San Bartolomé weather in March

In March, San Bartolomé sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 56% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is San Bartolomé's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Bartolomé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:11 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

San Bartolomé is capital town of the municipality of San Bartolomé, Spain.

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 San Bartolomé reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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San Bartolomé weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 17°122.310.47.1
Feb18° / 16°122.5116.9
Mar18° / 17°91.811.87.2
Apr18° / 17°30.812.77.5
May19° / 18°10.313.47.7
Jun20° / 19°00.113.88.1
Jul21° / 21°0013.78.5
Aug22° / 21°00138.8
Sep23° / 22°30.412.28.7
Oct22° / 21°111.811.38.3
Nov21° / 20°122.210.67.7
Dec19° / 18°192.810.27.4

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47129
57129
67030
77228
87228
97228
107228
117327
127327
137426
147426
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Bartolomé gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
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47
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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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
151427
250428
349438
448439
547449
646459
7444610
8434710
9424810
10414910
11395110
12385111
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Wind in March

Winds average 26 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
327breezy
427breezy
527breezy
626breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:276:48
211.47:266:49
311.47:256:49
411.47:246:50
511.57:236:51
611.57:226:51
711.57:216:52
811.57:206:53
911.67:196:53
1011.67:186:54
1111.67:166:55
1211.77:156:55
1311.77:146:56
1411.77:136:56
1511.87:126:57
1611.87:116:58
1711.87:096:58
1811.87:086:59
1911.97:076:59
2011.97:067:00
2111.97:057:01
2212.07:037:01
2312.07:027:02
2412.07:017:02
2512.17:007:03
2612.16:597:03
2712.16:577:04
2812.16:567:05
2912.26:557:05
3012.26:547:06
3112.26:537:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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155.8Bright
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205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for San Bartolomé

In seasonPeak

None of San Bartolomé's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

San Bartolomé sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit San Bartolomé?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit San Bartolomé for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Bartolomé in March

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

In March, San Bartolomé sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: sun protection and a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near San Bartolomé 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 29 to Dec 19 — about 6.7 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 San Bartolomé 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 San Bartolomé 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
Feb5High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in San Bartolomé in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in San Bartolomé is worst in February — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1316 µg/m³Jun 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Bartolomé?

San Bartolomé sits at 29.0°N, 13.6°W, 275 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tías, 5.0 km away.

Topography around San Bartolomé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Bartolomé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m around an average of 246 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m.

The land around San Bartolomé is covered by grassland (62%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, water (35%), bare terrain (31%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
426 m
16 km
668 m
80 km
669 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tías 5.0 km · Arrecife 8.0 km · Teguise 8.0 km · Puerto del Carmen 10 km · Yaiza 16 km · La Oliva 53 km · Puerto del Rosario 61 km · Pájara 87 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 San Bartolomé (29.0009°, -13.613°, elevation 275 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).