Lorca weather in March

In March, Lorca sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 6.1 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 Lorca's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lorca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 39 mm; 6.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:25 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Lorca is capital of Lorca Municipality, Spain.

Air quality: Good; PM10 21.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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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 Lorca 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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	16	5
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

Lorca 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 3°	30	5.1	0.8	9.7	4.5
Feb	15° / 4°	29	5.1	0.5	10.5	5.1
Mar	17° / 6°	39	6.1	0.2	11.7	6.2
Apr	20° / 9°	37	6.9	0	12.9	6.8
May	23° / 12°	35	5.7	0	14	7.7
Jun	28° / 16°	17	3.2	0	14.6	7.5
Jul	31° / 19°	5	1.2	0	14.3	6.2
Aug	31° / 19°	14	3.2	0	13.5	5.9
Sep	26° / 16°	45	5.9	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	22° / 12°	37	5.8	0	11	7.4
Nov	17° / 7°	35	6.2	0.1	10	6.1
Dec	14° / 4°	30	5	0.3	9.4	4.8

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%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	62	62
Cloudier (%)	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	62	38
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Lorca gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	20	2
3	20	2
4	20	2
5	20	2
6	20	2
7	20	1
8	20	1
9	20	1
10	20	1
11	20	1
12	20	1
13	20	1
14	20	1
15	20	1
16	20	1
17	20	1
18	20	0
19	20	0
20	20	0
21	19	0
22	19	0
23	19	0
24	19	0
25	19	0
26	19	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	19	0
30	19	0
31	19	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

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 7:47 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:47	6:53
2	11.1	7:46	6:54
3	11.2	7:45	6:55
4	11.2	7:43	6:56
5	11.2	7:42	6:57
6	11.3	7:40	6:58
7	11.3	7:39	6:59
8	11.4	7:37	7:00
9	11.4	7:36	7:01
10	11.5	7:35	7:02
11	11.5	7:33	7:03
12	11.5	7:32	7:04
13	11.6	7:30	7:05
14	11.6	7:29	7:06
15	11.7	7:27	7:06
16	11.7	7:25	7:07
17	11.7	7:24	7:08
18	11.8	7:22	7:09
19	11.8	7:21	7:10
20	11.9	7:19	7:11
21	11.9	7:18	7:12
22	11.9	7:16	7:13
23	12.0	7:15	7:14
24	12.0	7:13	7:15
25	12.1	7:12	7:16
26	12.1	7:10	7:17
27	12.2	7:08	7:18
28	12.2	7:07	7:19
29	12.2	7:05	7:20
30	12.3	7:04	7:21
31	12.3	7:02	7:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lorca?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lorca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lorca in March

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

In March, Lorca 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 Lorca 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 34 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	15	16	18	21	24	26	24	22	19	16
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Lorca 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 Lorca peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	3	7	8	7	9	10	8	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Lorca?

Lorca sits at 37.7°N, 1.7°W, 339 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Totana, 21 km away.

Topography around Lorca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lorca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m around an average of 365 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,066 m.

The land around Lorca is covered by grassland (26%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (33%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

461 m

grassland 26%

16 km

757 m

grassland 33%

80 km

2,066 m

grassland 29%

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← February Lorca year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Totana 21 km · Águilas 31 km · Alhama de Murcia 31 km · Mazarrón 35 km · Huercal-Overa 38 km · Mula 45 km · Cehegín 48 km · Caravaca 50 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

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 Lorca (37.6712°, -1.7017°, elevation 339 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	16	5
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	20	2
3	20	2
4	20	2
5	20	2
6	20	2
7	20	1
8	20	1
9	20	1
10	20	1
11	20	1
12	20	1
13	20	1
14	20	1
15	20	1
16	20	1
17	20	1
18	20	0
19	20	0
20	20	0
21	19	0
22	19	0
23	19	0
24	19	0
25	19	0
26	19	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	19	0
30	19	0
31	19	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	16	5
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	20	2
3	20	2
4	20	2
5	20	2
6	20	2
7	20	1
8	20	1
9	20	1
10	20	1
11	20	1
12	20	1
13	20	1
14	20	1
15	20	1
16	20	1
17	20	1
18	20	0
19	20	0
20	20	0
21	19	0
22	19	0
23	19	0
24	19	0
25	19	0
26	19	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	19	0
30	19	0
31	19	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	16	5
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	7
28	18	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	20	2
3	20	2
4	20	2
5	20	2
6	20	2
7	20	1
8	20	1
9	20	1
10	20	1
11	20	1
12	20	1
13	20	1
14	20	1
15	20	1
16	20	1
17	20	1
18	20	0
19	20	0
20	20	0
21	19	0
22	19	0
23	19	0
24	19	0
25	19	0
26	19	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	19	0
30	19	0
31	19	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100