Puertollano in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Puertollano sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 143 mm of rain over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 26°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Puertollano's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puertollano's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
143 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
6.5
best season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Puertollano in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 26°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Puertollano reaches about 20°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Puertollano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puertollano weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 407.20.69.63.1
Feb13° / 376.30.310.54.1
Mar17° / 457.50.111.75.8
Apr19° / 538.70136.4
May24° / 12°458.2014.17.3
Jun30° / 17°173.3014.76.3
Jul34° / 20°51.6014.44.0
Aug34° / 20°92.3013.54.2
Sep28° / 16°294.9012.36.9
Oct22° / 12°527.70117.1
Nov15° / 496.909.95.0
Dec12° / 496.80.29.33.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Puertollano gets around 143 mm of rain over 24 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Puertollano?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Puertollano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puertollano in Spring

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

In spring, Puertollano sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Puertollano in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Puertollano peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Puertollano in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Puertollano is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Puertollano's WHO annual average of 17.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1722 µg/m³Nov 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puertollano?

Puertollano sits at 38.7°N, 4.1°W, 701 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Miguelturra, 36 km away.

Topography around Puertollano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puertollano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 715 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Puertollano is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (32%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
322 m
16 km
546 m
80 km
1,165 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Miguelturra 36 km · Ciudad Real 37 km · Daimiel 60 km · La Carolina 63 km · Valdepeñas 63 km · Bailén 72 km · Andújar 72 km · Manzanares 73 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 Puertollano (38.6871°, -4.1073°, elevation 701 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.