Castelló de la Plana weather in March

In March, Castelló de la Plana sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 34 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 49% 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 Castelló de la Plana's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castelló de la Plana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:20 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Castelló de la Plana is innhabited place in Castellón de la Plana, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.7 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Castelló de la Plana reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2168
3168
4168
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6178
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Castelló de la Plana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 364.69.55.1
Feb15° / 284.110.45.5
Mar17° / 344.911.76.4
Apr19° / 11°375.9136.9
May22° / 15°324.914.27.6
Jun26° / 19°193.114.88.3
Jul28° / 21°91.514.57.8
Aug29° / 22°203.713.66.9
Sep26° / 19°456.312.37.5
Oct23° / 15°506.310.97.5
Nov18° / 11°415.39.86.7
Dec15° / 3559.25.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66238
76436
86436
96535
106535
116634
126733
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Castelló de la Plana gets around 34 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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214
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514
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714
814
914
1014
1115
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1817
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818
2919
3019
3119

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
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25991
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27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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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510calm
610calm
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910calm
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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 7:43 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:436:44
211.17:426:45
311.17:406:46
411.17:396:47
511.27:376:48
611.27:366:49
711.37:346:50
811.37:326:51
911.47:316:53
1011.47:296:54
1111.47:286:55
1211.57:266:56
1311.57:256:57
1411.67:236:58
1511.67:216:59
1611.77:207:00
1711.77:187:01
1811.87:167:02
1911.87:157:03
2011.97:137:04
2111.97:117:05
2211.97:107:06
2312.07:087:07
2412.07:067:08
2512.17:057:09
2612.17:037:10
2712.27:017:12
2812.27:007:13
2912.36:587:14
3012.36:567:15
3112.36:557:16

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 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
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164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
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214.9Bright
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235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Castelló de la Plana?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Castelló de la Plana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Castelló de la Plana in March

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

In March, Castelló de la Plana sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Castelló de la Plana in March

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 2 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Castelló de la Plana 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 Castelló de la Plana peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Castelló de la Plana 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 Castelló de la Plana is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Castelló de la Plana's WHO annual average of 13.7 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1917 µg/m³Nov 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Castelló de la Plana?

Castelló de la Plana sits at 40.0°N, 0.0°W, 30 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Almassora, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Castelló de la Plana

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Castelló de la Plana.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castelló de la Plana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m.

The land around Castelló de la Plana is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
728 m
80 km
2,022 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Almassora 4.0 km · El Grao 5.0 km · Vila-real 7.0 km · Burriana 11 km · Benicàssim 12 km · Onda 18 km · Moncofa 21 km · Sagunto 38 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 Castelló de la Plana (39.9857°, -0.0493°, elevation 30 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).