Tarancón weather in March

In March, Tarancón sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 37% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tarancón's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarancón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:31 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Tarancón is capital of Tarancón Municipality, 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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tarancón 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 10°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2143
3143
4144
5144
6144
7154
8154
9154
10154
11154
12164
13164
14165
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22165
23165
24165
25165
26165
27165
28166
29166
30166
31176

How March really feels in Tarancón

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.

Tarancón weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 458.10.99.52.4
Feb12° / 407.2110.43.4
Mar16° / 488.10.411.75.1
Apr18° / 579.10.1136.0
May23° / 11°498.2014.27.1
Jun29° / 15°244.5014.86.7
Jul33° / 19°91.6014.54.7
Aug32° / 18°122.7013.64.9
Sep27° / 14°274.5012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°628.5010.96.7
Nov14° / 608.40.19.84.2
Dec11° / 558.30.89.22.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
45050
55050
65149
75248
85248
95347
105446
115545
125644
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185644
195545
205446
215347
225248
235149
245149
254951
264951
274852
284852
294852
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tarancón gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1273
2273
3263
4262
5262
6252
7252
8252
9241
10241
11231
12231
13231
14231
15231
16231
17241
18241
19251
20251
21261
22261
23271
24281
25281
26291
27301
28301
29311
30311
31311

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:556:56
211.17:546:57
311.17:526:58
411.17:516:59
511.27:497:00
611.27:477:01
711.37:467:02
811.37:447:03
911.47:437:04
1011.47:417:05
1111.47:407:07
1211.57:387:08
1311.57:367:09
1411.67:357:10
1511.67:337:11
1611.77:317:12
1711.77:307:13
1811.87:287:14
1911.87:277:15
2011.97:257:16
2111.97:237:17
2211.97:227:18
2312.07:207:19
2412.07:187:20
2512.17:177:21
2612.17:157:22
2712.27:137:23
2812.27:127:24
2912.37:107:25
3012.37:087:26
3112.37:077:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tarancón?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tarancón for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarancón in March

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

In March, Tarancón sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tarancón 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 Tarancón peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tarancón?

Tarancón sits at 40.0°N, 3.0°W, 817 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arganda, 49 km away.

Topography around Tarancón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarancón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 786 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m.

The land around Tarancón is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
428 m
80 km
921 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Arganda 49 km · Aranjuez 51 km · San Martín de la Vega 53 km · Ciempozuelos 55 km · Rivas-Vaciamadrid 55 km · Mejorada del Campo 59 km · Seseña 60 km · Alcalá de Henares 61 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 Tarancón (40.0085°, -3.0073°, elevation 817 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. 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).