Campo de Criptana weather in March

In March, Campo de Criptana sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Campo de Criptana's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campo de Criptana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:32 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Campo de Criptana is capital of Campo de Criptana Municipality, 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Campo de Criptana reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2154
3154
4154
5154
6155
7165
8165
9165
10165
11165
12175
13175
14175
15175
16175
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26176
27176
28176
29186
30187
31187

How March really feels in Campo de Criptana

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.

Campo de Criptana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 326.90.59.52.8
Feb13° / 3160.410.53.9
Mar17° / 376.80.211.75.8
Apr19° / 448.30.1136.4
May24° / 12°367.3014.17.4
Jun30° / 17°183.7014.76.1
Jul34° / 20°71.5014.53.9
Aug33° / 19°92.2013.54.2
Sep28° / 15°213.9012.37.2
Oct21° / 11°447.20117.1
Nov15° / 456.709.84.8
Dec11° / 437.30.49.33.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
45050
55050
65050
75149
85248
95347
105347
115446
125545
135644
145644
155743
165644
175644
185644
195644
205446
215446
225248
235248
245149
255050
265050
274951
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Campo de Criptana gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
123
222
322
422
522
621
721
821
921
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1721
1821
1921
2022
2122
2223
2323
2423
2524
2624
2725
2825
2926
3026
3126

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 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 7:55 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:556:57
211.17:536:58
311.17:526:59
411.27:507:00
511.27:497:01
611.27:477:02
711.37:467:03
811.37:447:04
911.47:437:05
1011.47:417:06
1111.57:407:07
1211.57:387:08
1311.57:377:09
1411.67:357:10
1511.67:337:12
1611.77:327:13
1711.77:307:14
1811.87:297:15
1911.87:277:16
2011.97:257:17
2111.97:247:18
2211.97:227:19
2312.07:207:20
2412.07:197:21
2512.17:177:22
2612.17:157:23
2712.27:147:24
2812.27:127:25
2912.37:107:26
3012.37:097:27
3112.37:077:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Campo de Criptana?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Campo de Criptana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Campo de Criptana in March

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

In March, Campo de Criptana sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Campo de Criptana 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 Campo de Criptana peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Campo de Criptana?

Campo de Criptana sits at 39.4°N, 3.1°W, 711 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Alcázar de San Juan, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Campo de Criptana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campo de Criptana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 708 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Campo de Criptana is covered by cropland (62%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
781 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Alcázar de San Juan 7.0 km · Tomelloso 29 km · Villarrobledo 47 km · Manzanares 50 km · La Solana 52 km · Daimiel 56 km · Tarancón 68 km · Valdepeñas 75 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 Campo de Criptana (39.4046°, -3.1249°, elevation 711 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).