Monforte de Lemos weather in March

In March, Monforte de Lemos sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 11.9 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 28% 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 Monforte de Lemos's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monforte de Lemos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 101 mm; 11.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:50 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Monforte de Lemos is municipal capital of Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

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

A typical March day in Monforte de Lemos reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°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.

	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)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How March really feels in Monforte de Lemos

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Monforte de Lemos 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 3°	122	13.4	1.7	9.2	1.7
Feb	11° / 3°	91	11.1	2.2	10.3	2.4
Mar	13° / 4°	101	11.9	1.1	11.6	3.6
Apr	15° / 6°	103	13.9	0.4	13.1	4.0
May	18° / 8°	90	13.4	0	14.4	5.2
Jun	21° / 11°	58	9	0	15.1	6.8
Jul	24° / 13°	32	5.7	0	14.8	7.9
Aug	24° / 13°	38	6.2	0	13.7	7.9
Sep	21° / 11°	64	8.9	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	17° / 9°	126	12.8	0	10.8	5.0
Nov	12° / 5°	135	14.8	0.3	9.6	2.8
Dec	10° / 4°	133	13	0.8	8.9	2.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

	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 (%)	33	33	33	34	34	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	40	39	39	38	36	36	36	35	35	35	34
Cloudier (%)	67	67	67	66	66	64	64	63	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58	59	60	61	61	62	64	64	64	65	65	65	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Monforte de Lemos gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	42	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	47
Snow chance (%)	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	8
2	42	8
3	42	8
4	41	7
5	40	7
6	39	6
7	38	5
8	37	5
9	36	4
10	34	3
11	33	3
12	32	3
13	32	2
14	32	2
15	32	2
16	32	2
17	33	2
18	34	2
19	35	2
20	36	2
21	37	2
22	39	2
23	40	3
24	42	3
25	43	3
26	44	3
27	45	3
28	46	3
29	47	3
30	47	3
31	47	3

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

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 8:16 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:46 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)	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:16	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:24
Sunset (PM)	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	8:16	7:11
2	11.0	8:14	7:12
3	11.0	8:13	7:13
4	11.1	8:11	7:15
5	11.1	8:09	7:16
6	11.2	8:08	7:17
7	11.2	8:06	7:18
8	11.3	8:04	7:19
9	11.3	8:03	7:21
10	11.3	8:01	7:22
11	11.4	7:59	7:23
12	11.4	7:57	7:24
13	11.5	7:56	7:25
14	11.5	7:54	7:27
15	11.6	7:52	7:28
16	11.6	7:50	7:29
17	11.7	7:49	7:30
18	11.7	7:47	7:31
19	11.8	7:45	7:33
20	11.8	7:43	7:34
21	11.9	7:42	7:35
22	11.9	7:40	7:36
23	12.0	7:38	7:37
24	12.0	7:36	7:38
25	12.1	7:34	7:40
26	12.1	7:33	7:41
27	12.2	7:31	7:42
28	12.2	7:29	7:43
29	12.3	7:27	7:44
30	12.3	7:25	7:45
31	12.4	7:24	7:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.8 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)	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Monforte de Lemos?

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

3.6

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 Monforte de Lemos.

What to pack for Monforte de Lemos in March

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

In March, Monforte de Lemos sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Monforte de Lemos 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 Monforte de Lemos peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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	5	7	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Monforte de Lemos 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 Monforte de Lemos is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	10	12	12	8	9	20	10	11	12	7	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	8	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	10	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Monforte de Lemos?

Monforte de Lemos sits at 42.5°N, 7.5°W, 295 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ourense, 35 km away.

Topography around Monforte de Lemos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monforte de Lemos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 870 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,074 m.

The land around Monforte de Lemos is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

86 m

grassland 53%

16 km

870 m

trees 64%

80 km

2,074 m

trees 58%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← February Monforte de Lemos year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Ourense 35 km · Lalín 51 km · Lugo 54 km · Villafranca del Bierzo 58 km · Ponferrada 75 km · Ribeira 80 km · A Estrada 82 km · Chaves 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

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 Monforte de Lemos (42.5217°, -7.5142°, elevation 295 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	8
2	42	8
3	42	8
4	41	7
5	40	7
6	39	6
7	38	5
8	37	5
9	36	4
10	34	3
11	33	3
12	32	3
13	32	2
14	32	2
15	32	2
16	32	2
17	33	2
18	34	2
19	35	2
20	36	2
21	37	2
22	39	2
23	40	3
24	42	3
25	43	3
26	44	3
27	45	3
28	46	3
29	47	3
30	47	3
31	47	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	8
2	42	8
3	42	8
4	41	7
5	40	7
6	39	6
7	38	5
8	37	5
9	36	4
10	34	3
11	33	3
12	32	3
13	32	2
14	32	2
15	32	2
16	32	2
17	33	2
18	34	2
19	35	2
20	36	2
21	37	2
22	39	2
23	40	3
24	42	3
25	43	3
26	44	3
27	45	3
28	46	3
29	47	3
30	47	3
31	47	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	37	63
9	38	62
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	8
2	42	8
3	42	8
4	41	7
5	40	7
6	39	6
7	38	5
8	37	5
9	36	4
10	34	3
11	33	3
12	32	3
13	32	2
14	32	2
15	32	2
16	32	2
17	33	2
18	34	2
19	35	2
20	36	2
21	37	2
22	39	2
23	40	3
24	42	3
25	43	3
26	44	3
27	45	3
28	46	3
29	47	3
30	47	3
31	47	3

	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