Turda weather in March

In March, Turda sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 9.5 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 25% 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 Turda's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Turda is locality in Cluj County, Romania.

Founded
1075

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 Turda reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 16°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)
16-2
27-2
37-2
47-2
57-2
67-2
78-2
88-1
98-1
108-1
118-1
129-1
139-1
149-1
159-1
1690
1790
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23111
24111
25111
26111
27121
28121
29122
30122
31132

How March really feels in Turda

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.

Turda 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°307.65.38.80.0
Feb / -4°297.75100.1
Mar / -0°439.52.911.62.0
Apr15° / 6311.20.913.34.5
May20° / 8814.4014.85.7
Jun24° / 13°11015015.66.2
Jul26° / 14°10414.2015.26.2
Aug26° / 14°9011.70146.7
Sep21° / 10°709.8012.46.6
Oct15° / 538.20.310.74.8
Nov / 377.72.39.21.5
Dec / -4°388.14.48.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44159
54159
64159
74258
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134258
144258
154258
164159
174159
184159
194159
204258
214258
224258
234159
244159
254159
264258
274258
284258
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Turda gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13013
23013
33012
43012
53011
63011
73011
82910
92910
102910
11299
12299
13299
14299
15299
16299
17299
18299
19309
20309
21309
22309
23319
24318
25318
26318
27317
28317
29316
30326
31326

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 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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 7:16 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:166:01
210.87:146:02
310.97:126:04
410.97:106:05
511.07:086:06
611.07:066:08
711.17:046:09
811.17:026:11
911.27:016:12
1011.36:596:14
1111.36:576:15
1211.46:556:17
1311.46:536:18
1411.56:516:19
1511.56:496:21
1611.66:476:22
1711.66:456:24
1811.76:436:25
1911.86:416:26
2011.86:396:28
2111.96:376:29
2211.96:356:31
2312.06:336:32
2412.06:316:33
2512.16:296:35
2612.26:276:36
2712.26:256:38
2812.36:236:39
2912.36:216:40
3012.46:196:42
3112.46:176:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Turda

In seasonPeak

None of Turda's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Turda's rainy season runs April–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 Turda?

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 Turda.

What to pack for Turda in March

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

In March, Turda 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 Turda 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 Turda peaks around July 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Turda?

Turda sits at 46.6°N, 23.8°E, 324 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Câmpia Turzii, 8.0 km away.

BlajTârnăveniGherla

Topography around Turda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,633 m.

The land around Turda is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (36%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,633 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Câmpia Turzii 8.0 km · Ocna Mureş 21 km · Luduş 26 km · Cluj-Napoca 26 km · Aiud 29 km · Blaj 45 km · Târnăveni 47 km · Gherla 53 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 Turda (46.5667°, 23.7833°, elevation 324 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).