Palma del Río weather in March

In March, Palma del Río sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 53 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Palma del Río's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palma del Río's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 53 mm; 6.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:40 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Palma del Río reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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)	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

How March really feels in Palma del Río

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.

Palma del Río weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-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	15° / 6°	47	6.8	9.7	5.0
Feb	17° / 7°	44	5.7	10.5	6.0
Mar	20° / 9°	53	6.3	11.7	7.0
Apr	22° / 11°	46	6.9	12.9	7.3
May	27° / 15°	32	5.5	14	7.3
Jun	32° / 19°	7	1.4	14.6	5.0
Jul	36° / 21°	2	0.4	14.3	2.8
Aug	36° / 21°	3	0.6	13.5	3.0
Sep	31° / 18°	26	4	12.3	5.6
Oct	25° / 14°	61	6.7	11	7.4
Nov	19° / 10°	61	6.5	10	6.6
Dec	16° / 7°	74	7	9.4	5.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 43%.

	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 (%)	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	58	59	60	60	59	60	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	55	55	55	54	54
Cloudier (%)	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	44	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	41	40	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Palma del Río gets around 53 mm of rain over 6.3 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.

	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 (%)	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22

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

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 99% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

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.

	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	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	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
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10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	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 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 8:02 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:36 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	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:16
Sunset (PM)	7:07	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	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	8:02	7:07
2	11.1	8:00	7:08
3	11.2	7:59	7:09
4	11.2	7:58	7:10
5	11.2	7:56	7:11
6	11.3	7:55	7:12
7	11.3	7:53	7:13
8	11.4	7:52	7:14
9	11.4	7:50	7:15
10	11.5	7:49	7:16
11	11.5	7:47	7:17
12	11.5	7:46	7:18
13	11.6	7:44	7:19
14	11.6	7:43	7:20
15	11.7	7:41	7:21
16	11.7	7:40	7:22
17	11.7	7:38	7:23
18	11.8	7:37	7:24
19	11.8	7:35	7:25
20	11.9	7:34	7:26
21	11.9	7:32	7:26
22	11.9	7:31	7:27
23	12.0	7:29	7:28
24	12.0	7:27	7:29
25	12.1	7:26	7:30
26	12.1	7:24	7:31
27	12.2	7:23	7:32
28	12.2	7:21	7:33
29	12.2	7:20	7:34
30	12.3	7:18	7:35
31	12.3	7:16	7:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.76 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)	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	4.0	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Palma del Río?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Palma del Río for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Palma del Río in March

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

In March, Palma del Río sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Palma del Río 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 Palma del Río peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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	2	7	8	7	9	10	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

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

Air quality in Palma del Río 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 Palma del Río is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 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)	11	13	15	12	10	9	10	12	11	11	9	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Palma del Río?

Palma del Río sits at 37.7°N, 5.3°W, 60 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lora del Río, 22 km away.

Topography around Palma del Río

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palma del Río has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Palma del Río is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

trees 57%

16 km

437 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,248 m

trees 43%

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← February Palma del Río year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Lora del Río 22 km · Écija 25 km · Carmona 41 km · Marchena 43 km · Cordoba 49 km · El Viso del Alcor 52 km · Osuna 54 km · El Arahal 54 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 Palma del Río (37.7002°, -5.2812°, elevation 60 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	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	19	8
5	19	8
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	20	8
11	20	9
12	20	9
13	20	9
14	20	9
15	20	9
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10
29	21	10
30	21	10
31	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	54	46
31	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	54	46
31	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	59	41
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	56	44
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	54	46
31	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	98	2