Iași weather in March

In March, Iași sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 8.6 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 22% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Iași's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iași's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Iași is city and seat of Iași County in the historical region of Moldavia in north-eastern Romania.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 27 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
4,031/km²
people per km²
Founded
1408

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 Iași reaches about 9°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 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-1
26-1
37-1
47-1
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67-1
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How March really feels in Iași

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.

Iași 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°286.55.18.70.0
Feb / -4°286.13.6100.0
Mar / 368.62.411.61.9
Apr16° / 458.50.313.35.2
May22° / 11°6110.4014.86.7
Jun26° / 15°7510.7015.66.6
Jul28° / 17°7210015.36.4
Aug28° / 16°497.10146.8
Sep22° / 12°507.2012.47.1
Oct15° / 446.40.110.65.1
Nov / 365.92.19.11.5
Dec / -3°357.14.28.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
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53565
63664
73565
83664
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Iași gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12610
22610
3269
4269
5279
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7278
8278
9278
10288
11288
12289
13279
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25287
26286
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31283

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 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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 102 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:015:45
210.86:595:46
310.86:575:48
410.96:555:49
510.96:545:51
611.06:525:52
711.16:505:54
811.16:485:55
911.26:465:56
1011.26:445:58
1111.36:425:59
1211.36:406:01
1311.46:386:02
1411.56:366:04
1511.56:346:05
1611.66:326:07
1711.66:306:08
1811.76:286:10
1911.86:266:11
2011.86:246:12
2111.96:226:14
2211.96:206:15
2312.06:186:17
2412.06:166:18
2512.16:136:20
2612.26:116:21
2712.26:096:22
2812.36:076:24
2912.36:056:25
3012.46:036:27
3112.46:016:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Iași?

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

1.9
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 Iași.

What to pack for Iași in March

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

In March, Iași sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Iași 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 Iași peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Iași 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 Iași is worst in July — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Iași's WHO annual average of 27 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1535 µg/m³Dec 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iași?

Iași sits at 47.2°N, 27.6°E, 66 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Ungheni, 16 km away.

RomanVasluiBilicenii VechiHuşiPaşcaniBălţiStrășeni

Topography around Iași

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iași has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m.

The land around Iași is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (29%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
583 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ungheni 16 km · Roman 58 km · Vaslui 60 km · Bilicenii Vechi 64 km · Huşi 65 km · Paşcani 67 km · Bălţi 71 km · Strășeni 76 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 Iași (47.1667°, 27.6°, elevation 66 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).