Cerveteri weather in March

In March, Cerveteri sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 71 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Cerveteri's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cerveteri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Cerveteri is an ancient Etruscan metropolis, today Cerveteri.

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 13°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cerveteri reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1138
2138
3139
4139
5139
6139
7139
8139
9139
10139
11139
12149
13149
14149
15149
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301510
311510

Cerveteri weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 78109.33.1
Feb12° / 789.510.33.3
Mar14° / 718.411.74.3
Apr16° / 12°659.113.15.2
May20° / 15°426.714.37.0
Jun23° / 19°264.2158.3
Jul26° / 22°162.114.78.8
Aug27° / 22°22313.78.4
Sep23° / 19°868.512.37.4
Oct20° / 16°12910.810.96.4
Nov16° / 12°16313.49.64.7
Dec13° / 1101293.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56139
66238
76238
86337
96337
106535
116535
126535
136535
146634
156634
166634
176634
186535
196436
206436
216337
226337
236337
246139
256139
266139
276139
286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cerveteri gets around 71 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 27% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
333
433
532
631
730
829
928
1027
1126
1224
1324
1423
1522
1622
1722
1822
1923
2023
2124
2225
2325
2426
2526
2627
2727
2827
2928
3028
3128

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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26991
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28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2816light breeze
2916light breeze
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3116light breeze

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 6:57 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:575:53
211.06:555:54
311.06:545:55
411.16:525:57
511.16:505:58
611.26:495:59
711.26:476:00
811.36:456:01
911.36:446:03
1011.46:426:04
1111.46:406:05
1211.56:396:06
1311.56:376:07
1411.66:356:08
1511.66:346:10
1611.66:326:11
1711.76:306:12
1811.76:286:13
1911.86:276:14
2011.86:256:15
2111.96:236:17
2211.96:216:18
2312.06:206:19
2412.06:186:20
2512.16:166:21
2612.16:146:22
2712.26:126:23
2812.26:116:24
2912.36:096:26
3012.36:076:27
3112.46:056:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cerveteri

In seasonPeak

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

Cerveteri's rainy season runs September–February, 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 Cerveteri?

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 Cerveteri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cerveteri in March

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

In March, Cerveteri sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Cerveteri in March

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 31 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Cerveteri 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 Cerveteri peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cerveteri?

Cerveteri sits at 42.0°N, 12.1°E, 81 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Ladispoli, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Cerveteri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cerveteri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,493 m.

The land around Cerveteri is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, water (33%), trees (25%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
529 m
80 km
1,493 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ladispoli 5.0 km · Civitavecchia 27 km · Fiumicino 27 km · Vatican City 32 km · Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica 32 km · Lido di Ostia 33 km · Malafede 34 km · Casal Palocco 34 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
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

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 Cerveteri (41.9908°, 12.0908°, elevation 81 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).