Deva weather in March

In March, Deva sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 13°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 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 Deva's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:50 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Deva is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Air quality
Good
PM10 21.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1269

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 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Deva 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 3°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)
18-1
28-1
38-1
480
580
680
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
13101
14101
15101
16101
17101
18101
19111
20111
21111
22112
23112
24122
25122
26122
27122
28132
29133
30133
31133

How March really feels in Deva

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Deva 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°399.26.38.90.0
Feb / -2°389.15.3100.3
Mar10° / 5010.23.111.62.3
Apr16° / 6512.30.713.34.7
May20° / 10°7914.9014.75.6
Jun24° / 13°9016.2015.56.0
Jul26° / 14°8114.6015.26.1
Aug26° / 14°6311.8013.96.6
Sep22° / 10°629.8012.36.7
Oct16° / 507.90.310.75.2
Nov / 428.429.32.0
Dec / -2°469.358.50.0

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43367
53367
63466
73466
83565
93565
103565
113664
123664
133664
143763
153862
163862
173862
183862
193862
203961
213961
223961
233961
243961
254060
264159
274159
284159
294159
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Deva gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13515
23514
33514
43414
53413
63313
73312
83212
93112
103111
113011
123011
132910
142910
152910
162910
173010
183010
193010
20319
21329
22329
23338
24338
25348
26347
27347
28356
29356
30355
31365

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:18 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:186:05
210.87:166:06
310.97:156:08
410.97:136:09
511.07:116:11
611.07:096:12
711.17:076:14
811.27:056:15
911.27:046:16
1011.37:026:18
1111.37:006:19
1211.46:586:21
1311.46:566:22
1411.56:546:23
1511.56:526:25
1611.66:506:26
1711.76:486:27
1811.76:466:29
1911.86:446:30
2011.86:426:31
2111.96:406:33
2211.96:386:34
2312.06:366:36
2412.06:346:37
2512.16:326:38
2612.26:306:40
2712.26:286:41
2812.36:266:42
2912.36:246:44
3012.46:226:45
3112.46:206:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.43 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
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Deva?

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
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Deva.

What to pack for Deva in March

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

In March, Deva sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Deva 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 Deva peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Deva?

Deva sits at 45.9°N, 22.9°E, 196 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Hunedoara, 15 km away.

SebeşAlba IuliaVulcanPetrila

Topography around Deva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deva has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m around an average of 260 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m.

The land around Deva is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
508 m
16 km
889 m
80 km
2,375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Hunedoara 15 km · Orăştie 24 km · Brad 29 km · Cugir 37 km · Sebeş 53 km · Alba Iulia 57 km · Vulcan 62 km · Petrila 63 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 Deva (45.8833°, 22.9°, elevation 196 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).