Cieza weather in March

In March, Cieza sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Cieza's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cieza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:25 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
46%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Cieza is municipality seat in Region of Murcia, 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 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cieza reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
3176
4186
5187
6187
7187
8187
9187
10187
11187
12187
13197
14197
15197
16197
17197
18197
19197
20198
21198
22198
23198
24198
25198
26198
27198
28208
29208
30208
31208

How March really feels in Cieza

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.

Cieza weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 254.79.64.9
Feb16° / 244.410.55.7
Mar19° / 36511.76.9
Apr21° / 10°355.9137.3
May25° / 13°285147.8
Jun30° / 17°162.614.66.1
Jul33° / 20°41.214.44.4
Aug33° / 20°122.713.54.4
Sep28° / 17°385.212.36.7
Oct23° / 13°325.7117.7
Nov18° / 325.49.96.5
Dec15° / 284.69.45.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66337
76337
86337
96436
106535
116535
126535
136535
146634
156535
166535
176436
186436
196436
206337
216337
226238
236238
246238
256139
266139
276238
286139
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cieza gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
417
517
617
717
816
916
1016
1116
1215
1315
1415
1515
1615
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:47 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:476:51
211.17:456:52
311.27:446:53
411.27:436:54
511.27:416:55
611.37:406:56
711.37:386:57
811.47:376:58
911.47:356:59
1011.47:347:00
1111.57:327:01
1211.57:317:02
1311.67:297:03
1411.67:287:04
1511.77:267:05
1611.77:257:06
1711.77:237:07
1811.87:217:08
1911.87:207:09
2011.97:187:10
2111.97:177:11
2211.97:157:12
2312.07:147:13
2412.07:127:14
2512.17:107:15
2612.17:097:16
2712.27:077:17
2812.27:067:18
2912.27:047:19
3012.37:027:20
3112.37:017:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cieza?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Cieza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cieza in March

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

In March, Cieza sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Cieza 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 Cieza peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cieza?

Cieza sits at 38.2°N, 1.4°W, 194 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Archena, 17 km away.

Topography around Cieza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cieza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,989 m.

The land around Cieza is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%), trees (25%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
408 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
1,989 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Archena 17 km · Mula 23 km · Molina de Segura 28 km · Jumilla 28 km · Las Torres de Cotillas 28 km · Alcantarilla 35 km · Cehegín 37 km · Murcia 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 Cieza (38.24°, -1.4199°, elevation 194 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).