Calahorra weather in March

In March, Calahorra sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.3 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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Calahorra's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calahorra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:28 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Calahorra is capital of the Calahorra municipality, La Rioja, Spain.

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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Calahorra reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9154
10154
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16155
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22165
23165
24165
25165
26165
27166
28166
29166
30166
31166

How March really feels in Calahorra

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.

Calahorra 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 4081.29.32.4
Feb12° / 3171.210.33.2
Mar15° / 398.30.711.64.8
Apr18° / 579.90.213.15.6
May22° / 10°5910.2014.46.5
Jun26° / 14°477.80157.1
Jul29° / 16°285.6014.86.2
Aug29° / 16°315.9013.76.2
Sep25° / 13°366.9012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°487.8010.86.6
Nov14° / 5090.69.64.1
Dec11° / 357.30.692.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74654
84852
94951
105050
115149
125248
135347
145347
155347
165347
175347
185347
195248
205248
215149
225149
235050
245050
254951
264852
274852
284753
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Calahorra gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1284
2284
3284
4284
5274
6273
7263
8263
9253
10242
11242
12232
13232
14222
15232
16232
17232
18242
19252
20252
21262
22272
23272
24282
25292
26292
27302
28302
29312
30311
31311

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
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:53 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:536:49
211.07:526:50
311.07:506:51
411.17:496:53
511.17:476:54
611.27:456:55
711.27:446:56
811.37:426:57
911.37:406:59
1011.47:397:00
1111.47:377:01
1211.57:357:02
1311.57:337:03
1411.57:327:05
1511.67:307:06
1611.67:287:07
1711.77:267:08
1811.77:257:09
1911.87:237:10
2011.87:217:12
2111.97:197:13
2211.97:187:14
2312.07:167:15
2412.07:147:16
2512.17:127:17
2612.17:107:18
2712.27:097:20
2812.27:077:21
2912.37:057:22
3012.37:037:23
3112.47:017:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Calahorra?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Calahorra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Calahorra in March

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

In March, Calahorra sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Calahorra 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 Calahorra peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Calahorra?

Calahorra sits at 42.3°N, 2.0°W, 352 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tudela, 40 km away.

Topography around Calahorra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calahorra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,106 m.

The land around Calahorra is covered by cropland (43%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
642 m
80 km
2,106 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tudela 40 km · Logroño 44 km · Barañáin 60 km · Iturrama 61 km · Ermitagaña 61 km · Primer Ensanche 62 km · Segundo Ensanche 62 km · Pamplona 63 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 Calahorra (42.3051°, -1.9652°, elevation 352 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).