Alcázar de San Juan weather in March

In March, Alcázar de San Juan sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°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 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Alcázar de San Juan's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alcázar de San Juan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 35 mm; 6.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:32 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Alcázar de San Juan is capital of Alcázar de San Juan Municipality, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Alcázar de San Juan reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

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

How March really feels in Alcázar de San Juan

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Alcázar de San Juan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 2°	30	6.6	0.5	9.5	2.8
Feb	13° / 3°	29	6	0.4	10.5	3.9
Mar	17° / 6°	35	6.7	0.2	11.7	5.8
Apr	19° / 8°	44	8.1	0.1	13	6.5
May	24° / 12°	39	7.1	0	14.1	7.4
Jun	30° / 17°	19	3.9	0	14.7	6.0
Jul	34° / 20°	7	1.7	0	14.5	3.8
Aug	34° / 19°	10	2.2	0	13.5	4.2
Sep	28° / 15°	22	3.9	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	21° / 11°	44	7.1	0	11	7.1
Nov	15° / 6°	42	6.5	0	9.8	4.8
Dec	11° / 3°	41	6.8	0.4	9.3	3.1

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	53	51	51	50	49	49	48	48	49	48
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	51	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Alcázar de San Juan gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 25% 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 (%)	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25

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

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 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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.

	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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	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	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

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 7:55 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:28 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)	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	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	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:55	6:57
2	11.1	7:54	6:58
3	11.1	7:52	6:59
4	11.2	7:51	7:00
5	11.2	7:49	7:01
6	11.2	7:48	7:02
7	11.3	7:46	7:03
8	11.3	7:45	7:05
9	11.4	7:43	7:06
10	11.4	7:42	7:07
11	11.5	7:40	7:08
12	11.5	7:38	7:09
13	11.5	7:37	7:10
14	11.6	7:35	7:11
15	11.6	7:34	7:12
16	11.7	7:32	7:13
17	11.7	7:30	7:14
18	11.8	7:29	7:15
19	11.8	7:27	7:16
20	11.9	7:26	7:17
21	11.9	7:24	7:18
22	11.9	7:22	7:19
23	12.0	7:21	7:20
24	12.0	7:19	7:21
25	12.1	7:17	7:22
26	12.1	7:16	7:23
27	12.2	7:14	7:24
28	12.2	7:12	7:25
29	12.3	7:11	7:26
30	12.3	7:09	7:27
31	12.3	7:08	7:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.66 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)	4.0	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	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3
Level	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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	5.0	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	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Alcázar de San Juan?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Alcázar de San Juan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alcázar de San Juan in March

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

In March, Alcázar de San Juan sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Alcázar de San Juan 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 Alcázar de San Juan peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 8 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Alcázar de San Juan?

Alcázar de San Juan sits at 39.4°N, 3.2°W, 644 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Campo de Criptana, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Alcázar de San Juan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alcázar de San Juan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcázar de San Juan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Alcázar de San Juan is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

cropland 56%

16 km

183 m

cropland 79%

80 km

822 m

cropland 71%

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← February Alcázar de San Juan year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Campo de Criptana 7.0 km · Tomelloso 30 km · Manzanares 46 km · La Solana 50 km · Daimiel 50 km · Villarrobledo 54 km · Tarancón 71 km · Valdepeñas 71 km

Spain travel facts

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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alcázar de San Juan (39.3901°, -3.2083°, elevation 644 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	48	52

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	48	52

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	54	46
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	48	52

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

	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