Ronda weather in March

In March, Ronda sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 94 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Ronda's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ronda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
94 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:39 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

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

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ronda reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1146
2156
3156
4156
5156
6156
7157
8157
9157
10157
11167
12167
13167
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15167
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28168
29178
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31178

Ronda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 8899.83.5
Feb13° / 79810.64.0
Mar16° / 949.111.75.2
Apr18° / 799.712.95.9
May22° / 12°577.713.97.2
Jun26° / 16°182.514.58.3
Jul30° / 19°20.514.36.6
Aug30° / 19°81.213.46.5
Sep26° / 16°495.312.27.8
Oct21° / 12°98911.16.8
Nov16° / 1058.8105.2
Dec13° / 12499.53.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35248
45248
55347
65347
75347
85446
95545
105545
115743
125743
135842
145941
155842
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195842
205743
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235644
245545
255545
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275446
285446
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ronda gets around 94 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
830
930
1030
1129
1229
1328
1428
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2228
2328
2428
2529
2629
2729
2830
2930
3030
3131

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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2010calm
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3111calm

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 8:00 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.18:007:07
211.27:597:08
311.27:587:09
411.27:567:10
511.37:557:11
611.37:547:12
711.47:527:13
811.47:517:14
911.47:497:15
1011.57:487:16
1111.57:467:17
1211.57:457:18
1311.67:437:19
1411.67:427:20
1511.77:417:21
1611.77:397:22
1711.77:387:23
1811.87:367:23
1911.87:357:24
2011.97:337:25
2111.97:327:26
2211.97:307:27
2312.07:287:28
2412.07:277:29
2512.17:257:30
2612.17:247:31
2712.27:227:31
2812.27:217:32
2912.27:197:33
3012.37:187:34
3112.37:167:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ronda

In seasonPeak

In March, Ronda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ronda's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Ronda?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ronda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ronda in March

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

In March, Ronda sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ronda in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 41 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 4 to Sep 29 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ronda 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 Ronda peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ronda?

Ronda sits at 36.7°N, 5.2°W, 718 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ubrique, 26 km away.

Topography around Ronda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ronda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m around an average of 661 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,476 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,886 m.

The land around Ronda is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (29%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
383 m
16 km
1,476 m
80 km
1,886 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ubrique 26 km · San Pedro Alcántara 32 km · Estepona 35 km · Marbella 36 km · Coín 38 km · Alhaurín el Grande 44 km · Cártama 48 km · Morón de la Frontera 49 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 Ronda (36.7423°, -5.1671°, elevation 718 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).