Puerto del Carmen weather in March

In March, Puerto del Carmen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Puerto del Carmen's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto del Carmen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:11 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Puerto del Carmen is human settlement in Tías, Las Palmas, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, 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 18°C through the month.

A typical March day in Puerto del Carmen reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Puerto del Carmen weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 17°122.610.47.1
Feb18° / 16°142.6116.9
Mar18° / 17°91.911.87.2
Apr18° / 17°40.912.77.4
May19° / 18°10.313.47.7
Jun20° / 19°00.113.88.1
Jul21° / 20°0013.78.5
Aug22° / 21°00138.8
Sep23° / 22°30.512.28.7
Oct22° / 21°12211.38.2
Nov21° / 20°132.510.67.6
Dec19° / 18°193.610.27.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
87030
97030
107030
117129
127228
137228
147327
157327
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Puerto del Carmen gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
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47
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
151427
251427
349438
448438
547449
646459
7454610
8444610
9434710
10414810
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25444610
2645459
2746459
2846449
2946449
3046449
31464510

Wind in March

Winds average 26 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
327breezy
427breezy
527breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:276:48
211.47:266:49
311.47:256:50
411.47:246:50
511.57:236:51
611.57:226:52
711.57:216:52
811.57:206:53
911.67:196:54
1011.67:186:54
1111.67:176:55
1211.77:156:55
1311.77:146:56
1411.77:136:57
1511.87:126:57
1611.87:116:58
1711.87:106:58
1811.87:086:59
1911.97:077:00
2011.97:067:00
2111.97:057:01
2212.07:047:01
2312.07:027:02
2412.07:017:03
2512.17:007:03
2612.16:597:04
2712.16:587:04
2812.16:567:05
2912.26:557:05
3012.26:547:06
3112.26:537:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Puerto del Carmen

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto del Carmen's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Puerto del Carmen sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Puerto del Carmen?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Puerto del Carmen for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto del Carmen in March

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

In March, Puerto del Carmen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: sun protection and a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Puerto del Carmen in March

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 September at about 23°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 28 to Dec 16 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov21Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Puerto del Carmen in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto del Carmen peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Puerto del Carmen 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 Puerto del Carmen is worst in February — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1316 µg/m³Jun 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto del Carmen?

Puerto del Carmen sits at 28.9°N, 13.7°W, 44 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tías, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Puerto del Carmen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto del Carmen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m.

The land around Puerto del Carmen is covered by water (44%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (29%) within 16 km, and water (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
596 m
80 km
692 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tías 5.0 km · San Bartolomé 10 km · Yaiza 10 km · Arrecife 12 km · Teguise 18 km · La Oliva 43 km · Puerto del Rosario 51 km · Pájara 77 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 Puerto del Carmen (28.9231°, -13.6658°, elevation 44 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. 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).