Santo António weather in March

In March, Santo António sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 56 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Santo António's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo António's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 56 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:25 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 6th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; 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 16°C through the month.

A typical March day in Santo António reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Santo António weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 13°	51	8.4	10.1	4.9
Feb	15° / 12°	53	7.9	10.8	4.8
Mar	16° / 13°	56	10.3	11.8	5.0
Apr	17° / 13°	47	8.6	12.8	5.4
May	19° / 14°	28	7.4	13.7	6.4
Jun	21° / 16°	13	3.5	14.1	7.5
Jul	23° / 18°	4	1.4	13.9	8.6
Aug	24° / 19°	7	2.5	13.2	8.6
Sep	23° / 19°	25	7.7	12.2	7.2
Oct	21° / 18°	69	11.7	11.2	6.1
Nov	18° / 15°	64	11	10.3	5.6
Dec	17° / 14°	83	10.4	9.9	5.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 63%.

	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 (%)	34	33	34	34	34	35	35	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	38	39	40	40	41	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37
Cloudier (%)	66	67	66	66	66	65	65	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	62	61	60	60	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santo António gets around 56 mm of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 34% 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 (%)	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	31
27	31
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

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 90% 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 (%)	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90
Comfortable (%)	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	90	10
31	90	10

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	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

	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	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
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25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:21 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)	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05
Sunset (PM)	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:44	6:58
2	11.3	7:42	6:59
3	11.3	7:41	7:00
4	11.3	7:40	7:01
5	11.4	7:39	7:02
6	11.4	7:38	7:02
7	11.4	7:36	7:03
8	11.5	7:35	7:04
9	11.5	7:34	7:05
10	11.5	7:33	7:05
11	11.6	7:31	7:06
12	11.6	7:30	7:07
13	11.6	7:29	7:08
14	11.7	7:28	7:08
15	11.7	7:26	7:09
16	11.8	7:25	7:10
17	11.8	7:24	7:11
18	11.8	7:22	7:11
19	11.9	7:21	7:12
20	11.9	7:20	7:13
21	11.9	7:18	7:14
22	12.0	7:17	7:14
23	12.0	7:16	7:15
24	12.0	7:14	7:16
25	12.1	7:13	7:16
26	12.1	7:11	7:17
27	12.1	7:10	7:18
28	12.2	7:09	7:19
29	12.2	7:07	7:19
30	12.2	7:06	7:20
31	12.3	7:05	7:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.97 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)	4.3	4.3	4.4	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	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5
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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santo António

In seasonPeak

None of Santo António's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Santo António sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane

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Is March a good time to visit Santo António?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Santo António for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santo António in March

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

In March, Santo António sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Santo António in March

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Dec 14 — about 6.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	18	18	18	19	21	22	23	24	23	21	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Santo António in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santo António peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	9	8	9	10	11	10	8	7	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Santo António?

Santo António sits at 32.7°N, 16.9°W, 234 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Funchal, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Santo António

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo António has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,832 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,813 m.

The land around Santo António is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and water (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

911 m

trees 43%

16 km

1,832 m

water 48%

80 km

1,813 m

water 93%

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

March weather nearby: Funchal 1.0 km · São Martinho 2.0 km · Câmara de Lobos 4.0 km · Caniço 9.0 km · Santa Cruz de la Palma 449 km · Los Llanos de Aridane 455 km · Tacoronte 468 km · La Laguna 468 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

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 Santo António (32.6614°, -16.9348°, elevation 234 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	16	12
2	16	12
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	16	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	12
11	16	13
12	16	13
13	16	13
14	16	13
15	16	13
16	16	13
17	16	13
18	16	13
19	16	13
20	16	13
21	16	13
22	16	13
23	16	13
24	16	13
25	16	13
26	16	13
27	16	13
28	16	13
29	16	13
30	16	13
31	16	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	31
27	31
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	90	10
31	90	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	31
27	31
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	90	10
31	90	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	34
10	34
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	32
24	32
25	32
26	31
27	31
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	90	10
31	90	10