Ponferrada Weather in March
Ponferrada in March
The short of it: Ponferrada in March averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 5° · rain 84 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & May
Thirty years of records give Ponferrada an average March high of 16°, a low of 5° and some 84 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 16°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 79 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 May.
Against its neighbours, Ponferrada runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Camponaraya, 7 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Ponferrada, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CamponarayaCastille and León | 7 km WNW | 17° | 5° | 89 mm |
| CongostoCastille and León | 10 km NE | 15° | 4° | 82 mm |
| CastropodameCastille and León | 11 km ENE | 14° | 3° | 85 mm |
| CarracedeloCastille and León | 11 km W | 17° | 5° | 92 mm |
| CacabelosCastille and León | 12 km WNW | 16° | 5° | 92 mm |
| VilladecanesCastille and León | 14 km WNW | 16° | 5° | 95 mm |
| BembibreCastille and León | 17 km ENE | 15° | 4° | 82 mm |
| TorenoCastille and León | 18 km NNE | 15° | 4° | 85 mm |