Early March 1 March
61°F
Typical afternoon high
21% historical wet-day frequency
Spain · City
Barcelona & Catalonia
in March.
Is March a good time?
Mild days.
More overnight stays than February.
March averages 63°F afternoons and 56°F seas, with about 7 rain days. Later March is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 63°F
- Sea
- 56°F
- Visitor demand
- 28%of August peak
Historical Cataluña regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Barcelona, Costa Brava and Girona; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
8.0/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#6 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather8.0/10Very good
CrowdsLow seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostModeratefor Europe
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your March
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 63°F (17°C): light layers; nights around 45°F (7°C): a warm coat. About 12 hours of daylight. About 7 rain days in a typical March.
Can I swim in March?
The sea averages 56°F. Our swimming guide: very cold: wetsuit weather. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.
Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 12 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 07:08 and sets about 18:59 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 45°F (7°C); afternoons reach about 63°F (17°C). Expect rain on about 7 days in a typical March.
Typical afternoon
63°F (17°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Marches
Night low
45°F (7°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
56°F (14°C)
very cold; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
11h 52m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late March?
Late March is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 61°F on the 1st, versus 65°F on the 31st.
Mid March 15 March
63°F
Typical afternoon high
23% historical wet-day frequency
Late March 31 March
65°F
Typical afternoon high
20% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesMarch 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
March 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161° | 261° | 361° | 462° | 562° | 662° | 762° |
| 862° | 963° | 1063° | 1163° | 1263° | 1363° | 1463° |
| 1563° | 1663° | 1763° | 1863° | 1963° | 2063° | 2164° |
| 2264° | 2364° | 2464° | 2564° | 2664° | 2765° | 2865° |
| 2965° | 3065° | 3165° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 61°F (16°C) in the first week to 65°F (18°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 20–26%. Local schools are out 20–29 March 2027.
Schools here are off 20–29 March 2027 (Easter holidays). Elsewhere in March 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 27%, Italy 19%, France 10%, Netherlands 38%. (School holidays: official calendar, compiled by Bigfoot Wanders; other countries from OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds, cost and getting there
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Low season. March averages 28% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than February.
Overnight stays across Cataluña do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
About usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €129 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Historical hotel average
€129
2024–2025 monthly average; hotel revenue per occupied room-night; not a current booking quote. −1% vs this region's usual month.
Spain as a whole
Below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 84 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from New York JFK, Atlanta, Newark and Miami and 4 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat
The historical regional amount comes from INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room; the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.
Year-to-year variation
How much does March vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 61°F (16°C) and 67°F (20°C); in 14 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 63°F (17°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 16; half the years had 4–9.
Rain days in each March
Rain days
7
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 12 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
9 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no March in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
23 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded MarchHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61°F | 7 |
| 2012 | 65°F | 4 |
| 2013 | 62°F | 9 |
| 2014 | 65°F | 4 |
| 2015 | 63°F | 6 |
| 2016 | 62°F | 7 |
| 2017 | 65°F | 5 |
| 2018 | 62°F | 7 |
| 2019 | 66°F | 2 |
| 2020 | 63°F | 8 |
| 2021 | 63°F | 4 |
| 2022 | 61°F | 14 |
| 2023 | 67°F | 0 |
| 2024 | 65°F | 9 |
| 2025 | 61°F | 16 |
Checked against 79 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
February, March
or April?
| Typical conditions | Feb | Mar | Apr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 59°F | 63°F | 68°F |
| Sea | 56°F | 56°F | 59°F |
| Rain days | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Overnight demand | 21% | 28% | 42% |
February: Cooler afternoons and fewer rain days than March. Less overnight demand. February guide →
April: Warmer afternoons and warmer sea than March. More overnight demand. April guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.
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Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. March stays as your reference.
April to May and October have a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than March, but more overnight stays.
Your comparison
March or February?
Overnight stays are 21% of the busiest month.
Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €131 per occupied room-night. An average, not a booking quote.
Read the February guide →| Typical conditions | March | February |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 63°F | 59°F |
| Nights | 45°F | 42°F |
| Sea | 56°F | 56°F |
| Rain days | 7 | 5 |
| Visitor season | Low season | Low season |
| Overall / 10 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Month rank | #6 | #8 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0 | #7 | 57°F | 41°F | 57°F | 5 | 7.3 | Low season |
| February | 7.8 | #8 | 59°F | 42°F | 56°F | 5 | 7.5 | Low season |
| March | 8.0 | #6 | 63°F | 45°F | 56°F | 7 | 8.0 | Low season |
| April | 8.2 | #3 | 68°F | 49°F | 59°F | 7 | 9.0 | Moderate season |
| May | 8.4 | #1 | 74°F | 54°F | 64°F | 4 | 10.0 | Moderate season |
| June | 7.5 | #9 | 82°F | 62°F | 71°F | 3 | 8.8 | Busy season |
| July | 6.4 | #11 | 87°F | 67°F | 76°F | 3 | 7.7 | Peak season |
| August | 5.9 | #12 | 87°F | 68°F | 78°F | 4 | 7.2 | Peak season |
| September | 7.5 | #10 | 80°F | 63°F | 75°F | 7 | 8.6 | Busy season |
| October | 8.4 | #2 | 73°F | 57°F | 71°F | 8 | 9.4 | Moderate season |
| November | 8.2 | #4 | 64°F | 49°F | 64°F | 6 | 8.2 | Low season |
| December | 8.1 | #5 | 59°F | 43°F | 60°F | 4 | 7.6 | Low season |
Near here
Nearby places in March
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
AragonSpain · about 110 miles
Balanced Overall 8.2 · Very good weather, 64°F (18°C) · Moderate season · Cost cheap
Toulouse & the PyreneesMidi-Pyrénées · France · about 140 miles
Balanced Overall 7.5 · Good weather, 60°F (15°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Languedoc-RoussillonFrance · about 150 miles
Balanced Overall 5.3 · Fair weather, 62°F (16°C) · Off season · Cost moderate
Mallorca & the BalearicsSpain · about 170 miles
Balanced Overall 7.5 · Good weather, 64°F (18°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
NavarreSpain · about 170 miles
Balanced Overall 7.6 · Good weather, 59°F (15°C) · Moderate season · Cost cheap
Elsewhere in Europe
Same dates, elsewhere in Europe
Barcelona & Catalonia's weather ranks 2 of 41 city regions this month. We found no city regions outside Spain with a weather score at least 1.0 point higher on these dates.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's low season, 28% of the busiest month and 41% below its average month.The figures cover the whole Cataluña region, suburbs included. That means about 144,000 overnight visitors on a typical March night across the region, 42% of them from Spain itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 49,000 more: 34 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 75 |
| How our weather was checked | 79 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.4°C), night lows within 1°F (0.5°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 18 |
| Busiest month here | August · 64 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 1.8% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 81st percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 42% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 34 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 2.3% |
| Population used | 8.1 million |
| Statistical region | ES51 · Cataluña |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (INE Spain, EOH/IRSH table 2059: hotel average daily rate per occupied room). Full method · this region's data.