Ancona weather in March

In March, Ancona sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Ancona's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ancona's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 63 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:27 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 6th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 13.8 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← February Ancona year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ancona reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	6
2	12	6
3	12	6
4	13	6
5	13	6
6	13	6
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	7
10	13	7
11	13	7
12	13	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8
29	15	8
30	15	8
31	15	8

Ancona weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 5°	50	8.8	0.5	9.1	2.5
Feb	11° / 5°	53	8.7	0.6	10.2	2.8
Mar	14° / 7°	63	8.4	0.2	11.6	4.3
Apr	17° / 10°	62	9.5	0	13.2	5.6
May	22° / 15°	57	8.3	0	14.5	7.1
Jun	27° / 19°	38	6.2	0	15.2	7.5
Jul	29° / 21°	28	4.5	0	14.9	6.7
Aug	29° / 21°	41	5.8	0	13.8	6.6
Sep	25° / 18°	60	7.8	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	20° / 14°	59	8.1	0	10.8	6.7
Nov	15° / 10°	71	10.5	0.1	9.5	4.6
Dec	11° / 6°	67	10.1	0.2	8.8	2.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 42%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	59	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	56	56	56	56	56	57	57
Cloudier (%)	47	46	46	45	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	44	44	44	44	44	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ancona gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	25
10	24
11	23
12	23
13	22
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	25
20	26
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

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 6:53 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:23 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:22	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:53	5:45
2	10.9	6:51	5:47
3	11.0	6:50	5:48
4	11.0	6:48	5:49
5	11.1	6:46	5:51
6	11.1	6:45	5:52
7	11.2	6:43	5:53
8	11.2	6:41	5:54
9	11.3	6:39	5:56
10	11.3	6:38	5:57
11	11.4	6:36	5:58
12	11.4	6:34	5:59
13	11.5	6:32	6:01
14	11.5	6:30	6:02
15	11.6	6:29	6:03
16	11.6	6:27	6:04
17	11.7	6:25	6:06
18	11.7	6:23	6:07
19	11.8	6:21	6:08
20	11.8	6:19	6:09
21	11.9	6:18	6:11
22	11.9	6:16	6:12
23	12.0	6:14	6:13
24	12.0	6:12	6:14
25	12.1	6:10	6:16
26	12.1	6:08	6:17
27	12.2	6:06	6:18
28	12.2	6:05	6:19
29	12.3	6:03	6:20
30	12.3	6:01	6:22
31	12.4	5:59	6:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ancona?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ancona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ancona in March

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

In March, Ancona sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ancona in March

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in March near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 11 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	12	12	14	18	22	25	26	23	20	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Ancona in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ancona peaks around July 16 at about 9 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	6	7	8	9	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Ancona 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 Ancona is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ancona's WHO annual average of 13.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	16	18	17	15	14	12	12	11	13	12	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ancona?

Ancona sits at 43.6°N, 13.5°E, 16 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Falconara Marittima, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ancona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ancona has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,281 m.

The land around Ancona is covered by water (31%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (56%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (37%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

252 m

water 31%

16 km

571 m

water 56%

80 km

2,281 m

water 37%

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← February Ancona year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Falconara Marittima 9.0 km · Osimo 14 km · Jesi 24 km · Senigallia 27 km · Macerata 35 km · Civitanova Marche 38 km · Porto Sant'Elpidio 44 km · Fano 47 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 69% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $43,309; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 513
Religion

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 Ancona (43.6072°, 13.5103°, elevation 16 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	6
2	12	6
3	12	6
4	13	6
5	13	6
6	13	6
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	7
10	13	7
11	13	7
12	13	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8
29	15	8
30	15	8
31	15	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	25
10	24
11	23
12	23
13	22
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	25
20	26
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	6
2	12	6
3	12	6
4	13	6
5	13	6
6	13	6
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	7
10	13	7
11	13	7
12	13	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8
29	15	8
30	15	8
31	15	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	25
10	24
11	23
12	23
13	22
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	25
20	26
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	6
2	12	6
3	12	6
4	13	6
5	13	6
6	13	6
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	7
10	13	7
11	13	7
12	13	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	15	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8
29	15	8
30	15	8
31	15	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	60	40
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	28
7	27
8	26
9	25
10	24
11	23
12	23
13	22
14	22
15	22
16	23
17	23
18	24
19	25
20	26
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	31
29	31
30	31
31	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100