Alcalá de Henares in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Alcalá de Henares sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 149 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 25°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Alcalá de Henares's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Alcalá de Henares's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 19°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 149 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 6.2; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Alcalá de Henares in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Alcalá de Henares reaches about 19°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Alcalá de Henares

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Alcalá de Henares weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 1°	42	7.7	0.8	9.4	2.3
Feb	12° / 2°	35	6.3	0.9	10.4	3.5
Mar	16° / 4°	44	7.7	0.3	11.7	5.3
Apr	18° / 7°	56	8.7	0	13	6.1
May	23° / 10°	50	8.5	0	14.2	7.1
Jun	29° / 15°	23	4	0	14.8	6.8
Jul	33° / 18°	8	1.8	0	14.6	4.8
Aug	32° / 17°	13	2.7	0	13.6	5.0
Sep	27° / 14°	28	4.5	0	12.3	7.5
Oct	20° / 9°	64	8.3	0	10.9	6.6
Nov	14° / 5°	58	8.1	0.1	9.7	4.2
Dec	10° / 2°	47	7.7	0.5	9.2	2.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Alcalá de Henares gets around 149 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Alcalá de Henares?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Alcalá de Henares for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alcalá de Henares in Spring

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

In spring, Alcalá de Henares sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Alcalá de Henares in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Alcalá de Henares peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

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

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

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

Air quality in Alcalá de Henares in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alcalá de Henares is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Alcalá de Henares's WHO annual average of 12.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	14	16	14	11	12	12	13	12	13	10	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Alcalá de Henares?

Alcalá de Henares sits at 40.5°N, 3.4°W, 597 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Torrejón de Ardoz, 10 km away.

Topography around Alcalá de Henares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcalá de Henares has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 609 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,961 m.

The land around Alcalá de Henares is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

279 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

375 m

cropland 53%

80 km

1,961 m

cropland 38%

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Spring weather nearby: Torrejón de Ardoz 10 km · Azuqueca de Henares 12 km · Mejorada del Campo 14 km · San Fernando de Henares 16 km · Algete 17 km · Coslada 18 km · Rejas 18 km · Barajas de Madrid 18 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

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 Alcalá de Henares (40.4821°, -3.36°, elevation 597 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.