Noto weather in March

In March, Noto sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 57 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°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 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Noto's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Noto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 57 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:18 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Noto is chief town of the homonym municipality.

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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Noto reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Noto weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 7°	74	9.1	9.8	4.1
Feb	14° / 7°	63	8.2	10.6	4.3
Mar	16° / 8°	57	7.9	11.7	5.3
Apr	19° / 11°	41	7.5	12.9	6.6
May	23° / 14°	26	4.7	13.9	8.0
Jun	27° / 19°	18	2.6	14.5	7.9
Jul	30° / 21°	10	1.7	14.3	6.4
Aug	31° / 22°	19	3.2	13.4	6.1
Sep	27° / 19°	62	8.2	12.3	7.1
Oct	23° / 16°	77	9.9	11	7.0
Nov	19° / 12°	75	9.1	10	6.2
Dec	15° / 8°	71	8.6	9.5	4.9

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 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

	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 (%)	62	61	61	61	62	61	61	62	63	63	64	64	65	67	67	68	69	69	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	65	65	64	64
Cloudier (%)	38	39	39	39	38	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	35	35	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Noto gets around 57 mm of rain over 7.9 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27

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

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	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	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

	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	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:14 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)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	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	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:40	5:46
2	11.2	6:38	5:47
3	11.2	6:37	5:48
4	11.2	6:35	5:49
5	11.3	6:34	5:50
6	11.3	6:33	5:51
7	11.3	6:31	5:52
8	11.4	6:30	5:53
9	11.4	6:28	5:54
10	11.5	6:27	5:55
11	11.5	6:26	5:56
12	11.5	6:24	5:57
13	11.6	6:23	5:58
14	11.6	6:21	5:59
15	11.7	6:20	6:00
16	11.7	6:18	6:01
17	11.7	6:17	6:02
18	11.8	6:15	6:02
19	11.8	6:14	6:03
20	11.9	6:12	6:04
21	11.9	6:11	6:05
22	11.9	6:09	6:06
23	12.0	6:08	6:07
24	12.0	6:06	6:08
25	12.1	6:04	6:09
26	12.1	6:03	6:10
27	12.2	6:01	6:11
28	12.2	6:00	6:11
29	12.2	5:58	6:12
30	12.3	5:57	6:13
31	12.3	5:55	6:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.76 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)	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.0	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Noto?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Noto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Noto in March

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

In March, Noto sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Noto in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 13 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	18	22	25	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Noto in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Noto peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Noto 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 Noto is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	15	16	16	15	14	12	13	11	12	11	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Noto?

Noto sits at 36.9°N, 15.1°E, 152 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Avola, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Noto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Noto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m.

The land around Noto is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), water (24%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (53%) within 80 km.

3 km

320 m

grassland 51%

16 km

653 m

grassland 35%

80 km

988 m

water 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

March weather nearby: Avola 6.0 km · Rosolini 13 km · Pachino 20 km · Floridia 22 km · Pozzallo 27 km · Modica 28 km · Siracusa 28 km · Ragusa 31 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 Noto (36.8924°, 15.0698°, elevation 152 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	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	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	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	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	62	38
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	65	35
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	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	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1