La Línea de la Concepción weather in March

In March, La Línea de la Concepción sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 77 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. 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 La Línea de la Concepción's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Línea de la Concepción's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:40 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

La Línea de la Concepción is municipal capital of La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28.3 µg/m³ · 2015

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical March day in La Línea de la Concepción reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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La Línea de la Concepción weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 12°899.49.84.7
Feb15° / 12°777.810.64.8
Mar16° / 13°777.911.75.5
Apr17° / 14°496.312.96.4
May20° / 16°243.813.97.6
Jun22° / 19°50.814.49.0
Jul25° / 21°10.114.29.5
Aug25° / 22°40.713.49.1
Sep23° / 20°323.312.28.5
Oct20° / 18°777.411.17.0
Nov17° / 15°948.710.16.0
Dec16° / 13°11410.19.65.0

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
46139
56139
66040
76040
86040
96139
106040
116139
126139
136238
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156337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

La Línea de la Concepción gets around 77 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
627
727
827
926
1026
1125
1225
1325
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1923
2023
2123
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2823
2923
3023
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
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21928
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25928
26928
27928
28928
29928
30928
31928

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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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 8:00 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.18:007:09
211.27:597:10
311.27:587:11
411.37:577:12
511.37:557:13
611.37:547:13
711.47:527:14
811.47:517:15
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1311.67:447:20
1411.67:437:21
1511.77:417:22
1611.77:407:23
1711.87:387:23
1811.87:377:24
1911.87:357:25
2011.97:347:26
2111.97:327:27
2212.07:317:28
2312.07:297:29
2412.07:287:29
2512.17:267:30
2612.17:257:31
2712.17:237:32
2812.27:227:33
2912.27:207:34
3012.37:197:35
3112.37:177:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for La Línea de la Concepción

In seasonPeak

In March, La Línea de la Concepción sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

La Línea de la Concepción's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit La Línea de la Concepción?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit La Línea de la Concepción for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Línea de la Concepción in March

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

In March, La Línea de la Concepción sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near La Línea de la Concepción 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Sep 29 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in La Línea de la Concepción 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 Línea de la Concepción peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in La Línea de la Concepción in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in La Línea de la Concepción is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1616 µg/m³Jun 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Línea de la Concepción?

La Línea de la Concepción sits at 36.2°N, 5.3°W, 4 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Gibraltar, 3.0 km away.

Topography around La Línea de la Concepción

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Línea de la Concepción.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Línea de la Concepción has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m.

The land around La Línea de la Concepción is covered by water (46%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
1,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Gibraltar 3.0 km · San Roque 6.0 km · Algeciras 10 km · Los Barrios 13 km · Tarifa 29 km · Ceuta 31 km · Estepona 34 km · Fnidek 35 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 Línea de la Concepción (36.1681°, -5.3478°, elevation 4 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).