Marbella weather in March

In March, Marbella sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 7.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Marbella's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marbella's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 80 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:38 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Marbella is innhabited place in Marbella, Spain.

Air quality: Moderate; PM10 34.7 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical March day in Marbella reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Marbella weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 9°	84	9	9.8	4.1
Feb	14° / 9°	73	7.5	10.6	4.4
Mar	15° / 11°	80	7.9	11.7	5.1
Apr	17° / 12°	54	7.1	12.9	6.0
May	19° / 15°	33	5.3	13.9	7.3
Jun	23° / 18°	9	1.5	14.4	8.9
Jul	26° / 20°	1	0.2	14.2	9.4
Aug	26° / 21°	5	0.9	13.4	9.0
Sep	23° / 19°	31	3.7	12.2	8.4
Oct	20° / 16°	77	7.6	11.1	6.9
Nov	16° / 12°	93	8.1	10.1	5.6
Dec	14° / 10°	116	9.1	9.6	4.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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 (%)	62	62	61	61	60	61	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	63	64	65	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	64	64
Cloudier (%)	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	37	36	35	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	36	36

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Marbella gets around 80 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 27% 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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24

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

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	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 7:59 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:34 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	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:59	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15
Sunset (PM)	7:07	7:08	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	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:59	7:07
2	11.2	7:58	7:08
3	11.2	7:56	7:08
4	11.2	7:55	7:09
5	11.3	7:54	7:10
6	11.3	7:52	7:11
7	11.4	7:51	7:12
8	11.4	7:49	7:13
9	11.4	7:48	7:14
10	11.5	7:47	7:15
11	11.5	7:45	7:16
12	11.6	7:44	7:17
13	11.6	7:42	7:18
14	11.6	7:41	7:19
15	11.7	7:39	7:20
16	11.7	7:38	7:21
17	11.8	7:36	7:21
18	11.8	7:35	7:22
19	11.8	7:33	7:23
20	11.9	7:32	7:24
21	11.9	7:30	7:25
22	12.0	7:29	7:26
23	12.0	7:27	7:27
24	12.0	7:26	7:28
25	12.1	7:24	7:29
26	12.1	7:23	7:29
27	12.1	7:21	7:30
28	12.2	7:20	7:31
29	12.2	7:18	7:32
30	12.3	7:17	7:33
31	12.3	7:15	7:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.96 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	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	4.3	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	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Marbella

In seasonPeak

In March, Marbella sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Marbella's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Marbella?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Marbella for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marbella in March

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

In March, Marbella sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Marbella 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 29 to Oct 3 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	17	19	21	22	21	19	17	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Marbella 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 Marbella 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 8 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Marbella?

Marbella sits at 36.5°N, 4.9°W, 57 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Pedro Alcántara, 10 km away.

Topography around Marbella

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marbella has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,359 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,886 m.

The land around Marbella is covered by water (31%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (38%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (33%), trees (29%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

571 m

water 31%

16 km

1,359 m

water 38%

80 km

1,886 m

water 33%

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

March weather nearby: San Pedro Alcántara 10 km · Coín 20 km · Alhaurín el Grande 23 km · Fuengirola 23 km · Mijas 24 km · Estepona 25 km · Benalmádena 29 km · Cártama 31 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 Marbella (36.5154°, -4.8858°, elevation 57 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	15	10
2	15	10
3	15	10
4	15	10
5	15	10
6	15	10
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	16	11
21	16	11
22	16	11
23	16	11
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	11
29	16	11
30	16	11
31	16	11

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1