Cáceres weather in March

In March, Cáceres sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 55 mm of rain across 7.5 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Cáceres's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cáceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:45 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Cáceres is city in Extremadura, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2017

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cáceres reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°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)
1156
2166
3166
4167
5167
6167
7167
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14178
15188
16188
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22188
23188
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28188
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How March really feels in Cáceres

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.

Cáceres 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 558.29.53.3
Feb14° / 486.910.44.4
Mar17° / 557.511.76.0
Apr20° / 558.6136.5
May24° / 13°437.414.17.4
Jun29° / 17°152.714.76.6
Jul33° / 19°51.314.54.5
Aug33° / 19°71.613.54.6
Sep28° / 16°344.912.36.9
Oct22° / 13°798.3117.0
Nov16° / 708.49.85.2
Dec13° / 678.29.33.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44951
54951
65050
75149
85149
95248
105347
115446
125446
135545
145545
155644
165644
175545
185545
195545
205545
215545
225347
235248
245248
255149
265050
275050
284852
294951
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cáceres gets around 55 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
523
623
723
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1723
1823
1923
2024
2124
2225
2326
2426
2527
2627
2728
2828
2929
3029
3129

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 11 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
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1811calm
1911calm
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3111calm

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 8:08 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:087:10
211.18:067:11
311.18:057:12
411.28:037:13
511.28:027:14
611.28:007:15
711.37:597:16
811.37:577:17
911.47:567:18
1011.47:547:19
1111.57:537:20
1211.57:517:21
1311.57:507:22
1411.67:487:23
1511.67:467:24
1611.77:457:26
1711.77:437:27
1811.87:427:28
1911.87:407:29
2011.97:387:30
2111.97:377:31
2211.97:357:32
2312.07:337:33
2412.07:327:34
2512.17:307:35
2612.17:287:36
2712.27:277:37
2812.27:257:38
2912.37:237:39
3012.37:227:40
3112.37:207:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.54 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
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cáceres?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Cáceres for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cáceres in March

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

In March, Cáceres sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Cáceres 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 Cáceres peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cáceres?

Cáceres sits at 39.5°N, 6.4°W, 441 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mérida, 62 km away.

Topography around Cáceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cáceres has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Cáceres is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
1,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mérida 62 km · Plasencia 66 km · Montijo 67 km · Don Benito 73 km · Villanueva de la Serena 74 km · Badajoz 84 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 85 km · Almendralejo 88 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 Cáceres (39.4765°, -6.3722°, elevation 441 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).