Villena weather in March

In March, Villena sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 5.9 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Villena's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:22 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
48%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Villena is Spanish city.

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Villena 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 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7166
8166
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
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21187
22187
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28187
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How March really feels in Villena

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.

Villena 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 355.10.69.64.2
Feb14° / 305.40.610.54.8
Mar17° / 415.90.111.76.2
Apr20° / 4770136.8
May24° / 12°386.1014.17.6
Jun28° / 16°223.6014.67.0
Jul32° / 19°71.9014.45.4
Aug31° / 19°194.1013.55.4
Sep27° / 16°527012.37.1
Oct22° / 12°446.50117.3
Nov16° / 415.90.29.95.8
Dec13° / 345.30.49.34.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46139
56139
66139
76238
86238
96238
106337
116436
126436
136436
146436
156337
166337
176337
186337
196238
206238
216238
226139
236139
246139
256040
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Villena gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1212
2202
3202
4202
5202
6201
7201
8191
9191
10190
11190
12190
13180
14190
15190
16190
17190
18190
19190
20190
21190
22190
23190
24200
25200
26200
27200
28200
29200
30200
31200

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
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5100
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8100
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21100
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27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 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
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
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2010calm
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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 7:45 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:456:48
211.17:446:49
311.17:426:51
411.27:416:52
511.27:396:53
611.37:386:54
711.37:366:55
811.37:356:56
911.47:336:57
1011.47:326:58
1111.57:306:59
1211.57:297:00
1311.67:277:01
1411.67:267:02
1511.67:247:03
1611.77:227:04
1711.77:217:05
1811.87:197:06
1911.87:187:07
2011.97:167:08
2111.97:157:09
2211.97:137:10
2312.07:117:11
2412.07:107:12
2512.17:087:13
2612.17:067:14
2712.27:057:15
2812.27:037:16
2912.27:027:16
3012.37:007:17
3112.36:587:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Villena?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Villena for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villena in March

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

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

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Villena 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 52 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 May 31 to Nov 4 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Villena 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 Villena 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villena?

Villena sits at 38.6°N, 0.9°W, 525 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Elda, 19 km away.

Topography around Villena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m around an average of 534 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,544 m.

The land around Villena is covered by grassland (34%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), cropland (23%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (30%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
291 m
16 km
791 m
80 km
1,544 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Elda 19 km · Yecla 22 km · Ibi 26 km · Novelda 29 km · Ontinyent 30 km · Almansa 33 km · Aspe 34 km · Alcoy 35 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 Villena (38.6373°, -0.8657°, elevation 525 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).