Beja weather in March

In March, Beja sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 48 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Beja's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:50 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Beja is city seat of Beja 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Beja reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3187
4188
5188
6188
7188
8188
9198
10198
11198
12198
13198
14198
15198
16198
17209
18209
19209
20209
21209
22209
23209
24209
25209
26209
27209
28209
29209
30209
31209

How March really feels in Beja

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.

Beja weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 466.89.74.8
Feb16° / 41610.55.6
Mar19° / 486.511.76.7
Apr21° / 10°447.4137.0
May25° / 13°366147.6
Jun29° / 16°101.714.66.9
Jul32° / 17°20.414.45.1
Aug32° / 18°40.813.55.1
Sep29° / 16°253.712.36.9
Oct24° / 13°667.3117.3
Nov18° / 607.49.96.3
Dec15° / 627.69.45.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44951
55050
65050
75050
85248
95347
105347
115446
125545
135644
145743
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225644
235545
245545
255446
265446
275347
285347
295347
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Beja gets around 48 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
921
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1519
1619
1719
1819
1920
2020
2120
2221
2321
2422
2522
2623
2723
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30973
31973

Wind in March

Winds average 11 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:12 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:126:17
211.17:116:18
311.27:106:19
411.27:086:20
511.27:076:21
611.37:056:22
711.37:046:23
811.47:026:24
911.47:016:25
1011.46:596:26
1111.56:586:27
1211.56:566:28
1311.66:556:29
1411.66:536:30
1511.76:526:31
1611.76:506:32
1711.76:496:33
1811.86:476:34
1911.86:466:35
2011.96:446:36
2111.96:426:37
2211.96:416:38
2312.06:396:39
2412.06:386:40
2512.16:366:41
2612.16:356:41
2712.26:336:42
2812.26:316:43
2912.26:306:44
3012.36:286:45
3112.36:276:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Beja?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Beja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Beja in March

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

In March, Beja sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Beja 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 Beja peaks around July 12 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Beja?

Beja sits at 38.0°N, 7.9°W, 286 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Évora, 61 km away.

Topography around Beja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Beja is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (29%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Évora 61 km · Ayamonte 98 km · Loulé 98 km · Tavira 100 km · Lepe 102 km · Isla Cristina 103 km · Cartaya 103 km · Laranjeiro 105 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,082
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 612
Religion
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 2%

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 Beja (38.0147°, -7.8628°, elevation 286 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. 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).