Montijo weather in March

In March, Montijo sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Montijo's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montijo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:46 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Montijo is capital town of the municipality of Montijo, Spain.

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Montijo reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°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)
1177
2177
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4177
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6177
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How March really feels in Montijo

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Montijo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 488.29.63.9
Feb15° / 426.110.55.0
Mar19° / 436.911.76.5
Apr21° / 10°437.4136.9
May25° / 13°326.114.17.5
Jun30° / 17°112.314.76.1
Jul34° / 19°20.714.44.1
Aug34° / 19°51.113.54.3
Sep29° / 17°243.812.36.5
Oct23° / 13°647.5117.2
Nov17° / 607.79.95.8
Dec14° / 607.79.34.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44852
54852
64951
74951
85149
95149
105248
115347
125446
135545
145644
155644
165743
175743
185743
195842
205743
215743
225644
235545
245446
255446
265347
275248
285149
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Montijo gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
622
722
822
921
1021
1121
1221
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1821
1921
2021
2122
2222
2323
2423
2524
2625
2725
2825
2926
3026
3126

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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131000
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31991

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:087:11
211.18:077:12
311.18:057:13
411.28:047:14
511.28:027:15
611.38:017:16
711.37:597:17
811.37:587:19
911.47:567:20
1011.47:557:21
1111.57:537:22
1211.57:527:23
1311.67:507:24
1411.67:497:25
1511.67:477:26
1611.77:467:27
1711.77:447:28
1811.87:427:29
1911.87:417:30
2011.97:397:31
2111.97:387:32
2211.97:367:33
2312.07:347:34
2412.07:337:35
2512.17:317:36
2612.17:297:37
2712.27:287:38
2812.27:267:39
2912.27:257:40
3012.37:237:41
3112.37:217:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Montijo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Montijo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montijo in March

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

In March, Montijo sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Montijo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montijo peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Montijo?

Montijo sits at 38.9°N, 6.6°W, 201 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mérida, 24 km away.

Topography around Montijo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montijo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m.

The land around Montijo is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
867 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Mérida 24 km · Badajoz 31 km · Almendralejo 31 km · Zafra 56 km · Don Benito 66 km · Cáceres 67 km · Villanueva de la Serena 71 km · Portalegre 82 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 Montijo (38.9084°, -6.6178°, elevation 201 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).