Buzău weather in March

In March, Buzău sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 7.9 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 12°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 Buzău's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buzău's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Buzău is constituent locality of Buzău, Romania.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.9 µg/m³ · 2010
Founded
1431

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 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Buzău 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 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
380
480
580
680
780
880
990
1090
1191
1291
1391
1491
15101
16101
17101
18101
19101
20101
21111
22112
23112
24112
25112
26122
27122
28123
29123
30123
31133

How March really feels in Buzău

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.

Buzău 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°366.44.990.0
Feb / -3°335.83.810.10.2
Mar10° / 457.9311.62.3
Apr16° / 5610.30.613.24.7
May21° / 11°7512.70.114.66.1
Jun25° / 15°8312.7015.46.4
Jul28° / 17°7610.7015.16.4
Aug27° / 16°488.2013.96.8
Sep22° / 12°537012.37.3
Oct16° / 506.40.310.75.3
Nov / 426.61.79.31.9
Dec / -2°446.53.98.60.0

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 (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104456
114456
124357
134357
144357
154456
164357
174456
184456
194456
204357
214357
224357
234357
244258
254258
264258
274258
284357
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Buzău gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12312
22312
32312
42411
52411
62411
72411
82411
92411
102410
112410
122410
132410
142410
152410
162410
172410
18249
19249
20259
21259
22269
23269
24278
25278
26288
27287
28287
29297
30306
31306

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:02 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:025:50
210.97:005:52
310.96:585:53
411.06:565:54
511.06:545:56
611.16:535:57
711.16:515:58
811.26:496:00
911.26:476:01
1011.36:456:03
1111.36:446:04
1211.46:426:05
1311.46:406:07
1411.56:386:08
1511.66:366:09
1611.66:346:11
1711.76:326:12
1811.76:306:13
1911.86:286:15
2011.86:266:16
2111.96:246:17
2211.96:236:18
2312.06:216:20
2412.06:196:21
2512.16:176:22
2612.16:156:24
2712.26:136:25
2812.36:116:26
2912.36:096:28
3012.46:076:29
3112.46:056:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Buzău?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buzău.

What to pack for Buzău in March

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

In March, Buzău sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Buzău 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 Buzău 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
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Buzău 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 Buzău is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Buzău's WHO annual average of 14.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2019 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Buzău?

Buzău sits at 45.1°N, 26.8°E, 93 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Râmnicu Sărat, 31 km away.

UrziceniFocșaniPloieştiSloboziaBăicoiCâmpina

Topography around Buzău

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buzău has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m.

The land around Buzău is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), grassland (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
1,858 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Râmnicu Sărat 31 km · Mizil 34 km · Urziceni 51 km · Focșani 67 km · Ploieşti 68 km · Slobozia 77 km · Băicoi 78 km · Câmpina 86 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 Buzău (45.15°, 26.8333°, elevation 93 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).