Nardò weather in March

In March, Nardò sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°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 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 Nardò's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nardò's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:07 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
48%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Nardò 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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nardò reaches about 16°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 12°C and 18°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)
1149
2149
3159
4159
5159
6159
7159
8159
9159
10159
11159
12159
13159
14159
15159
16159
17169
18169
191610
201610
211610
221610
231610
241610
251610
261610
271610
281610
291710
301710
311711

How March really feels in Nardò

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.

Nardò 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
Jan13° / 638.99.53.8
Feb13° / 588.310.44.0
Mar16° / 628.811.75.1
Apr18° / 12°517.8136.4
May23° / 16°395.814.27.8
Jun28° / 20°193.914.87.6
Jul30° / 22°122.414.66.3
Aug31° / 23°17313.66.0
Sep27° / 20°596.612.37.4
Oct22° / 16°888.310.97.2
Nov18° / 13°979.39.85.9
Dec14° / 709.49.24.3

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45743
55743
65842
75941
85941
96139
106139
116238
126238
136337
146337
156337
166436
176436
186436
196337
206337
216238
226139
236139
246139
256139
266040
276040
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nardò gets around 62 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
434
533
633
732
831
930
1029
1129
1228
1327
1426
1525
1625
1724
1824
1924
2025
2125
2225
2326
2426
2526
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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27973
28973
29973
30973
31964

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 6:31 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:315:31
211.06:305:32
311.16:285:33
411.16:275:35
511.26:255:36
611.26:235:37
711.36:225:38
811.36:205:39
911.46:195:40
1011.46:175:41
1111.46:165:42
1211.56:145:43
1311.56:125:44
1411.66:115:46
1511.66:095:47
1611.76:075:48
1711.76:065:49
1811.86:045:50
1911.86:025:51
2011.96:015:52
2111.95:595:53
2211.95:575:54
2312.05:565:55
2412.05:545:56
2512.15:525:57
2612.15:515:58
2712.25:495:59
2812.25:476:00
2912.35:466:01
3012.35:446:02
3112.45:426:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nardò?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Nardò for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nardò in March

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

In March, Nardò sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Nardò 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Oct 30 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Nardò 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 Nardò peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nardò?

Nardò sits at 40.2°N, 18.0°E, 45 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Copertino, 10 km away.

Topography around Nardò

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nardò has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m.

The land around Nardò is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), cropland (28%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
454 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Copertino 10 km · Galatina 12 km · Gallipoli 14 km · Casarano 22 km · Lecce 23 km · Manduria 41 km · Mesagne 46 km · Sava 48 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 Nardò (40.1795°, 18.0317°, elevation 45 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).