Târgovişte weather in March

In March, Târgovişte sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 10 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 28% 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 Târgovişte's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Târgovişte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM10 23 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1396

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 Târgovişte reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
37-1
48-1
58-1
68-1
78-1
88-1
98-1
1080
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
17100
18100
19101
20101
21101
22101
23111
24111
25111
26112
27112
28112
29122
30122
31122

How March really feels in Târgovişte

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.

Târgovişte 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 / -4°417.45.790.0
Feb / -3°387.55.210.10.1
Mar / 53104.311.62.0
Apr15° / 7011.70.513.24.3
May20° / 10°10315.5014.65.5
Jun24° / 13°11916015.36.0
Jul26° / 15°9913.7015.16.4
Aug26° / 14°7311.4013.96.9
Sep21° / 10°638.2012.36.9
Oct15° / 6180.410.74.9
Nov / 517.72.39.41.7
Dec / -3°517.94.68.70.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44357
54357
64357
74357
84456
94456
104456
114456
124555
134555
144654
154654
164753
174654
184654
194654
204555
214555
224456
234555
244456
254357
264357
274357
284258
294357
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Târgovişte gets around 53 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13116
23116
33215
43215
53215
63215
73115
83115
93115
103115
113015
123015
132915
142915
152915
162914
172914
182914
192914
203014
213014
223113
233213
243312
253412
263411
273510
28359
29369
30378
31377

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 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:07 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:075:56
210.97:055:57
310.97:035:59
411.07:026:00
511.07:006:01
611.16:586:03
711.16:566:04
811.26:546:06
911.26:536:07
1011.36:516:08
1111.36:496:10
1211.46:476:11
1311.56:456:12
1411.56:436:14
1511.66:416:15
1611.66:396:16
1711.76:386:17
1811.76:366:19
1911.86:346:20
2011.86:326:21
2111.96:306:23
2211.96:286:24
2312.06:266:25
2412.06:246:27
2512.16:226:28
2612.16:206:29
2712.26:186:30
2812.36:166:32
2912.36:156:33
3012.46:136:34
3112.46:116:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
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 Târgovişte?

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

2.0
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 Târgovişte.

What to pack for Târgovişte in March

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

In March, Târgovişte sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Târgovişte 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 Târgovişte peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Târgovişte?

Târgovişte sits at 44.9°N, 25.5°E, 283 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Moreni, 16 km away.

PloieştiPiteşti

Topography around Târgovişte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Târgovişte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,429 m.

The land around Târgovişte is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (52%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
423 m
80 km
2,429 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Moreni 16 km · Găeşti 26 km · Câmpina 31 km · Breaza 33 km · Băicoi 33 km · Mioveni 41 km · Ploieşti 44 km · Piteşti 47 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 Târgovişte (44.9254°, 25.4567°, elevation 283 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).