Lugo weather in March

In March, Lugo sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 26% 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 Lugo's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:51 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Lugo is city in Galicia, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Lugo reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3125
4125
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10135
11145
12145
13145
14145
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31146

Lugo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 107130.69.22.1
Feb11° / 8110.40.910.22.7
Mar14° / 8611.60.411.63.7
Apr15° / 9113.30.113.14.1
May18° / 7412.4014.45.3
Jun21° / 12°488.1015.16.7
Jul23° / 13°254.9014.87.9
Aug24° / 14°355.9013.87.8
Sep21° / 12°558.3012.36.8
Oct17° / 10°10912.5010.85.2
Nov13° / 11914.10.19.53.1
Dec11° / 11512.80.38.92.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43367
53565
63565
73664
83763
93862
103961
114060
124159
134258
144258
154258
164357
174357
184357
194159
204159
214159
224060
234060
243763
253763
263664
273565
283466
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Lugo gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1403
2393
3393
4383
5383
6372
7352
8342
9331
10321
11311
12301
13301
14301
15301
16311
17321
18331
19341
20361
21371
22391
23401
24411
25431
26441
27441
28451
29451
30451
31451

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
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11100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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Wind in March

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 8:17 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.98:177:10
210.98:157:12
311.08:137:13
411.08:127:14
511.18:107:15
611.18:087:17
711.28:077:18
811.28:057:19
911.38:037:20
1011.38:017:22
1111.48:007:23
1211.47:587:24
1311.57:567:25
1411.57:547:27
1511.67:537:28
1611.67:517:29
1711.77:497:30
1811.77:477:31
1911.87:457:33
2011.87:447:34
2111.97:427:35
2211.97:407:36
2312.07:387:37
2412.07:367:39
2512.17:347:40
2612.17:337:41
2712.27:317:42
2812.27:297:43
2912.37:277:44
3012.37:257:46
3112.47:247:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lugo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lugo.

What to pack for Lugo in March

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

In March, Lugo sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lugo 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 Lugo peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lugo 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 Lugo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Lugo's WHO annual average of 8.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1715 µg/m³Nov 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lugo?

Lugo sits at 43.0°N, 7.6°W, 465 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Monforte de Lemos, 54 km away.

Topography around Lugo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,928 m.

The land around Lugo is covered by trees (42%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
1,928 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Monforte de Lemos 54 km · Lalín 60 km · Oleiros 71 km · Cambre 72 km · Viveiro 73 km · Culleredo 74 km · Narón 75 km · Villafranca del Bierzo 76 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 Lugo (43.0099°, -7.556°, elevation 465 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. 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).