Sanlúcar de Barrameda weather in March

In March, Sanlúcar de Barrameda sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 56 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanlúcar de Barrameda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:44 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sanlúcar de Barrameda is human settlement in Cadiz, 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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sanlúcar de Barrameda reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Sanlúcar de Barrameda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 567.49.85.7
Feb18° / 535.710.66.4
Mar20° / 11°567.311.77.0
Apr22° / 13°496.712.97.4
May25° / 16°304.913.97.9
Jun29° / 19°71.314.57.0
Jul32° / 21°10.314.35.2
Aug33° / 21°30.513.45.1
Sep29° / 19°263.612.26.7
Oct25° / 16°747.7117.4
Nov20° / 12°687.1106.9
Dec17° / 797.59.56.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95941
106040
116040
126139
136238
146238
156337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sanlúcar de Barrameda gets around 56 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
724
824
924
1023
1123
1223
1323
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2423
2523
2623
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17928
18928
19928
20928
21919
22919
23919
24919
25919
269010
279010
289010
299010
309010
319010

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light 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 8:05 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.18:057:12
211.28:047:13
311.28:027:14
411.28:017:15
511.38:007:16
611.37:587:17
711.47:577:18
811.47:557:19
911.47:547:20
1011.57:537:21
1111.57:517:22
1211.57:507:23
1311.67:487:24
1411.67:477:24
1511.77:457:25
1611.77:447:26
1711.77:427:27
1811.87:417:28
1911.87:397:29
2011.97:387:30
2111.97:367:31
2211.97:357:32
2312.07:337:33
2412.07:327:34
2512.17:307:34
2612.17:297:35
2712.27:277:36
2812.27:267:37
2912.27:247:38
3012.37:237:39
3112.37:217:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
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104.7Bright
114.8Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Sanlúcar de Barrameda for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sanlúcar de Barrameda in March

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

In March, Sanlúcar de Barrameda sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Sanlúcar de Barrameda in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 21 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

Sanlúcar de Barrameda sits at 36.8°N, 6.4°W, 12 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Chipiona, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanlúcar de Barrameda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,103 m.

The land around Sanlúcar de Barrameda is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), grassland (26%) and water (21%) within 3 km, cropland (33%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
1,103 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Chipiona 9.0 km · Rota 17 km · Jerez de la Frontera 22 km · El Puerto de Santa María 23 km · Cadiz 29 km · Lebrija 29 km · Puerto Real 31 km · San Fernando 36 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda (36.7781°, -6.3515°, 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).