Bârlad weather in March

In March, Bârlad sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.1 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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bârlad's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bârlad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Bârlad is locality in Vaslui County, Romania.

Founded
1401

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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bârlad reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°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 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)
17-1
27-1
37-1
47-1
570
680
780
880
980
1080
1190
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
17101
18101
19101
20101
21102
22112
23112
24112
25112
26122
27123
28123
29123
30133
31133

How March really feels in Bârlad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bârlad 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 / -4°336.24.58.80.0
Feb / -3°2963.6100.1
Mar10° / 398.12.311.62.1
Apr16° / 4790.213.35.1
May22° / 11°5810.5014.76.6
Jun26° / 16°7010.4015.56.7
Jul28° / 17°659.4015.26.4
Aug28° / 17°436.60146.9
Sep22° / 12°466.2012.37.4
Oct16° / 456010.75.3
Nov / 375.71.59.21.7
Dec / -3°376.53.78.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53763
63763
73763
83763
93862
103862
113862
123862
133961
143961
153961
164060
174060
184060
194060
204060
214060
224060
234060
243961
254060
263961
273961
284060
293961
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bârlad gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12411
22411
32410
42410
52510
6259
7259
8259
9259
10259
11268
12268
13268
14268
15268
16268
17268
18268
19268
20268
21268
22277
23277
24276
25276
26276
27285
28285
29284
30294
31293

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 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:005:46
210.86:585:47
310.96:565:48
410.96:545:50
511.06:525:51
611.06:505:53
711.16:495:54
811.16:475:56
911.26:455:57
1011.36:435:58
1111.36:416:00
1211.46:396:01
1311.46:376:03
1411.56:356:04
1511.56:336:05
1611.66:316:07
1711.66:296:08
1811.76:276:10
1911.86:256:11
2011.86:236:12
2111.96:216:14
2211.96:196:15
2312.06:176:16
2412.06:156:18
2512.16:136:19
2612.26:116:21
2712.26:096:22
2812.36:076:23
2912.36:056:25
3012.46:036:26
3112.46:016:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bârlad?

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

2.1
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 Bârlad.

What to pack for Bârlad in March

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

In March, Bârlad sees daytime highs around 10°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 Bârlad 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 Bârlad peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bârlad?

Bârlad sits at 46.2°N, 27.7°E, 70 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Adjud, 40 km away.

VasluiTecuciCahulHuşiBacăuFocșaniComrat

Topography around Bârlad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bârlad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m.

The land around Bârlad is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
978 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Adjud 40 km · Vaslui 45 km · Tecuci 46 km · Cahul 54 km · Huşi 58 km · Bacău 69 km · Focșani 70 km · Comrat 76 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 Bârlad (46.2317°, 27.6691°, elevation 70 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).