Blaj weather in March

In March, Blaj sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8 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 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Blaj's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blaj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Blaj is locality in Alba County, Romania.

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 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Blaj reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-1
28-1
39-1
49-1
59-1
690
790
890
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14110
15111
16111
17111
18111
19121
20121
21121
22122
23122
24132
25132
26132
27132
28143
29143
30143
31143

How March really feels in Blaj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

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

Blaj 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°246.74.18.80.0
Feb / -3°236.23.7100.3
Mar11° / 3481.811.62.8
Apr17° / 519.80.513.35.4
May22° / 10°7112.6014.76.3
Jun26° / 14°8412.1015.56.4
Jul28° / 16°7111.7015.26.2
Aug28° / 15°538.30146.5
Sep23° / 11°528012.37.2
Oct17° / 427010.75.7
Nov / 306.31.39.22.2
Dec / -3°306.93.18.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74357
84258
94258
104357
114357
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234456
244357
254357
264456
274456
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Blaj gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12410
2249
3249
4249
5248
6248
7247
8247
9246
10246
11246
12245
13245
14245
15245
16245
17245
18255
19255
20255
21255
22265
23265
24265
25275
26275
27274
28284
29284
30293
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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:15 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:156:01
210.87:136:02
310.97:116:03
410.97:096:05
511.07:076:06
611.07:056:08
711.17:046:09
811.27:026:11
911.27:006:12
1011.36:586:13
1111.36:566:15
1211.46:546:16
1311.46:526:18
1411.56:506:19
1511.56:486:20
1611.66:466:22
1711.66:446:23
1811.76:426:25
1911.86:406:26
2011.86:386:27
2111.96:366:29
2211.96:346:30
2312.06:326:31
2412.06:306:33
2512.16:286:34
2612.26:266:36
2712.26:246:37
2812.36:226:38
2912.36:206:40
3012.46:186:41
3112.46:166:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Blaj?

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

2.8
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 Blaj.

What to pack for Blaj in March

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

In March, Blaj sees daytime highs around 11°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 Blaj 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 Blaj peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blaj?

Blaj sits at 46.2°N, 23.9°E, 246 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Aiud, 21 km away.

Câmpia Turzii

Topography around Blaj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blaj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,196 m.

The land around Blaj is covered by cropland (37%), grassland (29%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (31%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
2,196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Aiud 21 km · Ocna Mureş 24 km · Alba Iulia 28 km · Mediaş 33 km · Târnăveni 34 km · Sebeş 36 km · Luduş 37 km · Câmpia Turzii 42 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 Blaj (46.1751°, 23.9158°, elevation 246 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).