Ourense weather in March

In March, Ourense sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 84 mm of precipitation across 10.9 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 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Ourense's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ourense's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
84 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:52 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ourense is capital city of the Ourense municipality in Galicia, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 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 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ourense reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°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)
1124
2124
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9144
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25155
26155
27155
28155
29155
30155
31156

Ourense 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° / 10812.40.79.32.1
Feb11° / 779.90.810.32.8
Mar14° / 8410.90.211.64.0
Apr16° / 8513.10.113.14.4
May18° / 7311.8014.45.6
Jun22° / 12°437.50157.2
Jul25° / 13°244.7014.88.1
Aug25° / 13°275013.78.0
Sep22° / 12°487.2012.37.3
Oct18° / 11011.9010.85.4
Nov13° / 11313.10.19.63.2
Dec10° / 11412.30.392.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33565
43565
53565
63763
73763
83862
93961
104060
114258
124357
134357
144555
154555
164555
174654
184654
194555
204456
214456
224357
234357
244258
254159
264060
273862
283862
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ourense gets around 84 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2383
3383
4383
5372
6362
7352
8341
9331
10321
11310
12300
13300
14290
15290
16290
17300
18310
19320
20330
21340
22350
23360
24380
25390
26401
27411
28421
29421
30421
31431

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:25 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.98:177:12
211.08:157:14
311.08:147:15
411.18:127:16
511.18:117:17
611.28:097:19
711.28:077:20
811.38:067:21
911.38:047:22
1011.48:027:23
1111.48:007:25
1211.57:597:26
1311.57:577:27
1411.57:557:28
1511.67:547:29
1611.67:527:30
1711.77:507:32
1811.77:487:33
1911.87:467:34
2011.87:457:35
2111.97:437:36
2211.97:417:37
2312.07:397:39
2412.07:387:40
2512.17:367:41
2612.17:347:42
2712.27:327:43
2812.27:307:44
2912.37:297:46
3012.37:277:47
3112.47:257:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ourense?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ourense for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ourense in March

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

In March, Ourense sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ourense 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 Ourense 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ourense?

Ourense sits at 42.3°N, 7.9°W, 146 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Monforte de Lemos, 35 km away.

Topography around Ourense

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ourense has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 m.

The land around Ourense is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
841 m
80 km
1,765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Monforte de Lemos 35 km · Lalín 41 km · Ponteareas 56 km · Monção 58 km · Redondela 62 km · A Estrada 64 km · Pontevedra 65 km · Ribeira 65 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 Ourense (42.3367°, -7.8641°, elevation 146 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).