León weather in March

In March, León sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is León's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see León's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:43 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

León is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
~28 BCE

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 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in León reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4123
5123
6123
7133
8133
9133
10133
11133
12143
13143
14143
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21144
22144
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26144
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28144
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30144
31144

How March really feels in León

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

León 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 / 548.81.99.21.5
Feb10° / 346.91.310.32.5
Mar14° / 448.90.511.64.0
Apr16° / 5110.20.213.14.8
May20° / 509.6014.46.3
Jun25° / 12°316015.17.6
Jul28° / 14°193.9014.87.2
Aug28° / 14°203.7013.77.3
Sep24° / 11°305012.37.8
Oct18° / 719.1010.85.7
Nov12° / 589.70.29.63.0
Dec / 598.90.78.91.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44654
54654
64654
74753
84852
94951
105050
115149
125248
135248
145347
155347
165347
175347
185248
195149
205149
215149
224951
234951
244852
254753
264753
274555
284555
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

León gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1294
2294
3294
4284
5283
6283
7272
8272
9262
10252
11251
12241
13241
14241
15241
16241
17251
18261
19271
20281
21281
22292
23302
24312
25322
26332
27342
28342
29342
30341
31341

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 11 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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.98:087:03
211.08:067:04
311.08:057:05
411.18:037:07
511.18:027:08
611.28:007:09
711.27:587:10
811.37:577:12
911.37:557:13
1011.37:537:14
1111.47:517:15
1211.47:507:16
1311.57:487:18
1411.57:467:19
1511.67:447:20
1611.67:437:21
1711.77:417:22
1811.77:397:24
1911.87:377:25
2011.87:367:26
2111.97:347:27
2211.97:327:28
2312.07:307:29
2412.07:287:31
2512.17:277:32
2612.17:257:33
2712.27:237:34
2812.27:217:35
2912.37:197:36
3012.37:187:38
3112.47:167:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit León?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit León for sightseeing.

What to pack for León in March

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

In March, León sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in León in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in León peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is León?

León sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 844 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Andrés del Rabanedo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around León

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around León has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 838 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,268 m.

The land around León is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
2,268 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: San Andrés del Rabanedo 4.0 km · Villaquilambre 5.0 km · Benavente 67 km · Mieres 74 km · Sama 78 km · La Felguera 79 km · Ponferrada 84 km · Oviedo 87 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 León (42.6°, -5.5703°, elevation 844 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).