La Spezia weather in March

In March, La Spezia sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 La Spezia's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Spezia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:42 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.9 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 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in La Spezia reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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La Spezia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 11311.79.12.8
Feb11° / 1039.810.22.8
Mar13° / 11°959.711.63.7
Apr15° / 13°9710.113.24.6
May19° / 16°718.614.56.3
Jun22° / 20°616.715.27.6
Jul25° / 22°334158.5
Aug25° / 23°536.213.88.0
Sep22° / 20°1369.312.37.1
Oct19° / 17°20713.210.85.8
Nov15° / 13°20414.19.44.2
Dec13° / 11°145138.83.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
45050
55248
65347
75446
85644
95743
105842
115842
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136139
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

La Spezia gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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438
537
636
735
834
932
1031
1130
1229
1328
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2430
2530
2631
2731
2831
2932
3032
3132

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light 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 7:08 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:086:00
210.97:076:01
311.07:056:02
411.07:036:04
511.17:016:05
611.17:006:06
711.26:586:07
811.26:566:09
911.36:546:10
1011.36:536:11
1111.46:516:13
1211.46:496:14
1311.56:476:15
1411.56:456:16
1511.66:446:18
1611.66:426:19
1711.76:406:20
1811.76:386:22
1911.86:366:23
2011.86:346:24
2111.96:326:25
2211.96:316:27
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:276:29
2512.16:256:30
2612.16:236:32
2712.26:216:33
2812.26:196:34
2912.36:176:35
3012.46:156:37
3112.46:146:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for La Spezia

In seasonPeak

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

La Spezia's rainy season runs September–April, 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 La Spezia?

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

3.7
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 La Spezia.

What to pack for La Spezia in March

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

In March, La Spezia sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near La Spezia 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Oct 20 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in La Spezia 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 La Spezia peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Spezia?

La Spezia sits at 44.1°N, 9.8°E, 3 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Cinque Terre, 8.0 km away.

Topography around La Spezia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Spezia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m.

The land around La Spezia is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (28%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
543 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
2,129 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Cinque Terre 8.0 km · Sarzana 11 km · Marina di Carrara 19 km · Carrara 22 km · Marina di Massa 25 km · Massa 26 km · Pietrasanta 36 km · Sestri Levante 39 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 La Spezia (44.103°, 9.8238°, elevation 3 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).