Guadalajara weather in March

In March, Guadalajara sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 37% 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 Guadalajara's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guadalajara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:32 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Guadalajara is city in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.7 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Guadalajara reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°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
2133
3133
4143
5143
6143
7143
8143
9153
10153
11153
12153
13154
14154
15164
16164
17164
18164
19164
20164
21164
22164
23164
24164
25164
26164
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

How March really feels in Guadalajara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Guadalajara weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 437.51.39.42.1
Feb11° / 3461.210.43.2
Mar15° / 417.20.411.75.0
Apr18° / 508.40.1135.9
May22° / 10°438.1014.27.0
Jun28° / 14°194014.87.1
Jul32° / 17°71.7014.65.2
Aug31° / 17°92.1013.65.5
Sep26° / 13°234.3012.37.7
Oct19° / 608010.96.5
Nov13° / 577.80.29.73.9
Dec10° / 447.20.69.12.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45248
55248
65347
75446
85446
95545
105743
115743
125842
135842
145941
155941
165842
175842
185743
195644
205545
215446
225347
235149
245149
254951
264852
274753
284753
294753
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Guadalajara gets around 41 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 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1235
2234
3234
4234
5233
6233
7232
8222
9222
10222
11211
12211
13211
14211
15211
16211
17221
18221
19231
20231
21231
22241
23241
24241
25251
26251
27261
28261
29271
30271
31271

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 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:56 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:566:55
211.07:556:57
311.17:536:58
411.17:526:59
511.27:507:00
611.27:497:01
711.37:477:02
811.37:457:03
911.37:447:05
1011.47:427:06
1111.47:417:07
1211.57:397:08
1311.57:377:09
1411.67:367:10
1511.67:347:11
1611.77:327:12
1711.77:317:13
1811.87:297:14
1911.87:277:16
2011.97:267:17
2111.97:247:18
2211.97:227:19
2312.07:217:20
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
3112.47:077:28

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 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 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
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Guadalajara?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Guadalajara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guadalajara in March

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

In March, Guadalajara sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Guadalajara 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 Guadalajara 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 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guadalajara?

Guadalajara sits at 40.6°N, 3.2°W, 722 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Azuqueca de Henares, 11 km away.

Topography around Guadalajara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadalajara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,931 m.

The land around Guadalajara is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), trees (30%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
1,931 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Azuqueca de Henares 11 km · Alcalá de Henares 23 km · Algete 29 km · Torrejón de Ardoz 32 km · Mejorada del Campo 38 km · San Fernando de Henares 39 km · Barajas de Madrid 39 km · Rejas 40 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 Guadalajara (40.6286°, -3.1618°, elevation 722 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).