-Podilskyy 71 km · Edineţ 80 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 Floreşti (47.8917°, 28.2934°, elevation 120 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).