Valdepeñas weather in March

In March, Valdepeñas sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 7.9 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Valdepeñas's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valdepeñas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:33 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Valdepeñas is capital town of the municipality of Valdepeñas, 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Valdepeñas reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 22°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)
1154
2154
3154
4155
5155
6155
7165
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13175
14175
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26176
27176
28177
29187
30187
31187

How March really feels in Valdepeñas

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.

Valdepeñas 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
Jan11° / 417.70.79.63.0
Feb13° / 407.10.510.54.0
Mar17° / 477.90.211.75.6
Apr19° / 558.90.1136.3
May24° / 12°478.3014.17.2
Jun29° / 16°193.7014.76.5
Jul34° / 19°51.6014.44.3
Aug33° / 19°102.5013.54.4
Sep28° / 15°315.2012.36.9
Oct21° / 11°507.70117.1
Nov15° / 4980.19.94.9
Dec12° / 527.70.39.33.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55347
65347
75446
85446
95545
105644
115743
125842
135842
145842
155941
165941
175842
185842
195644
205644
215446
225446
235347
245248
255149
265050
275050
284951
294951
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Valdepeñas gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
626
726
825
925
1024
1124
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1824
1924
2024
2125
2225
2325
2426
2526
2627
2728
2828
2928
3029
3129

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 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:55 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:556:58
211.17:546:59
311.17:527:00
411.27:517:02
511.27:497:03
611.37:487:04
711.37:467:05
811.37:457:06
911.47:437:07
1011.47:427:08
1111.57:407:09
1211.57:397:10
1311.67:377:11
1411.67:367:12
1511.67:347:13
1611.77:337:14
1711.77:317:15
1811.87:297:16
1911.87:287:17
2011.97:267:18
2111.97:257:19
2211.97:237:20
2312.07:217:21
2412.07:207:22
2512.17:187:23
2612.17:177:24
2712.27:157:25
2812.27:137:26
2912.27:127:27
3012.37:107:28
3112.37:087:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Valdepeñas?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Valdepeñas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valdepeñas in March

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

In March, Valdepeñas sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Valdepeñas 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 Valdepeñas peaks around July 17 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valdepeñas?

Valdepeñas sits at 38.8°N, 3.4°W, 714 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Solana, 24 km away.

Topography around Valdepeñas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valdepeñas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m.

The land around Valdepeñas is covered by cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
1,474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: La Solana 24 km · Manzanares 26 km · Daimiel 40 km · Miguelturra 49 km · Ciudad Real 53 km · Tomelloso 54 km · La Carolina 58 km · Puertollano 63 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 Valdepeñas (38.7621°, -3.3848°, elevation 714 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).