Calatayud weather in March

In March, Calatayud sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.2 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Calatayud's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calatayud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:27 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Calatayud is Aragonese city, capital of the municipality of Calatayud, Spain.

Founded
1120

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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Calatayud reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°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)
1132
2132
3132
4132
5132
6142
7143
8143
9143
10143
11153
12153
13153
14153
15153
16153
17153
18153
19153
20153
21153
22153
23154
24164
25164
26164
27164
28164
29164
30164
31164

How March really feels in Calatayud

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Calatayud 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 / 307.11.59.42.1
Feb11° / 2661.410.33.0
Mar15° / 357.20.811.74.8
Apr17° / 529.50.413.15.6
May22° / 549.2014.36.7
Jun27° / 13°367.3014.96.9
Jul31° / 15°224.7014.75.6
Aug30° / 15°215.5013.75.8
Sep25° / 12°335.6012.37.7
Oct19° / 417.2010.96.6
Nov13° / 397.30.49.73.9
Dec10° / 265.90.89.12.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54951
64951
75149
85149
95347
105446
115446
125644
135644
145743
155743
165644
175743
185644
195644
205446
215347
225347
235149
244951
254951
264852
274753
284753
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Calatayud gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1246
2245
3245
4245
5244
6244
7234
8233
9223
10223
11213
12212
13202
14202
15202
16202
17212
18212
19222
20222
21222
22232
23242
24242
25252
26262
27262
28272
29282
30282
31292

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.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
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 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 7:51 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:516:49
211.07:496:50
311.17:486:51
411.17:466:52
511.17:456:53
611.27:436:55
711.27:426:56
811.37:406:57
911.37:386:58
1011.47:376:59
1111.47:357:00
1211.57:337:01
1311.57:327:03
1411.67:307:04
1511.67:287:05
1611.77:277:06
1711.77:257:07
1811.87:237:08
1911.87:217:09
2011.87:207:10
2111.97:187:12
2211.97:167:13
2312.07:147:14
2412.07:137:15
2512.17:117:16
2612.17:097:17
2712.27:087:18
2812.27:067:19
2912.37:047:20
3012.37:027:21
3112.47:017:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Calatayud?

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
0.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Calatayud for sightseeing.

What to pack for Calatayud in March

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

In March, Calatayud sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Calatayud 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 Calatayud peaks around July 14 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 14UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Calatayud?

Calatayud sits at 41.4°N, 1.6°W, 542 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montecanal, 66 km away.

Topography around Calatayud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calatayud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 573 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,124 m.

The land around Calatayud is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (36%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
994 m
80 km
2,124 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Montecanal 66 km · Utebo 67 km · Oliver-Valdefierro 67 km · Delicias 70 km · Almozara 71 km · Zaragoza 72 km · Tudela 79 km · Soria 82 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 Calatayud (41.3535°, -1.6432°, elevation 542 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).