Drăgăşani weather in March

In March, Drăgăşani sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 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 Drăgăşani's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drăgăşani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Drăgăşani is locality in Vâlcea 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 Drăgăşani reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
390
490
590
690
790
8101
9101
10101
11101
12101
13101
14111
15111
16111
17112
18112
19122
20122
21122
22122
23122
24133
25133
26133
27133
28133
29143
30144
31144

How March really feels in Drăgăşani

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.

Drăgăşani weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°417.34.690.0
Feb / -2°376.83.710.10.4
Mar11° / 508.72.511.62.8
Apr17° / 6810.20.213.25.3
May22° / 11°8712.9014.66.2
Jun26° / 15°10712.8015.36.4
Jul28° / 17°9010.70156.2
Aug28° / 16°719013.96.5
Sep23° / 12°697.2012.37.3
Oct16° / 607.70.110.75.4
Nov / 507.61.69.42.0
Dec / -2°517.73.38.70.0

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64555
74555
84654
94654
104654
114753
124753
134852
144951
154951
164951
174951
185050
195050
204951
214852
224852
234951
244852
254852
264753
274753
284753
294753
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Drăgăşani gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13012
23011
33011
43011
52910
62910
7299
8289
9278
10278
11268
12268
13257
14257
15247
16247
17247
18247
19247
20257
21257
22267
23277
24277
25287
26297
27296
28296
29305
30305
31304

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 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:11 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:116:01
210.97:096:02
310.97:086:04
411.07:066:05
511.07:046:07
611.17:026:08
711.17:016:09
811.26:596:11
911.26:576:12
1011.36:556:13
1111.46:536:15
1211.46:526:16
1311.56:506:17
1411.56:486:18
1511.66:466:20
1611.66:446:21
1711.76:426:22
1811.76:406:24
1911.86:386:25
2011.86:376:26
2111.96:356:28
2211.96:336:29
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:31
2512.16:276:33
2612.16:256:34
2712.26:236:35
2812.36:216:36
2912.36:196:38
3012.46:176:39
3112.46:166:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
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
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Drăgăşani?

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 Drăgăşani.

What to pack for Drăgăşani in March

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

In March, Drăgăşani sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Drăgăşani 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 Drăgăşani peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Drăgăşani?

Drăgăşani sits at 44.6°N, 24.3°E, 155 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Slatina, 25 km away.

Râmnicu VâlceaPiteştiCraiovaCaracalFiliaşiCurtea de Argeş

Topography around Drăgăşani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Drăgăşani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,070 m.

The land around Drăgăşani is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
2,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Slatina 25 km · Balş 36 km · Râmnicu Vâlcea 51 km · Piteşti 52 km · Craiova 52 km · Caracal 60 km · Filiaşi 60 km · Curtea de Argeş 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 Drăgăşani (44.65°, 24.2667°, elevation 155 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).