Hunedoara weather in March

In March, Hunedoara sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.2 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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Hunedoara's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hunedoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:50 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Hunedoara is locality in Hunedoara County, Romania.

Founded
1265

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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hunedoara reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 16°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
37-1
47-1
57-1
67-1
78-1
88-1
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1080
1180
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How March really feels in Hunedoara

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.

Hunedoara 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°52118.68.90.0
Feb / -3°5110.77.510.10.1
Mar / 6612.24.811.61.7
Apr15° / 9213.61.613.34.0
May19° / 11316.3014.75.3
Jun22° / 12°13315.7015.45.9
Jul24° / 13°11614.2015.16.5
Aug25° / 13°9611.3013.96.9
Sep20° / 10°9111.10.112.36.3
Oct15° / 699.60.510.74.6
Nov / 5510.53.79.31.7
Dec / -3°5910.97.18.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43565
53565
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113862
123862
133862
143862
153961
164060
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194159
204159
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224258
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254258
264357
274258
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hunedoara gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14221
24220
34220
44119
54118
64018
73917
83916
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103815
113715
123715
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143615
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193615
203715
213715
223815
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243914
253914
263914
274013
284013
294012
304111
314111

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 (%)
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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 6:21 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
210.87:166:07
310.97:146:08
410.97:136:09
511.07:116:11
611.17:096:12
711.17:076:14
811.27:056:15
911.27:036:16
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
3012.46:236:45
3112.46:216:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hunedoara?

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

1.7
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 Hunedoara.

What to pack for Hunedoara in March

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

In March, Hunedoara sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hunedoara in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hunedoara peaks around July 14 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hunedoara?

Hunedoara sits at 45.8°N, 22.9°E, 236 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Deva, 15 km away.

BradVulcanLupeniPetroşaniPetrila

Topography around Hunedoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hunedoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m.

The land around Hunedoara is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
768 m
80 km
2,375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Deva 15 km · Orăştie 25 km · Cugir 38 km · Brad 44 km · Vulcan 50 km · Lupeni 51 km · Petroşani 52 km · Petrila 52 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 Hunedoara (45.75°, 22.9°, elevation 236 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).