Chipiona weather in March

In March, Chipiona sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 55 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°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 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chipiona's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chipiona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:44 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
44%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Chipiona is capital of Chipiona 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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Chipiona reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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)
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21712
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Chipiona weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 10°597.49.85.3
Feb16° / 11°535.810.65.8
Mar18° / 12°557.311.76.6
Apr20° / 14°466.212.97.1
May22° / 17°294.213.98.1
Jun25° / 20°71.214.59.0
Jul28° / 22°10.214.38.5
Aug28° / 22°30.313.48.3
Sep26° / 20°233.312.28.3
Oct23° / 18°737.211.17.5
Nov19° / 14°717.5106.7
Dec16° / 11°827.89.55.6

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 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76238
86139
96238
106238
116337
126436
136436
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316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chipiona gets around 55 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
525
625
724
824
924
1024
1124
1223
1323
1423
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
128911
138911
148911
158812
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308614
318614

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
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2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.18:057:13
211.28:047:14
311.28:037:15
411.28:017:15
511.38:007:16
611.37:597:17
711.47:577:18
811.47:567:19
911.47:547:20
1011.57:537:21
1111.57:517:22
1211.57:507:23
1311.67:497:24
1411.67:477:25
1511.77:467:26
1611.77:447:27
1711.77:437:28
1811.87:417:28
1911.87:407:29
2011.97:387:30
2111.97:377:31
2211.97:357:32
2312.07:347:33
2412.07:327:34
2512.17:317:35
2612.17:297:36
2712.27:277:37
2812.27:267:37
2912.27:247:38
3012.37:237:39
3112.37:217:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
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245.5Bright
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265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Chipiona?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Chipiona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chipiona in March

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

In March, Chipiona sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Chipiona in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 21 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Chipiona in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chipiona peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chipiona?

Chipiona sits at 36.7°N, 6.4°W, 6 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Chipiona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chipiona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Chipiona is covered by water (61%) within 3 km, water (64%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Sanlúcar de Barrameda 9.0 km · Rota 14 km · El Puerto de Santa María 24 km · Cadiz 27 km · Jerez de la Frontera 27 km · Puerto Real 32 km · San Fernando 36 km · Lebrija 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 Chipiona (36.7366°, -6.437°, elevation 6 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).