Suceava weather in March

In March, Suceava sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.3 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 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Suceava's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suceava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Suceava is locality in Suceava County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.6 µg/m³ · 2017
Founded
1388

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 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Suceava reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-2
25-2
36-2
46-2
56-2
66-2
76-2
86-1
97-1
107-1
117-1
127-1
137-1
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158-1
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How March really feels in Suceava

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Suceava 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 / -6°266.75.98.70.0
Feb / -4°297.35.69.90.0
Mar / -0°4510.34.511.61.3
Apr15° / 5710.51.113.34.3
May20° / 10°7112.3014.96.0
Jun24° / 14°9513.5015.76.3
Jul26° / 15°9813.2015.46.3
Aug25° / 14°6710.1014.16.9
Sep20° / 10°568.7012.46.5
Oct14° / 467.70.510.64.4
Nov / 346.53.19.11.1
Dec / -4°337.35.78.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53466
63466
73565
83466
93466
103466
113367
123367
133367
143466
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303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Suceava gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12915
22915
33015
43014
53114
63114
73214
83214
93214
103314
113314
123315
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283412
293411
303411
313410

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
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28100
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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
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1711calm
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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 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 7:07 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:075:49
210.87:055:51
310.87:035:52
410.97:015:54
510.96:595:55
611.06:585:57
711.06:565:58
811.16:546:00
911.26:526:01
1011.26:506:03
1111.36:486:04
1211.36:466:06
1311.46:446:07
1411.56:426:09
1511.56:406:10
1611.66:376:12
1711.66:356:13
1811.76:336:15
1911.76:316:16
2011.86:296:18
2111.96:276:19
2211.96:256:21
2312.06:236:22
2412.06:216:24
2512.16:196:25
2612.26:176:26
2712.26:156:28
2812.36:136:29
2912.36:106:31
3012.46:086:32
3112.56:066:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Suceava

In seasonPeak

In March, Suceava sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Suceava's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Suceava?

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

1.3
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 Suceava.

What to pack for Suceava in March

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

In March, Suceava sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Suceava 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 Suceava peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Suceava 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 Suceava is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Suceava's WHO annual average of 15.6 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1620 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Suceava?

Suceava sits at 47.6°N, 26.3°E, 360 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Fălticeni, 21 km away.

Târgu NeamţCâmpulung MoldovenescPaşcani

Topography around Suceava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suceava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 354 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m.

The land around Suceava is covered by cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (38%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
1,821 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Fălticeni 21 km · Gura Humorului 28 km · Botoşani 34 km · Rădăuți 35 km · Dorohoi 37 km · Târgu Neamţ 49 km · Câmpulung Moldovenesc 52 km · Paşcani 56 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 Suceava (47.6333°, 26.25°, elevation 360 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).