La Carolina weather in March

In March, La Carolina sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 La Carolina's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Carolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:33 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

La Carolina is municipal capital of La Carolina, Jaén, Andalusia, 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 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in La Carolina reaches about 18°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 12°C and 23°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)
1165
2165
3165
4166
5166
6176
7176
8176
9176
10176
11176
12186
13186
14187
15187
16187
17187
18187
19187
20187
21187
22187
23187
24187
25187
26198
27198
28198
29198
30198
31198

How March really feels in La Carolina

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.

La Carolina weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 538.20.59.63.6
Feb14° / 507.50.310.54.5
Mar18° / 528.70.211.76.1
Apr20° / 538.60136.6
May25° / 13°397.50147.3
Jun31° / 18°163.3014.65.8
Jul35° / 21°31.1014.43.4
Aug34° / 21°72.1013.53.6
Sep29° / 17°284.8012.36.4
Oct23° / 12°507.30117.3
Nov16° / 588.40.19.95.4
Dec13° / 658.10.19.43.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65248
75248
85446
95545
105644
115644
125743
135842
145941
155941
165941
175842
185842
195842
205644
215644
225446
235446
245248
255248
265050
275050
285050
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

La Carolina gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2292
3292
4292
5292
6282
7282
8272
9271
10261
11261
12261
13251
14251
15250
16260
17260
18260
19270
20270
21280
22280
23280
24290
25290
26290
27290
28290
29290
30290
31290

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.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
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 7:56 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:567:00
211.17:547:01
311.27:537:02
411.27:517:03
511.27:507:04
611.37:487:05
711.37:477:06
811.47:467:07
911.47:447:08
1011.47:437:09
1111.57:417:10
1211.57:407:11
1311.67:387:12
1411.67:367:13
1511.77:357:14
1611.77:337:15
1711.77:327:16
1811.87:307:17
1911.87:297:18
2011.97:277:19
2111.97:257:20
2211.97:247:21
2312.07:227:22
2412.07:217:23
2512.17:197:24
2612.17:187:25
2712.27:167:25
2812.27:147:26
2912.27:137:27
3012.37:117:28
3112.37:107:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit La Carolina?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit La Carolina for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Carolina in March

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

In March, La Carolina sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Carolina 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 La Carolina peaks around July 17 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Carolina?

La Carolina sits at 38.3°N, 3.6°W, 602 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Linares, 20 km away.

Topography around La Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,004 m.

The land around La Carolina is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
1,006 m
80 km
2,004 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Linares 20 km · Bailén 24 km · Baeza 34 km · Úbeda 36 km · Andújar 46 km · Villanueva del Arzobispo 54 km · Campiña 56 km · Valdepeñas 58 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 La Carolina (38.2756°, -3.6153°, elevation 602 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).