Palamós weather in March

In March, Palamós sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 47 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Palamós's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palamós's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:08 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical March day in Palamós reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Palamós weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10°566.99.33.7
Feb12° / 10°406.510.33.6
Mar13° / 11°476.211.74.3
Apr15° / 13°446.613.15.0
May18° / 16°334.914.36.5
Jun21° / 19°183.2157.9
Jul24° / 22°121.814.78.9
Aug25° / 23°152.613.78.6
Sep22° / 20°626.312.37.6
Oct19° / 17°818.110.96.6
Nov16° / 14°657.99.65.3
Dec13° / 11°566.794.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45842
55842
65941
76040
86040
96139
106337
116337
126436
136436
146436
156436
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196337
206337
216337
226337
236238
246238
256139
266139
276139
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Palamós gets around 47 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
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422
522
621
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3123

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
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Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
920breezy
1020breezy
1120breezy
1220light breeze
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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 7:32 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:326:29
211.07:316:30
311.07:296:31
411.17:286:33
511.17:266:34
611.27:246:35
711.27:236:36
811.37:216:37
911.37:206:39
1011.47:186:40
1111.47:166:41
1211.57:146:42
1311.57:136:43
1411.67:116:44
1511.67:096:46
1611.77:086:47
1711.77:066:48
1811.77:046:49
1911.87:026:50
2011.87:016:51
2111.96:596:52
2211.96:576:54
2312.06:556:55
2412.06:546:56
2512.16:526:57
2612.16:506:58
2712.26:486:59
2812.26:477:00
2912.36:457:01
3012.36:437:03
3112.46:417:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Palamós?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Palamós for sightseeing.

What to pack for Palamós in March

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

In March, Palamós sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Palamós in March

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 21 to Oct 6 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Palamós in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palamós peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Palamós?

Palamós sits at 41.8°N, 3.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Palafrugell, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Palamós

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palamós has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Palamós is covered by water (53%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Palafrugell 8.0 km · Sant Feliu de Guíxols 11 km · Lloret de Mar 29 km · Girona 29 km · Salt 31 km · Blanes 34 km · Tordera 38 km · Malgrat de Mar 39 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 Palamós (41.8484°, 3.1291°, elevation 11 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).