Huercal-Overa weather in March

In March, Huercal-Overa sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 6 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Huercal-Overa's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huercal-Overa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:26 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Huercal-Overa is capital of Huércal-Overa 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Huercal-Overa reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°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)
1165
2165
3166
4166
5176
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Huercal-Overa 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 315.10.69.74.6
Feb15° / 2850.210.65.1
Mar17° / 3960.211.76.3
Apr20° / 366.9012.96.9
May24° / 12°315.70147.7
Jun28° / 17°163.1014.57.3
Jul31° / 19°71.4014.35.9
Aug31° / 19°143.5013.45.7
Sep27° / 16°456.2012.37.3
Oct22° / 12°3860117.4
Nov17° / 355.70.1106.2
Dec14° / 305.30.19.54.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46436
56436
66436
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126535
136535
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156535
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216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266040
276139
286139
296139
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Huercal-Overa gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1202
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3202
4191
5191
6191
7191
8191
9191
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11191
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21200
22190
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27190
28190
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30200
31200

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
1910calm
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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 7:48 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:486:54
211.17:476:55
311.27:456:56
411.27:446:57
511.37:436:58
611.37:416:59
711.37:407:00
811.47:387:01
911.47:377:02
1011.57:357:03
1111.57:347:04
1211.57:327:05
1311.67:317:06
1411.67:297:07
1511.77:287:08
1611.77:267:08
1711.77:257:09
1811.87:237:10
1911.87:227:11
2011.97:207:12
2111.97:197:13
2211.97:177:14
2312.07:167:15
2412.07:147:16
2512.17:137:17
2612.17:117:18
2712.27:097:19
2812.27:087:20
2912.27:067:20
3012.37:057:21
3112.37:037:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Huercal-Overa?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Huercal-Overa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huercal-Overa in March

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

In March, Huercal-Overa sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Huercal-Overa in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 1 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Huercal-Overa 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 Huercal-Overa peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Huercal-Overa?

Huercal-Overa sits at 37.4°N, 1.9°W, 285 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Antas, 16 km away.

Topography around Huercal-Overa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huercal-Overa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,247 m.

The land around Huercal-Overa is covered by grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
1,093 m
80 km
2,247 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Antas 16 km · Águilas 32 km · Lorca 38 km · Níjar 52 km · Totana 57 km · Mazarrón 60 km · Alhama de Murcia 69 km · Baza 74 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 Huercal-Overa (37.3892°, -1.943°, elevation 285 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).