Crotone weather in March

In March, Crotone sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 61 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Crotone's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Crotone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:11 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical March day in Crotone reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21412
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51412
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Crotone weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 11°7199.64.0
Feb13° / 11°647.710.54.1
Mar14° / 12°616.411.74.9
Apr16° / 14°335.1136.0
May20° / 18°132.714.17.8
Jun24° / 22°6114.79.0
Jul27° / 25°50.514.58.9
Aug27° / 25°111.113.58.6
Sep25° / 23°544.912.38.1
Oct22° / 20°917.4117.3
Nov18° / 16°1018.99.96.1
Dec15° / 13°93109.34.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36238
46238
56337
66337
76436
86436
96436
106634
116634
126733
136733
146832
156931
167030
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246733
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286733
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316733

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Crotone gets around 61 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
426
526
625
725
825
924
1024
1123
1223
1322
1421
1520
1619
1719
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2619
2719
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16955
17955
18955
19946
20946
21937
22937
23937
24928
25928
26928
27928
28919
29919
30919
319010

Wind in March

Winds average 21 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
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3020breezy
3120breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:335:36
211.16:325:37
311.16:315:38
411.26:295:39
511.26:285:40
611.36:265:41
711.36:255:42
811.36:235:43
911.46:225:44
1011.46:205:45
1111.56:195:47
1211.56:175:48
1311.66:155:49
1411.66:145:50
1511.66:125:51
1611.76:115:52
1711.76:095:53
1811.86:075:54
1911.86:065:55
2011.96:045:56
2111.96:035:57
2211.96:015:58
2312.05:595:59
2412.05:586:00
2512.15:566:01
2612.15:546:02
2712.25:536:03
2812.25:516:04
2912.35:506:05
3012.35:486:06
3112.35:466:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Crotone

In seasonPeak

In March, Crotone sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Crotone's rainy season runs September–March, 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 Crotone?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Crotone for sightseeing.

What to pack for Crotone in March

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

In March, Crotone sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Crotone 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 5 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Crotone 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 Crotone peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Crotone?

Crotone sits at 39.1°N, 17.1°E, 8 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is San Giovanni in Fiore, 42 km away.

NicastroRossano StazioneLamezia TermeSambiaseCosenzaCorigliano Scalo

Topography around Crotone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crotone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,923 m.

The land around Crotone is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (45%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
380 m
80 km
1,923 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: San Giovanni in Fiore 42 km · Catanzaro 51 km · Nicastro 71 km · Rossano Stazione 71 km · Lamezia Terme 72 km · Sambiase 74 km · Cosenza 79 km · Corigliano Scalo 80 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 Crotone (39.0808°, 17.1276°, elevation 8 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).