Bilbao Weather in March
Bilbao in March
The short of it: Bilbao in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 99 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Bilbao an average March high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 99 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 17°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 81 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Bilbao runs about middling and about as wet in March. Santutxu, 1 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Bilbao, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SantutxuBasque Country | 1 km SE | 16° | 6° | 98 mm |
| BasauriBasque Country | 4 km SE | 16° | 6° | 95 mm |
| ErandioBasque Country | 6 km NW | 17° | 7° | 100 mm |
| BarakaldoBasque Country | 6 km NW | 17° | 7° | 100 mm |
| ArrigorriagaBasque Country | 7 km SSE | 16° | 6° | 95 mm |
| GaldakaoBasque Country | 8 km ESE | 16° | 6° | 94 mm |
| SestaoBasque Country | 8 km NW | 17° | 7° | 100 mm |
| LeioaBasque Country | 9 km NW | 17° | 7° | 100 mm |