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Romania in March

Mixed month. Mărțișor on 1 March (red-and-white spring tokens); thaw in the south, snow remains in the hills.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Romania
Prices
Low
Romania

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Romania

Mărțișor on 1 March (red-and-white spring tokens); thaw in the south, snow remains in the hills.

Is another month better than March?

March is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in March

  • Bucharest and the southern plain · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townscool

    Continental: summers regularly reach 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) and winters bring snow and –10 °C (50 °F) cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.

  • Transylvanian towns · Brașov, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Cluj-Napocacool

    Higher and cooler than Bucharest; summer is the easiest season, and the Christmas markets make December worth a cold trip.

  • Carpathian mountains · Bucegi, Făgăraș, Piatra Craiului, Retezat, Apusenicool

    Hiking from late June to September; afternoon thunderstorms in summer; ski season December to March at Poiana Brașov and Sinaia. High roads close in winter.

  • Black Sea coast and Danube Delta · Constanța, Mamaia, Vama Veche, Tulcea, Sulinacool

    Beach season is late June to early September; the delta is best for birds in May and September, with mosquitoes from June.

  • Maramureș and Bucovina · Sighetu Marmației, Suceava, Gura Humoruluicool

    Cold snowy winters and green summers; village festivals and haymaking in July–August; Easter and Christmas customs are strongest here.

  • Banat: Timișoara and the lowlands · Western Plain, Timiș and lower Caraș-Severinfine

    Continental: hot July–August (30 °C (86 °F)+), cold December–February. Rain spread through the year.

  • Banat: Banat Mountains · Semenic, Țarcu, Almăj and the Cerna valleycold

    Cooler and wetter than the plain; snow on the pistes roughly December–March, hiking May–October.

  • Crișana: Crișana plain (Oradea, Arad, Carei) · Western lowland along the Hungarian borderfine

    Continental: hot summers near 30 °C (86 °F)+, cold winters that can drop below -10 °C (14 °F). May, June and September are the comfortable months.

  • Crișana: Apuseni foothills and Sălaj · Eastern edge of the regionfine

    Cooler and wetter than the plain; snow can linger into March on higher ground.

  • Harghita: Harghita basin and mountains · Ciuc and Harghita Mountains, river valleyscool

    Warmest months June–August (20–25 °C (68–77 °F)); winters (Dec–Feb) often below freezing with snow; rainy spells in May and October.

  • Maramureș: Maramureș valleys and hills · Baia Mare, Sighetu Marmației, Breb, Vișeu de Suscold

    Continental: warm summers, cold snowy winters. May–September is the working window; spring and autumn are wetter and quieter.

  • Moldavia: Iași and the plains · Iași, Botoșani, Bacău, Galațifine

    Continental: hot summers near 30 °C (86 °F)+, cold winters with snow; spring and September–October are the comfortable windows.

  • Moldavia: Ceahlău and the Carpathians · Piatra Neamț, Bicaz, Vatra Dorneicold

    Cooler and wetter than the plains; snow on the high trails from November into April, ski season at Piatra Neamț and Vatra Dornei.

  • Muntenia: Wallachian Plain · Bucharest and the southfine

    Continental: hot summers (35 °C (95 °F)+ in July–August), cold winters with snow; spring and autumn are the comfortable months.

  • Muntenia: Mountainous North · Prahova valley and the Carpathian foothillscool

    Cooler than the plain; snow on high ground Nov–Apr, and the Transfăgărășan closes for winter.

  • Mureș County: Mureș County · Transylvanian Plateau and Carpathian foothillsfine

    Summer days can reach 30 °C (86 °F); winters are cold with snow in the mountains.

  • Sea swimming roughly June to mid-September; August is hottest and busiest.

  • Northern Dobruja: Danube Delta (Tulcea, Sulina) · wetlands north of the coastfine

    Bird migration peaks in May and September; summer brings mosquitoes — take repellent.

  • Oltenia: Craiova plain and the Danube · Dolj, Olt and Mehedinți lowlandsfine

    Continental: 35 °C (95 °F)+ July–August days, cold fog in December–January. Rain spreads through May–June.

  • Oltenia: Gorj and Vâlcea hills · Târgu Jiu, Rânca, Călimănești, Horezufine

    Cooler than the plain; mountain roads and ski lifts depend on snow from December to March.

  • Southern Bukovina: Suceava county hills · Monastery belt, 300–700 mfine

    May–June and September are the driest and quietest; July–August are warm but busy; winters bring snow and some monastery roads are slippery.

  • Transylvania: Brașov and the Carpathian basin · south-east Transylvaniafine

    Mountain weather: 30 °C (86 °F)+ in July and August, snow from December to February. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in June.

  • Slightly drier and warmer than Brașov; the Apuseni caves and gorges are open roughly April to October.

  • Bucharest11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Aiud11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alba Iulia10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Alexandria12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Anina12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Arad12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Arieșeni9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Azuga9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bacău12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Baia de Arieș10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Baia Mare10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Băile Govora12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Băile Herculane11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Băile Tuşnad8 °C (46 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bicaz9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Biertan11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bistrița10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Blaj11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bocșa12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Borșa6 °C (43 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 12 rain days
  • Borsec6 °C (43 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days
  • Botoșani9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Brad9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Brăila10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bran9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Brașov8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Breaza9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Breb9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bușteni8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Buzău10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Buziaș10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Calafat12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days
  • Călan10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Călărași12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Călimănești11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Câlnic11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Câmpulung Moldovenesc7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days
  • Câmpulung10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Caransebeș11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Carei9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cavnic8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ciacova12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ciocănești7 °C (45 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ciucea11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Cluj-Napoca9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Constanța9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Corund8 °C (46 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 8 rain days
  • Costești11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Costinești11 °C (52 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Craiova11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Curtea de Argeș10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dârjiu9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Deta12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Deva11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Drobeta-Turnu Severin12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dumbrăveni11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Eftimie Murgu11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Făgăraș10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Făget10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Galați12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Gătaia12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Geoagiu9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Giurgiu12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Gura Humorului10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Hațeg9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Horezu10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Huedin10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hunedoara11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Iași8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ieud9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days
  • Jimbolia12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Jurilovca12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Lugoj12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Lunca Ilvei8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Lupeni9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Măgurele9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Mamaia12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mangalia12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mediaș10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Miercurea Ciuc9 °C (48 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mioveni12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mogoșoaia11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ocna Sibiului12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Oradea11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Orăștie11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Oravița12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Orșova12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Păltiniș4 °C (39 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 9 rain days
  • Petroșani11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Piatra Neamț8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pitești11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ploiești11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Poiana Brașov5 °C (41 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 9 rain days
  • Predeal9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Prejmer9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Rădăuți9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 7 rain days
  • Râmnicu Vâlcea11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Râșnov8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Râu de Mori9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Recaș12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Reșița10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Roșia Montană8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rupea10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Săcele9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sângeorz-Băi7 °C (45 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sânnicolau Mare12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Săpânța10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sasca Montană11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Saschiz10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Satu Mare10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Saturn10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sfântu Gheorghe9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sfântu Gheorghe13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sibiu10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sighetu Marmației9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sighișoara10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Simeria9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sinaia9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Slănic Moldova9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Slănic10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Slatina12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Slobozia12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Snagov10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sovata9 °C (48 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ștefănești9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Suceava8 °C (46 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sulina10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Târgoviște11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Târgu Jiu9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Târgu Lăpuș10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Târgu Mureș10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Târgu Neamţ9 °C (48 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Târgu Ocna8 °C (46 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Târnăveni10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Timișoara12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tulcea10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Turda9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Turnu Măgurele12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Uricani9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vălenii de Munte11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Vama Veche9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Vaslui10 °C (50 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Viscri9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vișeu de Sus10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zalău9 °C (48 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Orthodox Easter (Paștele) check

    Date varies yearly; often later than Western Easter · Bucharest

    A long family weekend; many restaurants and shops close for a day or two, and midnight Saturday services fill churches with candlelit processions.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Romania
Low
Prices · Romania
Low

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Romania, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Mar: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Mar: Low

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Mar: Low

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Mar: 1

    May: 3

March: Mărțișor on 1 March (red-and-white spring tokens); thaw in the south, snow remains in the hills.

May: One of the best months: mild in Transylvania, birds in the Danube Delta, long weekends on 1 May and 1 June fill mountain resorts.

Romania: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Where to go in March

Rated best or good this month

  • Bucharest

    Mild, some rain; museums quiet.

  • Azuga

    Best months: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (hiking)

  • Caransebeș

    Best months: May–Sep for hiking; Dec–Mar for skiing

  • Lupeni

    Best months: Dec–Apr (ski), Jun–Sep (hiking)

  • Poiana Brașov

    Best months: Dec–Mar (ski season), May–Oct (hiking)

  • Predeal

    Best months: Dec–Mar for ski; Jun–Sep for hiking