Buftea weather in March

In March, Buftea sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 47 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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Buftea's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buftea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Buftea is locality in Ilfov County, Romania.

Founded
1577

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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Buftea reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°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)
190
290
390
490
591
6101
7101
8101
9101
10101
11101
12111
13112
14112
15112
16112
17122
18122
19122
20122
21123
22123
23133
24133
25133
26133
27134
28144
29144
30144
31144

How March really feels in Buftea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Buftea 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°396.53.890.0
Feb / -2°336.33.110.10.5
Mar11° / 478.42.311.63.0
Apr17° / 579.50.213.25.6
May23° / 12°7011.1014.66.6
Jun27° / 16°8812.5015.36.2
Jul29° / 18°79100155.7
Aug29° / 18°497.5013.96.0
Sep24° / 13°606.3012.37.5
Oct17° / 537.10.210.75.9
Nov10° / 456.81.39.42.3
Dec / -2°446.938.70.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
144654
154555
164654
174753
184753
194753
204753
214753
224654
234654
244654
254555
264555
274555
284456
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Buftea gets around 47 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 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12710
22710
32710
4289
5289
6289
7289
8289
9279
10279
11279
12268
13268
14268
15258
16258
17258
18257
19257
20257
21257
22266
23266
24276
25275
26275
27274
28274
29284
30283
31283

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 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
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
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 7:04 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:045:55
210.97:035:56
310.97:015:57
411.06:595:59
511.06:576:00
611.16:566:01
711.16:546:03
811.26:526:04
911.26:506:05
1011.36:486:07
1111.46:476:08
1211.46:456:09
1311.56:436:10
1411.56:416:12
1511.66:396:13
1611.66:376:14
1711.76:356:16
1811.76:346:17
1911.86:326:18
2011.86:306:20
2111.96:286:21
2211.96:266:22
2312.06:246:23
2412.06:226:25
2512.16:206:26
2612.16:186:27
2712.26:176:28
2812.36:156:30
2912.36:136:31
3012.46:116:32
3112.46:096:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Buftea?

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

3.0
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 Buftea.

What to pack for Buftea in March

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

In March, Buftea sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Buftea 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 Buftea peaks around July 18 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 highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Buftea 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 Buftea is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1618 µg/m³Sep 1013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buftea?

Buftea sits at 44.6°N, 25.9°E, 107 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Sector 1, 11 km away.

Topography around Buftea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buftea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,292 m.

The land around Buftea is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
1,292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sector 1 11 km · Sector 6 15 km · Sector 2 19 km · Bucharest 19 km · Voluntari 19 km · Sector 5 22 km · Sector 3 23 km · Pantelimon 23 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 Buftea (44.5614°, 25.9489°, elevation 107 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).