La Roda weather in March

In March, La Roda sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is La Roda's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Roda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:28 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

La Roda is municipal capital of La Roda, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in La Roda reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°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)
1144
2154
3154
4154
5154
6154
7154
8164
9164
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15175
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28176
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30176
31176

How March really feels in La Roda

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 Roda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 316.50.89.63.0
Feb13° / 305.80.610.53.9
Mar16° / 396.80.311.75.6
Apr19° / 437.90.1136.4
May24° / 11°376.9014.17.4
Jun29° / 16°193.7014.76.4
Jul34° / 19°51.5014.54.2
Aug33° / 19°133.1013.54.6
Sep27° / 15°274.2012.37.3
Oct21° / 10°386.50117.2
Nov15° / 406.30.29.94.9
Dec12° / 406.40.59.33.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75149
85149
95248
105347
115545
125545
135644
145644
155743
165743
175743
185743
195644
205545
215545
225446
235347
245248
255248
265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

La Roda gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1232
2222
3222
4222
5222
6212
7211
8211
9201
10201
11191
12191
13191
14191
15191
16191
17201
18201
19211
20211
21221
22221
23231
24231
25241
26251
27251
28261
29261
30261
31261

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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1612light breeze
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2813light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:51 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:516:53
211.17:496:54
311.17:486:55
411.27:466:56
511.27:456:57
611.27:436:58
711.37:426:59
811.37:407:00
911.47:397:02
1011.47:377:03
1111.57:367:04
1211.57:347:05
1311.67:337:06
1411.67:317:07
1511.67:297:08
1611.77:287:09
1711.77:267:10
1811.87:257:11
1911.87:237:12
2011.97:217:13
2111.97:207:14
2211.97:187:15
2312.07:167:16
2412.07:157:17
2512.17:137:18
2612.17:127:19
2712.27:107:20
2812.27:087:21
2912.37:077:22
3012.37:057:23
3112.37:037:24

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 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 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
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
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 Roda?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Roda in March

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

In March, La Roda sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in La Roda 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 La Roda 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Roda?

La Roda sits at 39.2°N, 2.2°W, 713 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Albacete, 35 km away.

Topography around La Roda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Roda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,349 m.

The land around La Roda is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
1,349 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Albacete 35 km · Villarrobledo 39 km · Tomelloso 75 km · Campo de Criptana 86 km · Hellín 87 km · Alcázar de San Juan 93 km · Cuenca 96 km · Requena 96 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 Roda (39.2073°, -2.1572°, elevation 713 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).