Satu Mare weather in March

In March, Satu Mare sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10 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 24% 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 Satu Mare's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Satu Mare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:51 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Satu Mare is city in Satu Mare County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.9 µg/m³ · 2013
Density
748/km²
people per km²
Founded
1200

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 Satu Mare 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 4°C and 18°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)
180
280
380
490
590
691
791
891
9101
10101
11101
12101
13101
14111
15112
16112
17112
18112
19122
20122
21122
22123
23133
24133
25133
26133
27143
28144
29144
30144
31144

How March really feels in Satu Mare

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.

Satu Mare 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 / -3°4610.15.28.60.0
Feb / -2°489.94.59.90.3
Mar11° / 51101.511.62.8
Apr18° / 549.70.313.45.6
May23° / 12°7112.2014.96.5
Jun26° / 15°8512.9015.76.2
Jul28° / 17°8512.4015.45.8
Aug28° / 16°629.7014.16.1
Sep23° / 12°658.9012.46.9
Oct17° / 6390.110.65.4
Nov10° / 539.61.39.12.2
Dec / -2°59103.78.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
43862
53862
63961
73961
83961
94060
104060
113961
123862
133862
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
204060
214159
224060
234159
244159
254258
264258
274357
284357
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Satu Mare gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1369
2359
3358
4348
5347
6337
7336
8336
9326
10326
11315
12315
13305
14305
15295
16295
17295
18295
19295
20305
21305
22304
23314
24314
25314
26314
27313
28313
29323
30323
31322

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
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
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 7:21 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:216:03
210.87:196:04
310.87:176:06
410.97:156:07
510.97:136:09
611.07:116:10
711.07:096:12
811.17:076:13
911.27:056:15
1011.27:036:16
1111.37:016:18
1211.36:596:19
1311.46:576:21
1411.56:556:22
1511.56:536:24
1611.66:516:25
1711.66:496:27
1811.76:476:28
1911.76:456:30
2011.86:436:31
2111.96:416:33
2211.96:396:34
2312.06:376:36
2412.06:346:37
2512.16:326:39
2612.26:306:40
2712.26:286:41
2812.36:266:43
2912.36:246:44
3012.46:226:46
3112.56:206:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.3 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
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Satu Mare?

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 Satu Mare.

What to pack for Satu Mare in March

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

In March, Satu Mare sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Satu Mare's WHO annual average of 15.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1120 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Satu Mare?

Satu Mare sits at 47.8°N, 22.9°E, 124 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Carei, 32 km away.

MátészalkaBerehoveKhustBaia MareŞimleu SilvanieiBaia Sprie

Topography around Satu Mare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Satu Mare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,316 m.

The land around Satu Mare is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), cropland (33%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
1,316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Carei 32 km · Vynohradiv 40 km · Mátészalka 44 km · Berehove 48 km · Khust 53 km · Baia Mare 55 km · Şimleu Silvaniei 63 km · Baia Sprie 64 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 Satu Mare (47.7993°, 22.8625°, 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. 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).