Arrasate / Mondragón weather in March

In March, Arrasate / Mondragón sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Arrasate / Mondragón's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arrasate / Mondragón's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 90 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:31 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Arrasate / Mondragón is capital del municipio homónimo de Alto Deva, España.

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 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Arrasate / Mondragón reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°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)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How March really feels in Arrasate / Mondragón

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.

Arrasate / Mondragón weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 3°	97	13.7	3	9.2	1.7
Feb	10° / 3°	87	12.6	3.7	10.2	2.1
Mar	13° / 5°	90	13	2	11.6	3.4
Apr	15° / 6°	103	15.6	0.5	13.1	3.8
May	18° / 9°	92	14.1	0	14.4	5.1
Jun	21° / 12°	71	11	0	15.1	6.2
Jul	23° / 14°	51	9.5	0	14.9	7.0
Aug	24° / 14°	53	9.8	0	13.8	7.2
Sep	21° / 12°	61	10.8	0	12.3	6.4
Oct	18° / 9°	94	12.8	0.1	10.8	5.3
Nov	13° / 6°	115	14.4	0.7	9.5	3.0
Dec	10° / 4°	93	13.3	1.7	8.9	1.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 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 (%)	29	30	30	30	31	32	32	35	35	36	38	38	39	41	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	38	38	38	37	35	35
Cloudier (%)	71	70	70	70	69	68	68	65	65	64	62	62	61	59	59	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	62	62	62	63	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Arrasate / Mondragón gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 42% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring 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 (%)	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	49
Snow chance (%)	12	11	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	12
2	45	11
3	44	11
4	44	11
5	43	10
6	43	9
7	42	9
8	41	8
9	40	8
10	39	7
11	38	7
12	37	6
13	37	6
14	36	5
15	36	5
16	36	5
17	37	5
18	38	5
19	39	5
20	40	5
21	41	5
22	42	5
23	43	5
24	44	5
25	45	5
26	46	5
27	47	4
28	48	4
29	48	4
30	49	4
31	49	3

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:56 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:27 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)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:03
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:56	6:50
2	10.9	7:55	6:51
3	11.0	7:53	6:53
4	11.0	7:51	6:54
5	11.1	7:50	6:55
6	11.1	7:48	6:56
7	11.2	7:46	6:58
8	11.2	7:45	6:59
9	11.3	7:43	7:00
10	11.3	7:41	7:01
11	11.4	7:39	7:03
12	11.4	7:38	7:04
13	11.5	7:36	7:05
14	11.5	7:34	7:06
15	11.6	7:32	7:07
16	11.6	7:31	7:09
17	11.7	7:29	7:10
18	11.7	7:27	7:11
19	11.8	7:25	7:12
20	11.8	7:23	7:14
21	11.9	7:22	7:15
22	11.9	7:20	7:16
23	12.0	7:18	7:17
24	12.0	7:16	7:18
25	12.1	7:14	7:19
26	12.1	7:12	7:21
27	12.2	7:11	7:22
28	12.2	7:09	7:23
29	12.3	7:07	7:24
30	12.3	7:05	7:25
31	12.4	7:03	7:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.74 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)	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Arrasate / Mondragón?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arrasate / Mondragón.

What to pack for Arrasate / Mondragón in March

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

In March, Arrasate / Mondragón sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Arrasate / Mondragón in March

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 3 to Sep 25 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	12	13	14	16	19	21	22	21	18	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Arrasate / Mondragón in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arrasate / Mondragón peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (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	5	6	6	8	9	8	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Arrasate / Mondragón?

Arrasate / Mondragón sits at 43.1°N, 2.5°W, 211 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Eibar, 13 km away.

Topography around Arrasate / Mondragón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arrasate / Mondragón has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,497 m.

The land around Arrasate / Mondragón is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

861 m

trees 76%

16 km

1,336 m

trees 77%

80 km

1,497 m

trees 42%

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← February Arrasate / Mondragón year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Eibar 13 km · Ermua 14 km · Durango 17 km · Amorebieta 26 km · Gasteiz / Vitoria 28 km · Altsasu 32 km · Gernika-Lumo 32 km · Galdakao 34 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 Arrasate / Mondragón (43.0644°, -2.4898°, elevation 211 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	12
2	45	11
3	44	11
4	44	11
5	43	10
6	43	9
7	42	9
8	41	8
9	40	8
10	39	7
11	38	7
12	37	6
13	37	6
14	36	5
15	36	5
16	36	5
17	37	5
18	38	5
19	39	5
20	40	5
21	41	5
22	42	5
23	43	5
24	44	5
25	45	5
26	46	5
27	47	4
28	48	4
29	48	4
30	49	4
31	49	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	12
2	45	11
3	44	11
4	44	11
5	43	10
6	43	9
7	42	9
8	41	8
9	40	8
10	39	7
11	38	7
12	37	6
13	37	6
14	36	5
15	36	5
16	36	5
17	37	5
18	38	5
19	39	5
20	40	5
21	41	5
22	42	5
23	43	5
24	44	5
25	45	5
26	46	5
27	47	4
28	48	4
29	48	4
30	49	4
31	49	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	39	61
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	12
2	45	11
3	44	11
4	44	11
5	43	10
6	43	9
7	42	9
8	41	8
9	40	8
10	39	7
11	38	7
12	37	6
13	37	6
14	36	5
15	36	5
16	36	5
17	37	5
18	38	5
19	39	5
20	40	5
21	41	5
22	42	5
23	43	5
24	44	5
25	45	5
26	46	5
27	47	4
28	48	4
29	48	4
30	49	4
31	49	3

	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