Sambiase weather in March

In March, Sambiase sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 12.5 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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sambiase's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sambiase's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 107 mm; 12.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:14 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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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 Sambiase reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	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	9	9

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

Sambiase 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 7°	128	13.4	2.2	9.6	2.3
Feb	10° / 7°	114	12.7	2.7	10.5	2.3
Mar	12° / 8°	107	12.5	2	11.7	3.2
Apr	15° / 10°	83	12.1	0.4	13	4.3
May	18° / 14°	54	9.7	0	14.1	6.2
Jun	22° / 18°	32	6.5	0	14.7	7.8
Jul	24° / 20°	21	4.7	0	14.5	8.7
Aug	25° / 21°	22	4.9	0	13.5	8.5
Sep	22° / 19°	68	9.6	0	12.3	7.2
Oct	19° / 15°	85	10.4	0	11	6.3
Nov	15° / 12°	131	13.1	0.3	9.9	4.5
Dec	12° / 9°	139	13.5	1.3	9.3	2.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	64	64	65	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	36	36	35	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sambiase gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	41	39	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	42
Snow chance (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	9
2	47	9
3	47	9
4	47	9
5	46	9
6	46	9
7	45	8
8	44	8
9	43	8
10	42	8
11	41	8
12	39	7
13	38	7
14	37	7
15	36	7
16	35	7
17	35	6
18	34	6
19	34	6
20	35	6
21	35	6
22	36	6
23	36	5
24	37	5
25	38	5
26	39	5
27	40	5
28	40	4
29	41	4
30	41	4
31	42	3

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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

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 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	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

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:10 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	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	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	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:50
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	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	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:37	5:39
2	11.1	6:35	5:41
3	11.1	6:34	5:42
4	11.2	6:32	5:43
5	11.2	6:31	5:44
6	11.3	6:29	5:45
7	11.3	6:28	5:46
8	11.3	6:26	5:47
9	11.4	6:25	5:48
10	11.4	6:23	5:49
11	11.5	6:22	5:50
12	11.5	6:20	5:51
13	11.6	6:19	5:52
14	11.6	6:17	5:53
15	11.6	6:16	5:54
16	11.7	6:14	5:55
17	11.7	6:12	5:56
18	11.8	6:11	5:57
19	11.8	6:09	5:58
20	11.9	6:08	5:59
21	11.9	6:06	6:00
22	11.9	6:04	6:01
23	12.0	6:03	6:02
24	12.0	6:01	6:03
25	12.1	5:59	6:04
26	12.1	5:58	6:05
27	12.2	5:56	6:06
28	12.2	5:55	6:07
29	12.2	5:53	6:08
30	12.3	5:51	6:09
31	12.3	5:50	6:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.42 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	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1
Level	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	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	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sambiase

In seasonPeak

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

Sambiase's rainy season runs September–April, 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 Sambiase?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sambiase.

What to pack for Sambiase in March

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

In March, Sambiase sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sambiase 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 at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 11 — about 5.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	15	16	19	23	26	27	25	22	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Sambiase 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 Sambiase peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Sambiase?

Sambiase sits at 39.0°N, 16.3°E, 184 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Lamezia Terme, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Sambiase

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sambiase has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m around an average of 264 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,411 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,924 m.

The land around Sambiase is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

707 m

trees 75%

16 km

1,411 m

trees 70%

80 km

1,924 m

trees 43%

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

March weather nearby: Lamezia Terme 2.0 km · Nicastro 3.0 km · Catanzaro 29 km · Vibo Valentia 36 km · Cosenza 37 km · Quattromiglia 42 km · San Giovanni in Fiore 48 km · Gioia Tauro 69 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 Sambiase (38.9667°, 16.2833°, elevation 184 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	11	7
2	11	7
3	11	7
4	11	8
5	11	8
6	11	8
7	11	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	13	8
22	13	9
23	13	9
24	13	9
25	13	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	9
30	13	9
31	13	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	9
2	47	9
3	47	9
4	47	9
5	46	9
6	46	9
7	45	8
8	44	8
9	43	8
10	42	8
11	41	8
12	39	7
13	38	7
14	37	7
15	36	7
16	35	7
17	35	6
18	34	6
19	34	6
20	35	6
21	35	6
22	36	6
23	36	5
24	37	5
25	38	5
26	39	5
27	40	5
28	40	4
29	41	4
30	41	4
31	42	3

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	9
2	47	9
3	47	9
4	47	9
5	46	9
6	46	9
7	45	8
8	44	8
9	43	8
10	42	8
11	41	8
12	39	7
13	38	7
14	37	7
15	36	7
16	35	7
17	35	6
18	34	6
19	34	6
20	35	6
21	35	6
22	36	6
23	36	5
24	37	5
25	38	5
26	39	5
27	40	5
28	40	4
29	41	4
30	41	4
31	42	3

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	65	35
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	47	9
2	47	9
3	47	9
4	47	9
5	46	9
6	46	9
7	45	8
8	44	8
9	43	8
10	42	8
11	41	8
12	39	7
13	38	7
14	37	7
15	36	7
16	35	7
17	35	6
18	34	6
19	34	6
20	35	6
21	35	6
22	36	6
23	36	5
24	37	5
25	38	5
26	39	5
27	40	5
28	40	4
29	41	4
30	41	4
31	42	3

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