Arcos de la Frontera weather in March

In March, Arcos de la Frontera sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 74 mm of rain across 7.9 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 45% 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 Arcos de la Frontera's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arcos de la Frontera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:42 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
47%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Arcos de la Frontera is capital of Arcos de la Frontera Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Arcos de la Frontera reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°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 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3189
4189
5189
6189
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
161910
172010
182010
192010
202010
212010
222010
232010
242010
252010
262010
272010
282010
292010
302010
312010

How March really feels in Arcos de la Frontera

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.

Arcos de la Frontera 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
Jan16° / 738.19.85.2
Feb17° / 667.110.65.8
Mar19° / 10°747.911.76.7
Apr21° / 11°617.712.97.0
May25° / 14°39613.97.8
Jun29° / 18°91.714.56.9
Jul33° / 20°20.214.35.0
Aug33° / 20°40.713.44.9
Sep29° / 18°344.512.26.7
Oct24° / 15°848.3117.3
Nov19° / 11°877.9106.6
Dec16° / 1048.29.55.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85644
95743
105743
115842
125941
136040
146040
156139
166238
176238
186337
196337
206337
216238
226238
236238
246238
256139
266139
276139
286139
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Arcos de la Frontera gets around 74 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
627
727
826
926
1025
1125
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2324
2424
2525
2625
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30964
31964

Wind in March

Winds average 11 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 8:03 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.18:037:10
211.28:027:11
311.28:007:12
411.27:597:13
511.37:577:14
611.37:567:15
711.47:557:16
811.47:537:17
911.47:527:18
1011.57:507:19
1111.57:497:20
1211.57:487:21
1311.67:467:21
1411.67:457:22
1511.77:437:23
1611.77:427:24
1711.77:407:25
1811.87:397:26
1911.87:377:27
2011.97:367:28
2111.97:347:29
2211.97:337:30
2312.07:317:30
2412.07:307:31
2512.17:287:32
2612.17:277:33
2712.27:257:34
2812.27:237:35
2912.27:227:36
3012.37:207:37
3112.37:197:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Arcos de la Frontera

In seasonPeak

In March, Arcos de la Frontera sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arcos de la Frontera's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Arcos de la Frontera?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Arcos de la Frontera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arcos de la Frontera in March

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

In March, Arcos de la Frontera sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Arcos de la Frontera in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Oct 21 — about 4.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Arcos de la Frontera in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arcos de la Frontera peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arcos de la Frontera?

Arcos de la Frontera sits at 36.8°N, 5.8°W, 144 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Las Cabezas de San Juan, 28 km away.

Topography around Arcos de la Frontera

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arcos de la Frontera.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arcos de la Frontera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m.

The land around Arcos de la Frontera is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (28%), trees (23%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
1,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Las Cabezas de San Juan 28 km · Jerez de la Frontera 30 km · Lebrija 30 km · Ubrique 33 km · El Puerto de Santa María 42 km · Puerto Real 42 km · San Fernando 46 km · Los Palacios y Villafranca 47 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 Arcos de la Frontera (36.7507°, -5.8106°, elevation 144 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).