Barcelona weather in March

In March, Barcelona sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 7 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Barcelona's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barcelona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
46%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Barcelona is capital of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 35 µg/m³ · 2011
Density
1,155/km²
people per km²
Founded
1638

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Barcelona reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Barcelona

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.

Barcelona weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°40.711.58.7
Feb25° / 24°30.311.78.8
Mar25° / 24°70.811.98.4
Apr26° / 25°101.912.27.8
May27° / 25°38712.56.8
Jun27° / 25°4711.312.66.1
Jul27° / 25°5211.512.56.2
Aug27° / 26°5712.712.35.9
Sep28° / 26°4310.212.15.7
Oct28° / 26°337.611.86.4
Nov27° / 26°337.411.56.8
Dec26° / 25°8211.48.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47228
57228
67228
77030
87030
96931
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315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Barcelona gets around 7 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115841
215832
315832
415832
514842
614842
714842
814833
914833
1013843
1113843
1212853
1312853
1411863
1511863
1610873
179883
188893
197903
207903
216913
225923
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244933
253943
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272953
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302953
311954

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in March

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:085:56
211.86:085:56
311.86:075:56
411.86:075:56
511.86:065:56
611.86:065:56
711.86:055:56
811.96:055:56
911.96:045:56
1011.96:045:56
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2012.05:585:56
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.6 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Barcelona?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Barcelona for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barcelona in March

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

In March, Barcelona sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Barcelona in March

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 21 km away) is warmest in October at about 28°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr25Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Barcelona in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barcelona peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Barcelona in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Barcelona is worst in September — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Barcelona's WHO annual average of 35 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1652 µg/m³Jan 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr36Poor
May40Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barcelona?

Barcelona sits at 10.1°N, 64.7°W, 3 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Lecherías, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Barcelona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barcelona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 871 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m.

The land around Barcelona is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
871 m
80 km
2,576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Lecherías 6.0 km · Puerto La Cruz 10 km · Puerto Píritu 39 km · Clarines 57 km · Cumaná 66 km · Araya 68 km · Aragua de Barcelona 77 km · Anaco 83 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Barcelona (10.1384°, -64.6877°, elevation 3 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).