Roquetas de Mar weather in March

In March, Roquetas de Mar sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 Roquetas de Mar's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Roquetas de Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:29 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Roquetas de Mar is capital of Roquetas de Mar Municipality, Spain.

Founded
1954

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 16°C through the month.

A typical March day in Roquetas de Mar reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Roquetas de Mar 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
Jan15° / 12°264.89.85.1
Feb15° / 12°244.610.65.2
Mar16° / 13°254.311.76.0
Apr18° / 15°17412.96.8
May20° / 17°132.513.97.9
Jun23° / 20°40.814.59.2
Jul26° / 23°10.114.39.2
Aug27° / 24°30.613.48.9
Sep24° / 22°141.912.28.7
Oct21° / 18°233.5117.8
Nov18° / 15°284.6106.7
Dec16° / 13°284.29.55.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56832
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107030
117030
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Roquetas de Mar gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
217
317
416
516
616
715
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914
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1513
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2014
2114
2213
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2413
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2612
2712
2812
2912
3012
3112

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
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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 7:50 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:506:57
211.27:496:58
311.27:476:59
411.27:467:00
511.37:457:01
611.37:437:02
711.47:427:03
811.47:417:04
911.47:397:05
1011.57:387:06
1111.57:367:07
1211.57:357:08
1311.67:337:09
1411.67:327:10
1511.77:307:10
1611.77:297:11
1711.77:277:12
1811.87:267:13
1911.87:247:14
2011.97:237:15
2111.97:217:16
2211.97:207:17
2312.07:187:18
2412.07:177:19
2512.17:157:19
2612.17:147:20
2712.27:127:21
2812.27:117:22
2912.27:097:23
3012.37:087:24
3112.37:067:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Roquetas de Mar?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Roquetas de Mar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Roquetas de Mar in March

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

In March, Roquetas de Mar sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Roquetas de Mar 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Oct 20 — about 4.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Roquetas de Mar 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 Roquetas de Mar peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Roquetas de Mar?

Roquetas de Mar sits at 36.8°N, 2.6°W, 12 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vícar, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Roquetas de Mar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Roquetas de Mar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,449 m.

The land around Roquetas de Mar is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (46%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
1,549 m
80 km
3,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Vícar 8.0 km · Almería 16 km · El Ejido 18 km · Berja 31 km · Adra 36 km · Níjar 43 km · Guadix 76 km · Motril 80 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 Roquetas de Mar (36.7642°, -2.6147°, elevation 12 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).