Salt weather in March

In March, Salt sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Salt's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salt's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 73 mm; 9.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:09 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

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

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

← February Salt year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Salt reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	16	5
18	16	5
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

How March really feels in Salt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Salt weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 2°	60	7.5	0.7	9.3	3.4
Feb	13° / 3°	55	8.1	1.1	10.3	3.8
Mar	16° / 5°	73	9.2	0.4	11.7	5.0
Apr	18° / 8°	91	11.5	0.2	13.1	5.6
May	21° / 11°	91	11.6	0	14.3	6.3
Jun	26° / 15°	74	10.1	0	15	6.9
Jul	28° / 18°	68	9.6	0	14.7	6.3
Aug	28° / 18°	69	10.2	0	13.7	6.0
Sep	24° / 15°	103	12.3	0	12.3	6.5
Oct	20° / 11°	114	11	0	10.9	6.2
Nov	15° / 6°	76	9	0.1	9.6	4.9
Dec	12° / 3°	60	6.9	0.5	9	3.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	51	51	50	51
Cloudier (%)	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	50	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Salt gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	36
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	3
2	30	3
3	29	3
4	29	3
5	29	2
6	29	2
7	28	2
8	28	2
9	28	1
10	27	1
11	27	1
12	26	1
13	26	1
14	26	1
15	26	1
16	26	1
17	27	1
18	28	1
19	28	1
20	29	1
21	30	1
22	31	1
23	32	1
24	33	1
25	33	1
26	34	1
27	35	1
28	35	1
29	36	1
30	36	1
31	36	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 7:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:34	6:30
2	11.0	7:32	6:31
3	11.0	7:31	6:33
4	11.1	7:29	6:34
5	11.1	7:28	6:35
6	11.2	7:26	6:36
7	11.2	7:24	6:37
8	11.3	7:23	6:39
9	11.3	7:21	6:40
10	11.4	7:19	6:41
11	11.4	7:18	6:42
12	11.5	7:16	6:43
13	11.5	7:14	6:44
14	11.6	7:12	6:46
15	11.6	7:11	6:47
16	11.6	7:09	6:48
17	11.7	7:07	6:49
18	11.7	7:06	6:50
19	11.8	7:04	6:51
20	11.8	7:02	6:53
21	11.9	7:00	6:54
22	11.9	6:58	6:55
23	12.0	6:57	6:56
24	12.0	6:55	6:57
25	12.1	6:53	6:58
26	12.1	6:51	6:59
27	12.2	6:50	7:01
28	12.2	6:48	7:02
29	12.3	6:46	7:03
30	12.3	6:44	7:04
31	12.4	6:43	7:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Salt?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Salt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salt in March

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

In March, Salt sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Salt in March

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 21 to Oct 6 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	13	13	14	16	20	22	24	22	19	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Salt in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salt peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	7	6	8	9	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Salt?

Salt sits at 42.0°N, 2.8°E, 86 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Girona, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Salt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,890 m.

The land around Salt is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (29%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

143 m

artificial surfaces 37%

16 km

952 m

trees 66%

80 km

2,890 m

trees 47%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← February Salt year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Girona 3.0 km · Banyoles 16 km · Sant Feliu de Guíxols 29 km · Lloret de Mar 31 km · Palamós 31 km · Tordera 31 km · Palafrugell 31 km · Blanes 33 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

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 Salt (41.9749°, 2.7928°, elevation 86 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	16	5
18	16	5
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	3
2	30	3
3	29	3
4	29	3
5	29	2
6	29	2
7	28	2
8	28	2
9	28	1
10	27	1
11	27	1
12	26	1
13	26	1
14	26	1
15	26	1
16	26	1
17	27	1
18	28	1
19	28	1
20	29	1
21	30	1
22	31	1
23	32	1
24	33	1
25	33	1
26	34	1
27	35	1
28	35	1
29	36	1
30	36	1
31	36	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	16	5
18	16	5
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	3
2	30	3
3	29	3
4	29	3
5	29	2
6	29	2
7	28	2
8	28	2
9	28	1
10	27	1
11	27	1
12	26	1
13	26	1
14	26	1
15	26	1
16	26	1
17	27	1
18	28	1
19	28	1
20	29	1
21	30	1
22	31	1
23	32	1
24	33	1
25	33	1
26	34	1
27	35	1
28	35	1
29	36	1
30	36	1
31	36	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	16	5
18	16	5
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	3
2	30	3
3	29	3
4	29	3
5	29	2
6	29	2
7	28	2
8	28	2
9	28	1
10	27	1
11	27	1
12	26	1
13	26	1
14	26	1
15	26	1
16	26	1
17	27	1
18	28	1
19	28	1
20	29	1
21	30	1
22	31	1
23	32	1
24	33	1
25	33	1
26	34	1
27	35	1
28	35	1
29	36	1
30	36	1
31	36	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100