Taormina weather in March

In March, Taormina sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. 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 Taormina's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taormina's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 92 mm; 11.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:18 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical March day in Taormina reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11

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

Taormina weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-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	12° / 9°	121	13.2	9.7	3.1
Feb	12° / 9°	98	10.7	10.5	3.2
Mar	13° / 10°	92	11.3	11.7	3.8
Apr	15° / 12°	71	10.1	13	4.9
May	19° / 15°	33	5.6	14	7.0
Jun	23° / 20°	25	3.8	14.6	8.4
Jul	26° / 22°	14	2.6	14.4	8.8
Aug	26° / 23°	22	4.2	13.5	8.3
Sep	23° / 20°	111	12	12.3	6.9
Oct	20° / 17°	147	13.2	11	6.0
Nov	17° / 14°	140	13.9	10	4.9
Dec	13° / 11°	118	13	9.4	3.7

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	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 (%)	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	62	62	63	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	38	37	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Taormina gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	38
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	34
31	33

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	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 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:45 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	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	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	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:54
Sunset (PM)	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	5:57	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	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:40	5:45
2	11.1	6:38	5:46
3	11.2	6:37	5:47
4	11.2	6:35	5:48
5	11.2	6:34	5:49
6	11.3	6:33	5:50
7	11.3	6:31	5:51
8	11.4	6:30	5:52
9	11.4	6:28	5:53
10	11.4	6:27	5:54
11	11.5	6:25	5:55
12	11.5	6:24	5:56
13	11.6	6:22	5:57
14	11.6	6:21	5:57
15	11.7	6:19	5:58
16	11.7	6:18	5:59
17	11.7	6:16	6:00
18	11.8	6:14	6:01
19	11.8	6:13	6:02
20	11.9	6:11	6:03
21	11.9	6:10	6:04
22	11.9	6:08	6:05
23	12.0	6:07	6:06
24	12.0	6:05	6:07
25	12.1	6:04	6:08
26	12.1	6:02	6:09
27	12.2	6:00	6:10
28	12.2	5:59	6:11
29	12.2	5:57	6:12
30	12.3	5:56	6:13
31	12.3	5:54	6:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.61 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)	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	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	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	4.0	Moderate
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Taormina

In seasonPeak

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

Taormina'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 Taormina?

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

3.8

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 Taormina.

What to pack for Taormina in March

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

In March, Taormina sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Taormina 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 2 to Nov 12 — about 5.4 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	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
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 Taormina 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 Taormina peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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	4	6	4	6	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

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

Air quality in Taormina 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 Taormina is worst in April — around 17 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	17	17	16	14	15	14	13	12	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Taormina?

Taormina sits at 37.9°N, 15.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Giarre, 17 km away.

Topography around Taormina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taormina has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 872 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,360 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,306 m.

The land around Taormina is covered by water (46%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

872 m

water 46%

16 km

1,360 m

water 48%

80 km

3,306 m

water 51%

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

March weather nearby: Giarre 17 km · Acireale 29 km · Aci Catena 30 km · Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto 33 km · San Giovanni la Punta 35 km · Aci Castello 35 km · Mascalucia 37 km · Gravina di Catania 38 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 Taormina (37.8536°, 15.2885°, 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).

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	38
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	34
31	33

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	38
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	34
31	33

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	39
3	39
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	39
11	39
12	39
13	38
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	34
29	34
30	34
31	33

	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