Madrid Weather in March
Madrid in March
The short of it: Madrid in March averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 16° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 59 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Madrid an average March high of 32°, a low of 16° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 59 min in mid-March, 29 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Madrid runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Rincón de López, 7 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Madrid, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincón de LópezColima | 7 km WSW | 33° | 17° | 1.0 mm |
| CalerasColima | 10 km S | 33° | 17° | 0.0 mm |
| Pueblo Juárez (La Magdalena)Colima | 11 km NW | 33° | 16° | 2.0 mm |
| CoquimatlánColima | 15 km NNE | 34° | 16° | 0.0 mm |
| Cofradía de JuárezColima | 16 km SSW | 33° | 17° | 0.0 mm |
| IxtlahuacánColima | 17 km ESE | 33° | 17° | 0.0 mm |
| TecománColima | 19 km S | 34° | 17° | 2.0 mm |
| Ciudad de ArmeríaColima | 19 km SSW | 33° | 17° | 2.0 mm |