Zimnicea weather in March

In March, Zimnicea sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Zimnicea's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zimnicea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Zimnicea is locality in Teleorman County, Romania.

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 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zimnicea reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 21°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)
1101
2101
3101
4101
5112
6112
7112
8112
9112
10112
11122
12123
13123
14123
15123
16133
17133
18133
19133
20134
21144
22144
23144
24144
25144
26155
27155
28155
29155
30155
31166

How March really feels in Zimnicea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zimnicea weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°396.949.10.0
Feb / -2°356.53.110.20.8
Mar13° / 4782.111.63.6
Apr19° / 508.60.113.26.1
May24° / 13°6210.2014.56.9
Jun28° / 17°7210.2015.26.0
Jul31° / 19°668.2014.95.2
Aug31° / 19°425.7013.85.5
Sep26° / 15°505.6012.37.6
Oct19° / 476.70.110.86.4
Nov11° / 426.51.59.53.0
Dec / -2°43738.80.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44258
54258
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114456
124456
134456
144555
154555
164654
174753
184753
194753
204753
214852
224753
234753
244654
254654
264753
274753
284654
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Zimnicea gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1258
2268
3268
4268
5268
6268
7278
8278
9278
10278
11278
12278
13278
14268
15268
16268
17267
18257
19257
20257
21257
22256
23256
24256
25255
26255
27254
28254
29253
30253
31253

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 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
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:065:58
210.97:045:59
311.07:026:01
411.07:016:02
511.16:596:03
611.16:576:04
711.26:556:06
811.26:546:07
911.36:526:08
1011.36:506:10
1111.46:486:11
1211.46:476:12
1311.56:456:13
1411.56:436:15
1511.66:416:16
1611.66:396:17
1711.76:386:18
1811.76:366:20
1911.86:346:21
2011.86:326:22
2111.96:306:23
2211.96:286:24
2312.06:266:26
2412.06:256:27
2512.16:236:28
2612.16:216:29
2712.26:196:31
2812.26:176:32
2912.36:156:33
3012.36:136:34
3112.46:126:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Zimnicea?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zimnicea.

What to pack for Zimnicea in March

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

In March, Zimnicea sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Zimnicea 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 Zimnicea 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery 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 Zimnicea?

Zimnicea sits at 43.7°N, 25.4°E, 35 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Svishtov, 4.0 km away.

RuseGiurgiuRoșiorii de VedePleven

Topography around Zimnicea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zimnicea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m.

The land around Zimnicea is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
788 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Svishtov 4.0 km · Alexandria 36 km · Turnu Măgurele 41 km · Ruse 52 km · Giurgiu 54 km · Roșiorii de Vede 60 km · Gorna Oryahovitsa 65 km · Pleven 66 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 Zimnicea (43.6564°, 25.3645°, elevation 35 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).