Baia Mare weather in March

In March, Baia Mare sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 12.1 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 23% 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 Baia Mare's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baia Mare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:48 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Baia Mare is locality in Maramureș County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.9 µg/m³ · 2017
Founded
1327

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 Baia Mare reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°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)
16-2
26-2
36-2
46-2
56-2
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
118-1
128-1
138-1
1480
1580
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
21100
22101
23101
24101
25111
26111
27112
28112
29122
30122
31122

How March really feels in Baia Mare

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.

Baia Mare 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°7111.68.58.70.0
Feb / -4°6911.17.29.90.0
Mar / -0°8012.13.911.61.6
Apr15° / 7912.8113.34.3
May20° / 11115.9014.95.5
Jun23° / 13°12015.2015.76.0
Jul25° / 14°11915.4015.46.2
Aug25° / 14°8712014.16.7
Sep20° / 10°9111012.46.2
Oct14° / 90110.410.64.2
Nov / 7510.93.59.11.3
Dec / -3°8411.97.38.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83763
93763
103763
113763
123664
133664
143763
153763
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223862
233862
243961
253961
264060
274060
284159
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Baia Mare gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14118
24017
34016
43915
53915
63914
73913
83813
93812
103812
113812
123812
133712
143712
153712
163712
173712
183712
193712
203813
213813
223813
233812
243812
253812
263811
273811
283810
293910
30399
31399

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 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:18 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:186:00
210.87:166:02
310.87:146:03
410.97:126:05
510.97:106:06
611.07:086:08
711.07:066:09
811.17:046:11
911.27:026:12
1011.27:006:14
1111.36:586:15
1211.36:566:17
1311.46:546:18
1411.56:526:20
1511.56:506:21
1611.66:486:23
1711.66:466:24
1811.76:446:26
1911.76:426:27
2011.86:406:28
2111.96:386:30
2211.96:366:31
2312.06:346:33
2412.06:326:34
2512.16:306:36
2612.26:276:37
2712.26:256:39
2812.36:236:40
2912.36:216:42
3012.46:196:43
3112.56:176:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
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
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Baia Mare?

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

1.6
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 Baia Mare.

What to pack for Baia Mare in March

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

In March, Baia Mare sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Baia Mare in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baia Mare 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 January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Baia Mare in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Baia Mare is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Baia Mare's WHO annual average of 16.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1321 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baia Mare?

Baia Mare sits at 47.7°N, 23.6°E, 220 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Baia Sprie, 9.0 km away.

Satu MareKhustDejZalăuVişeu de SusRakhiv

Topography around Baia Mare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baia Mare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,167 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,151 m.

The land around Baia Mare is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
430 m
16 km
1,167 m
80 km
2,151 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Baia Sprie 9.0 km · Sighetu Marmaţiei 39 km · Satu Mare 55 km · Khust 61 km · Dej 61 km · Zalău 64 km · Vişeu de Sus 65 km · Rakhiv 65 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
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

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 Baia Mare (47.6573°, 23.5681°, elevation 220 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).