Satu Mare in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Satu Mare sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 175 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Satu Mare's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Satu Mare's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
175 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
5.0
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Satu Mare in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Satu Mare reaches about 17°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Satu Mare

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Satu Mare weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Satu Mare gets around 175 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early March to 15 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Satu Mare?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Satu Mare for sightseeing.

What to pack for Satu Mare in Spring

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

In spring, Satu Mare sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

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UV index in Satu Mare in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
Spring 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.