Dorohoi weather in March

In March, Dorohoi sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dorohoi's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dorohoi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Dorohoi is locality in Botoșani County, Romania.

Founded
1407

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 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dorohoi reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 16°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)
15-2
26-2
36-2
46-1
56-1
66-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
117-1
1280
1380
1480
1580
1680
1790
1890
1990
2091
2191
22101
23101
24101
25101
26112
27112
28112
29122
30122
31123

How March really feels in Dorohoi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dorohoi 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°266.85.58.60.0
Feb / -4°286.94.89.90.0
Mar / 419.43.311.61.6
Apr16° / 519.80.613.44.8
May21° / 11°6311.3014.96.4
Jun25° / 15°8712.3015.76.5
Jul27° / 16°9111.9015.46.4
Aug26° / 15°619.1014.16.9
Sep21° / 11°568.5012.46.7
Oct15° / 447.20.310.64.6
Nov / 346.22.391.2
Dec / -3°327.24.88.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53169
63268
73169
83268
93268
103268
113268
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173367
183367
193367
203466
213466
223466
233466
243565
253763
263763
273763
283763
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Dorohoi gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12512
22612
32611
42711
52711
62811
72811
82911
92911
103011
113011
123012
133012
143012
153012
163012
173012
183012
193012
203112
213112
223111
233111
243110
253110
26309
27308
28308
29307
30317
31316

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
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2511calm
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2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:075:48
210.77:055:50
310.87:035:51
410.97:015:53
510.96:595:54
611.06:575:56
711.06:555:58
811.16:535:59
911.26:516:01
1011.26:496:02
1111.36:476:04
1211.36:456:05
1311.46:436:07
1411.46:416:08
1511.56:396:10
1611.66:376:11
1711.66:356:13
1811.76:336:14
1911.76:316:16
2011.86:296:17
2111.96:276:19
2211.96:246:20
2312.06:226:21
2412.06:206:23
2512.16:186:24
2612.26:166:26
2712.26:146:27
2812.36:126:29
2912.36:106:30
3012.46:086:32
3112.56:066:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dorohoi?

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

1.6
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 Dorohoi.

What to pack for Dorohoi in March

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

In March, Dorohoi sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Dorohoi 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 Dorohoi peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dorohoi?

Dorohoi sits at 48.0°N, 26.4°E, 151 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Botoşani, 30 km away.

ChernivtsiFălticeniGura HumoruluiEdineţCâmpulung Moldovenesc

Topography around Dorohoi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dorohoi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,315 m.

The land around Dorohoi is covered by cropland (43%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (56%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
1,315 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Botoşani 30 km · Suceava 37 km · Rădăuți 38 km · Chernivtsi 51 km · Fălticeni 56 km · Gura Humorului 58 km · Edineţ 71 km · Câmpulung Moldovenesc 78 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 Dorohoi (47.95°, 26.4°, elevation 151 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).