San Javier weather in March

In March, San Javier sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 55% 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 San Javier's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Javier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:22 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

San Javier is capital town of the municipality of San Javier, 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 16°C through the month.

A typical March day in San Javier reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 4°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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San Javier weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 11°354.99.75.1
Feb15° / 11°224.110.55.2
Mar16° / 12°304.511.75.8
Apr17° / 14°253.512.96.8
May20° / 17°182.5147.8
Jun23° / 20°5114.69.1
Jul26° / 23°20.314.39.1
Aug27° / 24°81.713.58.6
Sep25° / 22°404.312.38.2
Oct22° / 19°395.1117.6
Nov18° / 15°405.8106.7
Dec16° / 12°3259.45.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46931
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97030
107129
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Javier gets around 30 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
515
615
715
814
914
1014
1113
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1313
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1513
1613
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2814
2914
3014
3114

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13973
14973
15973
16973
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22955
23955
24946
25946
26937
27937
28928
29928
30919
31919

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light 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 7:44 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:446:49
211.17:436:50
311.27:416:51
411.27:406:52
511.27:386:53
611.37:376:54
711.37:366:55
811.47:346:56
911.47:336:57
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1211.57:287:00
1311.67:277:01
1411.67:257:02
1511.77:247:03
1611.77:227:04
1711.77:217:05
1811.87:197:06
1911.87:177:07
2011.97:167:08
2111.97:147:09
2211.97:137:10
2312.07:117:11
2412.07:107:12
2512.17:087:12
2612.17:067:13
2712.27:057:14
2812.27:037:15
2912.27:027:16
3012.37:007:17
3112.36:597:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
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144.9Bright
155.0Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit San Javier?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit San Javier for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Javier in March

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

In March, San Javier sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near San Javier 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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 4 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in San Javier in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Javier peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is San Javier?

San Javier sits at 37.8°N, 0.8°W, 27 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Pedro del Pinatar, 5.0 km away.

Topography around San Javier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Javier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around San Javier is covered by cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, water (35%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: San Pedro del Pinatar 5.0 km · Los Alcázares 7.0 km · Pilar de la Horadada 8.0 km · Torre-Pacheco 12 km · La Unión 21 km · Atamaría 23 km · Torrevieja 24 km · Barrio de Peral 24 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 Javier (37.8063°, -0.8374°, elevation 27 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).