Ungheni weather in March

In March, Ungheni sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°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 12°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 Ungheni's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ungheni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Ungheni is city in Moldova.

Density
2,099/km²
people per km²
Founded
1462

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 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ungheni reaches about 9°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 1°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)
16-1
26-1
36-1
47-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
870
980
1080
1180
1280
1380
1480
1590
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1991
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How March really feels in Ungheni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ungheni 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°286.75.28.70.0
Feb / -4°286.13.7100.0
Mar / 368.42.611.61.8
Apr16° / 468.90.413.35.0
May22° / 11°6110.8014.86.6
Jun26° / 15°7611015.66.6
Jul28° / 17°7010015.36.4
Aug27° / 16°507.10147.0
Sep22° / 12°507.5012.47.0
Oct15° / 446.60.110.64.9
Nov / 365.92.19.11.4
Dec / -3°356.94.48.40.0

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 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53565
63664
73664
83565
93565
103664
113565
123565
133565
143565
153565
163664
173664
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193763
203664
213664
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273862
284060
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ungheni 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 (%)
12511
22510
32610
42610
5269
6269
7269
8279
9279
10279
11279
12279
13279
14279
15279
16279
17279
18279
19279
20279
21279
22279
23278
24278
25277
26286
27286
28285
29285
30284
31284

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
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
1611calm
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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 7:00 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:005:44
210.86:595:45
310.86:575:47
410.96:555:48
510.96:535:50
611.06:515:51
711.16:495:53
811.16:475:54
911.26:455:56
1011.26:435:57
1111.36:415:59
1211.36:396:00
1311.46:376:01
1411.56:356:03
1511.56:336:04
1611.66:316:06
1711.66:296:07
1811.76:276:09
1911.86:256:10
2011.86:236:12
2111.96:216:13
2211.96:196:14
2312.06:176:16
2412.06:156:17
2512.16:136:19
2612.26:116:20
2712.26:096:22
2812.36:066:23
2912.36:046:24
3012.46:026:26
3112.46:006:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
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 Ungheni?

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

1.8
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 Ungheni.

What to pack for Ungheni in March

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

In March, Ungheni sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ungheni 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 Ungheni peaks around July 15 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 15UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ungheni?

Ungheni sits at 47.2°N, 27.8°E, 66 m above sea level, in Moldova. The nearest listed city is Iași, 16 km away.

Bilicenii VechiStrășeniBălţiHuşiVasluiHînceştiRoman

Topography around Ungheni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ungheni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m.

The land around Ungheni is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
558 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Iași 16 km · Bilicenii Vechi 53 km · Strășeni 62 km · Bălţi 62 km · Huşi 63 km · Vaslui 64 km · Hînceşti 73 km · Roman 74 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 Ungheni (47.2102°, 27.8001°, elevation 66 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).