Mizil weather in March

In March, Mizil sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 27% 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 Mizil's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Mizil is locality in Prahova County, Romania.

Founded
1529

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 Mizil reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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 18°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)
180
280
390
490
590
690
791
891
9101
10101
11101
12101
13101
14101
15111
16111
17111
18112
19112
20112
21122
22122
23122
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25123
26133
27133
28133
29133
30133
31144

How March really feels in Mizil

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.

Mizil weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°376.54.290.0
Feb / -2°336.33.310.10.4
Mar11° / 4482.411.62.7
Apr17° / 549.30.313.25.3
May22° / 11°7011.6014.66.5
Jun26° / 15°7611.7015.46.5
Jul28° / 17°719.6015.16.2
Aug28° / 17°407.1013.96.5
Sep23° / 12°546.8012.37.4
Oct17° / 516.60.310.75.6
Nov / 436.61.49.32.1
Dec / -2°446.93.38.60.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44357
54357
64357
74456
84456
94456
104357
114456
124456
134456
144555
154654
164555
174555
184555
194654
204555
214456
224357
234456
244357
254357
264357
274357
284258
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Mizil gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1249
2249
3259
4259
5258
6258
7258
8258
9258
10258
11258
12258
13258
14248
15248
16248
17248
18248
19248
20248
21258
22258
23267
24267
25277
26276
27286
28285
29285
30284
31294

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
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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 7:03 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:035:52
210.97:015:53
310.96:595:55
411.06:585:56
511.06:565:57
611.16:545:59
711.16:526:00
811.26:506:01
911.26:496:03
1011.36:476:04
1111.36:456:06
1211.46:436:07
1311.46:416:08
1411.56:396:10
1511.66:376:11
1611.66:366:12
1711.76:346:13
1811.76:326:15
1911.86:306:16
2011.86:286:17
2111.96:266:19
2211.96:246:20
2312.06:226:21
2412.06:206:23
2512.16:186:24
2612.16:166:25
2712.26:146:27
2812.36:126:28
2912.36:116:29
3012.46:096:30
3112.46:076:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mizil?

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

2.7
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 Mizil.

What to pack for Mizil in March

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

In March, Mizil sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mizil 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 Mizil peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mizil?

Mizil sits at 45.0°N, 26.4°E, 124 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Buzău, 34 km away.

BăicoiCâmpinaRâmnicu SăratVoluntariMoreni

Topography around Mizil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mizil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,902 m.

The land around Mizil is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (52%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
680 m
80 km
1,902 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Buzău 34 km · Ploieşti 35 km · Urziceni 36 km · Băicoi 47 km · Câmpina 57 km · Râmnicu Sărat 62 km · Voluntari 63 km · Moreni 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 Mizil (45.0167°, 26.45°, elevation 124 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).