Strășeni weather in March

In March, Strășeni sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.4 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 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Strășeni's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Strășeni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Strășeni is municipality in Moldova.

Founded
1554

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 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Strășeni 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 16°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)
15-1
26-1
36-1
46-1
56-1
66-1
77-1
87-1
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1070
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How March really feels in Strășeni

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.

Strășeni 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°316.85.18.70.0
Feb / -4°2763.7100.0
Mar / 368.42.611.61.5
Apr15° / 478.80.513.34.8
May21° / 11°5810.9014.86.5
Jun25° / 15°7511015.66.7
Jul27° / 17°649.9015.36.6
Aug27° / 16°527.10147.1
Sep21° / 11°507.5012.47.0
Oct15° / 406.5010.64.7
Nov / 365.71.79.11.2
Dec / -3°346.648.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43367
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
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113466
123466
133466
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Strășeni gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12411
22411
32410
42410
5249
6259
7259
8268
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10268
11278
12278
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15279
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31285

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
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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
712calm
812calm
912calm
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1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 102 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:575:41
210.86:555:42
310.86:535:44
410.96:515:45
511.06:505:47
611.06:485:48
711.16:465:49
811.16:445:51
911.26:425:52
1011.26:405:54
1111.36:385:55
1211.36:365:57
1311.46:345:58
1411.56:326:00
1511.56:306:01
1611.66:286:03
1711.66:266:04
1811.76:246:06
1911.86:226:07
2011.86:206:08
2111.96:186:10
2211.96:166:11
2312.06:146:13
2412.06:116:14
2512.16:096:16
2612.26:076:17
2712.26:056:18
2812.36:036:20
2912.36:016:21
3012.45:596:23
3112.45:576:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Strășeni?

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

1.5
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 Strășeni.

What to pack for Strășeni in March

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Strășeni 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 Strășeni peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Strășeni?

Strășeni sits at 47.1°N, 28.6°E, 107 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Durleşti, 18 km away.

ChisinauCodruOrheiHînceştiDubăsariUngheniHuşi

Topography around Strășeni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Strășeni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m.

The land around Strășeni is covered by trees (36%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (49%), grassland (22%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
430 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Durleşti 18 km · Chisinau 24 km · Codru 24 km · Orhei 32 km · Hînceşti 35 km · Dubăsari 44 km · Ungheni 62 km · Huşi 67 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 Strășeni (47.1422°, 28.6077°, elevation 107 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).