Timișoara weather in March

In March, Timișoara sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.3 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 9°C in the first days to 15°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 Timișoara's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Timișoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:57 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Timișoara is locality in Timiș County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1266

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 9°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Timișoara reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
391
4101
5101
6101
7102
8102
9112
10112
11112
12112
13112
14122
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How March really feels in Timișoara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Timișoara 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 / -2°428.83.68.90.0
Feb / -1°4293.210.10.6
Mar12° / 479.31.411.63.2
Apr18° / 6110.10.313.35.6
May23° / 12°6912.4014.76.4
Jun26° / 15°8211.9015.46.4
Jul28° / 17°6910.1015.16.2
Aug28° / 17°608.1013.96.3
Sep23° / 13°588.2012.37.1
Oct17° / 527.8010.75.8
Nov11° / 498.40.89.32.6
Dec / -1°529.52.98.50.1

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43862
53763
63763
73862
83862
93862
103961
114060
124060
134060
144060
154159
164258
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184258
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254357
264357
274456
284456
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Timișoara gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1358
2358
3347
4337
5327
6326
7316
8306
9305
10295
11285
12285
13274
14274
15274
16274
17274
18274
19274
20284
21284
22294
23294
24294
25293
26293
27293
28293
29303
30302
31302

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 (%)
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24100
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31100

Wind in March

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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410calm
510calm
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910calm
1010calm
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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 7:25 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:256:12
210.87:236:13
310.97:216:15
410.97:196:16
511.07:186:18
611.17:166:19
711.17:146:20
811.27:126:22
911.27:106:23
1011.37:086:25
1111.37:066:26
1211.47:046:27
1311.47:036:29
1411.57:016:30
1511.56:596:31
1611.66:576:33
1711.76:556:34
1811.76:536:35
1911.86:516:37
2011.86:496:38
2111.96:476:40
2211.96:456:41
2312.06:436:42
2412.06:416:44
2512.16:396:45
2612.26:376:46
2712.26:356:48
2812.36:336:49
2912.36:316:50
3012.46:296:52
3112.46:276:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Timișoara?

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

3.2
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 Timișoara.

What to pack for Timișoara in March

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

In March, Timișoara sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Timișoara in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Timișoara peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 12UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Timișoara 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 Timișoara is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Timișoara's WHO annual average of 16.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1320 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Timișoara?

Timișoara sits at 45.8°N, 21.2°E, 96 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Arad, 48 km away.

AradLugojBocşaKikindaVršacReşiţaMakóZrenjanin

Topography around Timișoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Timișoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m.

The land around Timișoara is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
862 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Arad 48 km · Lugoj 53 km · Bocşa 57 km · Kikinda 60 km · Vršac 71 km · Reşiţa 72 km · Makó 77 km · Zrenjanin 78 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 Timișoara (45.7537°, 21.2257°, elevation 96 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).