Puerto del Rosario weather in March

In March, Puerto del Rosario sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 55% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 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 Rosario's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto del Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:11 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Puerto del Rosario is capital of Puerto del Rosario Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.4 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical March day in Puerto del Rosario reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Puerto del Rosario weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 17°102.110.47.2
Feb18° / 16°102.4117.1
Mar18° / 17°81.511.87.5
Apr19° / 17°40.912.77.6
May20° / 18°10.313.47.9
Jun21° / 19°0013.88.3
Jul22° / 21°0013.68.7
Aug23° / 21°00138.9
Sep23° / 22°40.612.28.8
Oct22° / 21°10211.38.3
Nov21° / 20°91.910.67.8
Dec19° / 18°182.710.27.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87228
97327
107327
117327
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Puerto del Rosario gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1484210
2474310
3464311
4454411
5444511
6434612
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Wind in March

Winds average 24 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
224breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:286:49
211.47:276:50
311.47:266:51
411.47:256:51
511.57:246:52
611.57:236:53
711.57:226:53
811.67:216:54
911.67:196:55
1011.67:186:55
1111.67:176:56
1211.77:166:56
1311.77:156:57
1411.77:146:58
1511.87:136:58
1611.87:116:59
1711.87:106:59
1811.87:097:00
1911.97:087:00
2011.97:077:01
2111.97:067:02
2212.07:047:02
2312.07:037:03
2412.07:027:03
2512.17:017:04
2612.17:007:04
2712.16:587:05
2812.16:577:06
2912.26:567:06
3012.26:557:07
3112.26:547:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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216.0Bright
226.0Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Puerto del Rosario

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto del Rosario'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 Rosario sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Puerto del Rosario?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto del Rosario in March

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

In March, Puerto del Rosario 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 Rosario 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 at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Dec 19 — about 6.9 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
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Puerto del Rosario 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 Rosario peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto del Rosario?

Puerto del Rosario sits at 28.5°N, 13.9°W, 43 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Oliva, 14 km away.

Topography around Puerto del Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Puerto del Rosario is covered by bare terrain (49%) and water (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
662 m
80 km
759 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: La Oliva 14 km · Pájara 29 km · Puerto del Carmen 51 km · Yaiza 52 km · Tías 55 km · Arrecife 60 km · San Bartolomé 61 km · Teguise 69 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 Rosario (28.5004°, -13.8627°, elevation 43 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).