Atamaría weather in March

In March, Atamaría sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 28 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Atamaría's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atamaría's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:22 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
40%
8th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Atamaría is human settlement in Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical March day in Atamaría reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Atamaría weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 13°384.69.75.1
Feb14° / 13°224.110.65.1
Mar15° / 14°284.411.75.5
Apr17° / 15°233.212.96.4
May19° / 18°162.2147.6
Jun22° / 21°40.914.58.8
Jul25° / 24°10.214.39.4
Aug26° / 25°61.113.48.9
Sep24° / 23°333.512.38.4
Oct21° / 20°434.5117.7
Nov18° / 16°456106.7
Dec16° / 14°324.79.55.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97129
107129
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147129
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317030

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Atamaría gets around 28 mm of rain over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
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515
615
715
815
914
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1614
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2014
2114
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2613
2713
2813
2913
3012
3112

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3919
4919
59010
69010
79010
88911
98911
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Wind in March

Winds average 21 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
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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 7:44 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:446:49
211.17:426:50
311.27:416:51
411.27:406:52
511.37:386:53
611.37:376:54
711.37:356:55
811.47:346:56
911.47:326:57
1011.57:316:58
1111.57:296:59
1211.57:287:00
1311.67:267:01
1411.67:257:02
1511.77:237:03
1611.77:227:04
1711.77:207:05
1811.87:197:06
1911.87:177:07
2011.97:167:08
2111.97:147:09
2211.97:137:10
2312.07:117:10
2412.07:107:11
2512.17:087:12
2612.17:067:13
2712.27:057:14
2812.27:037:15
2912.27:027:16
3012.37:007:17
3112.36:597:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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215.3Bright
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265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Atamaría?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Atamaría for sightseeing.

What to pack for Atamaría in March

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

In March, Atamaría sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Atamaría in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 16 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 2 to Nov 4 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Atamaría 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 Atamaría peaks around July 14 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atamaría?

Atamaría sits at 37.6°N, 0.8°W, 98 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Atamaría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atamaría has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Atamaría is covered by trees (27%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
366 m
16 km
388 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: La Unión 7.0 km · Cartagena 16 km · Barrio de Peral 16 km · Los Alcázares 17 km · Torre-Pacheco 21 km · San Javier 23 km · San Pedro del Pinatar 26 km · Pilar de la Horadada 30 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 Atamaría (37.5999°, -0.8068°, elevation 98 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).