Falconara Marittima weather in March

In March, Falconara Marittima sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Falconara Marittima's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Falconara Marittima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:27 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Falconara Marittima is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.1 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Falconara Marittima reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1118
2118
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4118
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Falconara Marittima weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 569.69.12.4
Feb10° / 568.910.22.5
Mar12° / 608.111.63.4
Apr15° / 12°578.613.24.7
May19° / 17°507.214.56.7
Jun23° / 21°365.415.28.0
Jul26° / 23°233.814.98.3
Aug26° / 24°36513.88.0
Sep23° / 20°657.712.37.5
Oct19° / 17°688.410.86.4
Nov15° / 13°7811.29.54.4
Dec12° / 7610.88.83.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55644
65743
75842
85941
96040
106139
116238
126337
136436
146436
156436
166436
176337
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216238
226139
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246139
256040
265941
275941
285941
295842
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Falconara Marittima gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
133
232
331
431
530
629
727
826
926
1025
1124
1223
1322
1421
1521
1621
1721
1822
1923
2023
2124
2225
2326
2426
2527
2627
2727
2828
2928
3029
3129

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
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5100
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8100
9100
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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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 5:46 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:535:46
210.96:525:47
311.06:505:48
411.06:485:50
511.16:475:51
611.16:455:52
711.26:435:54
811.26:425:55
911.36:405:56
1011.36:385:57
1111.46:365:59
1211.46:346:00
1311.56:336:01
1411.56:316:02
1511.66:296:04
1611.66:276:05
1711.76:256:06
1811.76:246:07
1911.86:226:09
2011.86:206:10
2111.96:186:11
2211.96:166:12
2312.06:146:14
2412.06:126:15
2512.16:116:16
2612.16:096:17
2712.26:076:18
2812.26:056:20
2912.36:036:21
3012.36:016:22
3112.45:596:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Falconara Marittima?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Falconara Marittima.

What to pack for Falconara Marittima in March

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

In March, Falconara Marittima sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Falconara Marittima in March

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 10 — about 4.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Falconara Marittima 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 Falconara Marittima 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Falconara Marittima 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 Falconara Marittima is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Falconara Marittima's WHO annual average of 15.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1919 µg/m³Sep 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Falconara Marittima?

Falconara Marittima sits at 43.6°N, 13.4°E, 5 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Ancona, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Falconara Marittima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Falconara Marittima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,281 m.

The land around Falconara Marittima is covered by water (40%) within 3 km, water (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (28%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
2,281 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ancona 9.0 km · Osimo 17 km · Jesi 17 km · Senigallia 18 km · Macerata 37 km · Fano 39 km · Civitanova Marche 44 km · Tolentino 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
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 Falconara Marittima (43.6256°, 13.3995°, elevation 5 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).