Villajoyosa weather in March

In March, Villajoyosa sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Villajoyosa's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villajoyosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:20 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Villajoyosa is capital town of the municipality of Villajoyosa, 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 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Villajoyosa reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Villajoyosa 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
Jan14° / 375.49.64.5
Feb14° / 305.410.54.7
Mar16° / 10°37611.75.5
Apr18° / 12°447.1136.2
May21° / 15°335.514.17.4
Jun25° / 19°142.614.68.6
Jul27° / 22°51.314.48.4
Aug28° / 22°133.213.57.7
Sep25° / 19°496.812.37.6
Oct21° / 16°486.8117.2
Nov17° / 12°476.59.96.1
Dec14° / 365.49.44.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Villajoyosa gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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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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Wind in March

Winds average 13 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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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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 7:42 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:426:46
211.17:416:47
311.17:406:48
411.27:386:49
511.27:376:50
611.37:356:51
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2011.97:147:05
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2211.97:107:07
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2412.07:077:09
2512.17:067:10
2612.17:047:11
2712.27:027:12
2812.27:017:13
2912.26:597:14
3012.36:587:15
3112.36:567:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Villajoyosa?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Villajoyosa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villajoyosa in March

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

In March, Villajoyosa sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Villajoyosa 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 18 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 Villajoyosa 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 Villajoyosa 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villajoyosa?

Villajoyosa sits at 38.5°N, 0.2°W, 39 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Benidorm, 10 km away.

Topography around Villajoyosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villajoyosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,548 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,544 m.

The land around Villajoyosa is covered by water (42%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
1,548 m
80 km
1,544 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Benidorm 10 km · l'Alfàs del Pi 14 km · la Nucia 15 km · El Campello 17 km · Altea 19 km · Mutxamel 21 km · Sant Joan d'Alacant 21 km · Alicante 28 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 Villajoyosa (38.5075°, -0.2335°, elevation 39 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).