Alboraya weather in March

In March, Alboraya sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Alboraya's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alboraya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:21 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Alboraya is capital of Alboraya Municipality, Spain.

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Alboraya reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Alboraya 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
Jan14° / 364.79.55.1
Feb15° / 284.510.45.3
Mar17° / 11°354.611.76.2
Apr19° / 13°355.3136.9
May22° / 17°274.314.17.8
Jun26° / 20°152.714.78.4
Jul28° / 23°71.414.57.9
Aug29° / 24°233.913.67.0
Sep26° / 21°617.112.37.5
Oct23° / 17°586.4117.5
Nov18° / 13°475.89.86.7
Dec15° / 10°395.69.35.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56634
66634
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96733
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Alboraya gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
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415
515
615
715
815
914
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1515
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1715
1815
1916
2016
2116
2216
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2416
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2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
15991
16991
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18991
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21991
22991
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25982
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973
31973

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212calm
1312calm
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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 7:44 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:446:45
211.17:426:47
311.17:416:48
411.27:396:49
511.27:386:50
611.27:366:51
711.37:356:52
811.37:336:53
911.47:326:54
1011.47:306:55
1111.57:296:56
1211.57:276:57
1311.57:256:58
1411.67:246:59
1511.67:227:00
1611.77:217:01
1711.77:197:02
1811.87:177:03
1911.87:167:05
2011.97:147:06
2111.97:137:07
2211.97:117:08
2312.07:097:09
2412.07:087:10
2512.17:067:11
2612.17:047:12
2712.27:037:13
2812.27:017:14
2912.36:597:15
3012.36:587:16
3112.36:567:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Alboraya?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Alboraya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alboraya in March

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

In March, Alboraya sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Alboraya 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 at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 2 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Alboraya 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 Alboraya peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alboraya?

Alboraya sits at 39.5°N, 0.3°W, 10 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Valencia, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Alboraya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alboraya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,769 m.

The land around Alboraya is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
1,769 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Valencia 4.0 km · Burjassot 6.0 km · Moncada 6.0 km · Mislata 6.0 km · Xirivella 8.0 km · Massamagrell 8.0 km · Paterna 8.0 km · Quart de Poblet 8.0 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Alboraya (39.5°, -0.35°, elevation 10 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).