Portofino weather in March

In March, Portofino sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°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 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 Portofino's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portofino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Portofino is settlement in Liguria, Italy.

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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Portofino reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Portofino weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 12912.19.12.4
Feb11° / 10711.310.22.4
Mar12° / 10°10410.711.63.3
Apr14° / 12°9210.313.24.3
May18° / 16°70914.56.0
Jun21° / 19°46715.37.3
Jul24° / 22°254.1158.5
Aug24° / 22°406.113.88.1
Sep22° / 20°1028.712.37.0
Oct18° / 16°17912.910.85.7
Nov15° / 13°21414.69.43.9
Dec12° / 10°15814.18.72.8

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 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45149
55248
65347
75545
85743
95743
105941
116040
126139
136238
146238
156337
166337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Portofino gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 44% 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 (%)Snow chance (%)
1442
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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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1314light breeze
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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 7:11 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:116:02
210.97:096:03
310.97:086:04
411.07:066:06
511.07:046:07
611.17:026:08
711.27:016:10
811.26:596:11
911.36:576:12
1011.36:556:14
1111.46:536:15
1211.46:526:16
1311.56:506:18
1411.56:486:19
1511.66:466:20
1611.66:446:21
1711.76:426:23
1811.76:406:24
1911.86:396:25
2011.86:376:27
2111.96:356:28
2211.96:336:29
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:32
2512.16:276:33
2612.16:256:34
2712.26:246:35
2812.26:226:37
2912.36:206:38
3012.46:186:39
3112.46:166:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
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214.2Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
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274.4Bright
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294.5Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Portofino

In seasonPeak

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

Portofino's rainy season runs September–March, 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 Portofino?

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

3.3
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 Portofino.

What to pack for Portofino in March

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

In March, Portofino sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Portofino 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 offshore 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
Apr15Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Portofino 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 Portofino peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Portofino 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 Portofino 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).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Portofino?

Portofino sits at 44.3°N, 9.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Rapallo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Portofino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Portofino has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,220 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,979 m.

The land around Portofino is covered by water (76%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (63%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
506 m
16 km
1,220 m
80 km
1,979 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rapallo 5.0 km · Chiavari 9.0 km · Sestri Levante 15 km · Genoa 24 km · Cinque Terre 47 km · La Spezia 54 km · Savona 58 km · Novi Ligure 61 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 Portofino (44.3035°, 9.2094°, elevation 0 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).