Ávila weather in March

In March, Ávila sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ávila's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ávila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:38 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Ávila is human settlement in Ávila, Province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.5 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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ávila reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ávila

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ávila 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 458.63.39.41.1
Feb / 387.73.110.42.0
Mar12° / 459.4211.73.5
Apr15° / 56111.113.14.3
May19° / 5710.80.114.26.0
Jun24° / 12°306.4014.97.6
Jul28° / 14°163.9014.67.4
Aug28° / 14°174.6013.67.5
Sep23° / 11°306012.37.6
Oct17° / 578.70.210.95.6
Nov11° / 579.31.19.72.8
Dec / 478.41.89.11.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54555
64654
74654
84654
94753
104951
115050
125149
135149
145248
155347
165347
175248
185248
195149
205050
214951
224852
234753
244555
254456
264357
274159
284159
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ávila gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13111
23111
33110
43110
5309
6309
7298
8297
9287
10276
11266
12266
13255
14255
15255
16265
17265
18275
19286
20286
21296
22306
23316
24326
25336
26346
27356
28356
29365
30365
31365

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.

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Dry (%)
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:027:02
211.08:017:03
311.17:597:04
411.17:587:05
511.27:567:06
611.27:557:07
711.37:537:08
811.37:527:10
911.37:507:11
1011.47:487:12
1111.47:477:13
1211.57:457:14
1311.57:437:15
1411.67:427:16
1511.67:407:17
1611.77:387:18
1711.77:377:20
1811.87:357:21
1911.87:337:22
2011.87:327:23
2111.97:307:24
2211.97:287:25
2312.07:277:26
2412.07:257:27
2512.17:237:28
2612.17:227:29
2712.27:207:30
2812.27:187:31
2912.37:167:32
3012.37:157:33
3112.47:137:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
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204.7Bright
214.8Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ávila?

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

3.5
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 Ávila.

What to pack for Ávila in March

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

In March, Ávila sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ávila 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 Ávila 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 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ávila in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ávila is worst in August — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1714 µg/m³Jul 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun11Good
Jul8Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ávila?

Ávila sits at 40.7°N, 4.7°W, 1,127 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Sotillo de la Adrada, 42 km away.

Topography around Ávila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ávila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 1,099 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,226 m.

The land around Ávila is covered by grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (34%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
686 m
80 km
2,226 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sotillo de la Adrada 42 km · Arevalo 45 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 47 km · El Escorial 49 km · Segovia 59 km · Collado-Villalba 59 km · Galapagar 59 km · Arenas de San Pedro 60 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 Ávila (40.6572°, -4.6995°, elevation 1,127 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).