Massafra weather in March

In March, Massafra sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Massafra's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massafra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 57 mm; 8.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:11 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Massafra is chief town of the homonym municipality.

Air quality: Good; PM10 18.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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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 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Massafra reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	9
18	15	9
19	15	9
20	15	9
21	15	9
22	15	9
23	15	9
24	15	9
25	15	9
26	15	9
27	15	9
28	15	9
29	15	9
30	16	10
31	16	10

Massafra weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 7°	57	7.8	9.4	3.4
Feb	12° / 7°	56	8.1	10.4	3.5
Mar	14° / 9°	57	8.3	11.7	4.6
Apr	17° / 11°	48	8.3	13	5.9
May	22° / 15°	30	6.2	14.2	7.5
Jun	26° / 19°	20	4.2	14.8	7.9
Jul	29° / 22°	12	2.9	14.6	6.8
Aug	30° / 22°	13	2.7	13.6	6.6
Sep	26° / 19°	41	6.1	12.3	7.7
Oct	21° / 15°	66	7.2	10.9	7.2
Nov	17° / 12°	82	8.4	9.7	5.6
Dec	13° / 8°	64	8.1	9.2	3.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	57	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	62	63	63	63	62	62	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	60	60	59	60	60
Cloudier (%)	43	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	38	37	37	37	38	38	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	41	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Massafra gets around 57 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 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	25
23	25
24	26
25	26
26	26
27	27
28	27
29	27
30	28
31	28

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:46
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:35	5:34
2	11.0	6:34	5:36
3	11.1	6:32	5:37
4	11.1	6:31	5:38
5	11.2	6:29	5:39
6	11.2	6:27	5:40
7	11.3	6:26	5:41
8	11.3	6:24	5:42
9	11.3	6:23	5:43
10	11.4	6:21	5:45
11	11.4	6:19	5:46
12	11.5	6:18	5:47
13	11.5	6:16	5:48
14	11.6	6:15	5:49
15	11.6	6:13	5:50
16	11.7	6:11	5:51
17	11.7	6:10	5:52
18	11.8	6:08	5:53
19	11.8	6:06	5:54
20	11.9	6:04	5:56
21	11.9	6:03	5:57
22	11.9	6:01	5:58
23	12.0	5:59	5:59
24	12.0	5:58	6:00
25	12.1	5:56	6:01
26	12.1	5:54	6:02
27	12.2	5:53	6:03
28	12.2	5:51	6:04
29	12.3	5:49	6:05
30	12.3	5:48	6:06
31	12.4	5:46	6:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Massafra?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Massafra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Massafra in March

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

In March, Massafra 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 Massafra 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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 1 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	14	15	18	22	25	26	25	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Massafra 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 Massafra peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	7	8	10	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Massafra?

Massafra sits at 40.6°N, 17.1°E, 110 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Palagiano, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Massafra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Massafra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,083 m.

The land around Massafra is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

265 m

trees 35%

16 km

525 m

trees 34%

80 km

1,083 m

water 40%

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← February Massafra year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Palagiano 7.0 km · Paolo VI 15 km · Taranto 17 km · Martina Franca 23 km · Noci 23 km · Grottaglie 28 km · Gioia del Colle 29 km · Putignano 29 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

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 Massafra (40.5862°, 17.1164°, elevation 110 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	9
18	15	9
19	15	9
20	15	9
21	15	9
22	15	9
23	15	9
24	15	9
25	15	9
26	15	9
27	15	9
28	15	9
29	15	9
30	16	10
31	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	25
23	25
24	26
25	26
26	26
27	27
28	27
29	27
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	9
18	15	9
19	15	9
20	15	9
21	15	9
22	15	9
23	15	9
24	15	9
25	15	9
26	15	9
27	15	9
28	15	9
29	15	9
30	16	10
31	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	25
23	25
24	26
25	26
26	26
27	27
28	27
29	27
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	8
2	13	8
3	13	8
4	13	8
5	14	8
6	14	8
7	14	8
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	9
18	15	9
19	15	9
20	15	9
21	15	9
22	15	9
23	15	9
24	15	9
25	15	9
26	15	9
27	15	9
28	15	9
29	15	9
30	16	10
31	16	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	25
14	24
15	24
16	23
17	23
18	23
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	25
23	25
24	26
25	26
26	26
27	27
28	27
29	27
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2