Bacău in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bacău sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 151 mm of precipitation over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 23°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Bacău's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bacău's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 16°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 5°C
Precipitation: 151 mm; 27 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bacău in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 7°C in early March to 23°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Bacău reaches about 16°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Bacău

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 32 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bacău weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -5°	30	5.8	5.4	8.8	0.0
Feb	4° / -4°	28	6.3	4.6	10	0.1
Mar	9° / 0°	39	8.1	2.7	11.6	2.0
Apr	16° / 6°	48	9	0.4	13.3	5.0
May	22° / 11°	64	10.1	0	14.8	6.6
Jun	25° / 15°	81	10.3	0	15.6	6.8
Jul	27° / 16°	70	8.7	0	15.2	6.8
Aug	27° / 16°	44	6.3	0	14	7.2
Sep	22° / 11°	46	6.4	0	12.4	7.3
Oct	15° / 6°	44	6	0.1	10.7	5.2
Nov	8° / 1°	35	5.7	2	9.2	1.6
Dec	2° / -4°	36	6.7	4.4	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Bacău gets around 151 mm of rain and snow over 27 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Bacău?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Bacău for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bacău in Spring

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

In spring, Bacău sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bacău in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bacău peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	7	6	8	8	8	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Bacău in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bacău is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bacău's WHO annual average of 12.9 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	16	14	14	15	16	14	12	10	11	9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bacău?

Bacău sits at 46.6°N, 26.9°E, 165 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Buhuşi, 23 km away.

Topography around Bacău

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bacău has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,614 m.

The land around Bacău is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (38%), cropland (33%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), cropland (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

artificial surfaces 43%

16 km

591 m

trees 38%

80 km

1,614 m

trees 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Buhuşi 23 km · Moineşti 34 km · Roman 39 km · Comăneşti 40 km · Adjud 56 km · Piatra Neamţ 59 km · Vaslui 63 km · Bârlad 69 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 44% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $22,538; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 82%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 10.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 605
Religion

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 Bacău (46.5672°, 26.9138°, elevation 165 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.