Lainate weather in March

In March, Lainate sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 81 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°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 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lainate's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lainate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
81 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
51%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Lainate is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Lainate reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1123
2123
3123
4124
5124
6134
7134
8134
9134
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15155
16156
17156
18156
19156
20156
21156
22156
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30167
31167

How March really feels in Lainate

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lainate weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6471.88.91.1
Feb10° / 646.81.610.12.2
Mar14° / 818.30.611.64.6
Apr18° / 11511.50.113.35.6
May23° / 14°12812.3014.76.4
Jun27° / 18°12511.5015.46.3
Jul29° / 20°9710.2015.15.6
Aug28° / 19°13611.7013.95.8
Sep23° / 15°14010.1012.36.9
Oct18° / 11°14110.6010.75.5
Nov12° / 16310.80.49.33.0
Dec / 787.51.78.61.2

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45149
55248
65347
75446
85644
95743
105842
115941
126040
136040
146139
156139
166238
176139
186040
195941
205842
215842
225743
235644
245644
255545
265446
275545
285446
295446
305545
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Lainate gets around 81 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1285
2285
3284
4284
5274
6274
7264
8253
9243
10243
11233
12222
13212
14212
15212
16212
17221
18221
19231
20241
21251
22271
23281
24291
25301
26301
27310
28320
29330
30330
31340

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:136:01
210.87:126:02
310.97:106:04
411.07:086:05
511.07:066:07
611.17:046:08
711.17:026:09
811.27:016:11
911.26:596:12
1011.36:576:13
1111.36:556:15
1211.46:536:16
1311.46:516:18
1411.56:496:19
1511.56:476:20
1611.66:456:22
1711.76:446:23
1811.76:426:24
1911.86:406:26
2011.86:386:27
2111.96:366:28
2211.96:346:30
2312.06:326:31
2412.06:306:32
2512.16:286:34
2612.26:266:35
2712.26:246:36
2812.36:226:38
2912.36:206:39
3012.46:186:40
3112.46:166:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lainate?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lainate for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lainate in March

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

In March, Lainate sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lainate in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lainate peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lainate 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 Lainate is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2221 µg/m³Nov 1414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lainate?

Lainate sits at 45.6°N, 9.0°E, 176 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Caronno Pertusella, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lainate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lainate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,622 m.

The land around Lainate is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
232 m
80 km
2,622 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Caronno Pertusella 3.0 km · Garbagnate Milanese 4.0 km · Nerviano 4.0 km · Rho 5.0 km · Arese 5.0 km · Saronno 6.0 km · Parabiago 6.0 km · Senago 8.0 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 Lainate (45.5718°, 9.0268°, elevation 176 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. 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).