The visitor season
Moderate season, nationally.
March records 43% of August's overnight stays. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.
A good place. At the right time.
Spain
in March.
Is March a good time?
9 of 19 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.
National overnight stays are 43% of the August peak.
- Regional afternoon highs
- 57–71°F
- Very good weather
- 9 / 19 regions
Weather falls below the very-good band in 10 scored regions.
Find your March baseBased on 19 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.
One month. 19 possibilities.
Choose your March base.
The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Trip focus
Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.
BeachCanary IslandsTenerife · Gran Canaria · Lanzarote · Fuerteventura · La PalmaRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.5/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.7/10Very good69°F afternoons
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachMelillaRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.7/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.1/10Very good71°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CityBarcelona & CataloniaBarcelona · Costa Brava · GironaRead the March guide ↗
Overall8.0/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather8.0/10Very good63°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CityAragonZaragoza · Spanish Pyrenees (part)Read the March guide ↗
Overall8.2/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather7.9/10Very good64°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideExtremaduraCáceres · MéridaRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.9/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather7.8/10Very good65°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideCastilla-La ManchaToledo · CuencaRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.7/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather7.3/10Very good62°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CityMadridRead the March guide ↗
Overall6.9/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather7.3/10Very good61°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachMurciaCartagena · Mar MenorRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.9/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather7.2/10Very good69°F afternoons · 5 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
MountainsLa RiojaLogroñoRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.7/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather7.0/10Very good60°F afternoons · 9 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachValencia & the Costa BlancaValencia · Alicante · BenidormRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.5/10#11 month here · Balanced
Weather6.8/10Good67°F afternoons · 4 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideNavarrePamplonaRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.6/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather6.7/10Good59°F afternoons · 10 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideCastile and LeónSalamanca · Segovia · LeónRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.5/10#7 month here · Balanced
Weather6.5/10Good57°F afternoons · 9 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachMallorca & the BalearicsMallorca · Ibiza · Menorca · FormenteraRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.5/10#5 month here · Balanced
Weather6.5/10Good64°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearNear country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachAndalusiaSeville · Málaga · Granada · Córdoba · Costa del SolRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.2/10#10 month here · Balanced
Weather6.5/10Good67°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear country typicalregional accommodation level
CityBasque CountrySan Sebastián · BilbaoRead the March guide ↗
Overall7.2/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather6.4/10Good60°F afternoons · 13 rain days
Visitor seasonModerate seasonvs its own yearNear country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachCeutaRead the March guide ↗
Overall6.8/10#11 month here · Balanced
Weather6.1/10Good66°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachCantabriaSantanderRead the March guide ↗
Overall5.7/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather3.7/10Fair61°F afternoons · 11 rain days
Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachAsturiasPicos de Europa · OviedoRead the March guide ↗
Overall5.6/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather3.6/10Fair61°F afternoons · 10 rain days
Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachGaliciaSantiago de Compostela · A CoruñaRead the March guide ↗
Overall5.4/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather3.4/10Fair61°F afternoons · 12 rain days
Visitor seasonLow seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
No regions match these filters. Try another place or reset the filters.
Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Spain's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Spain's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.
What goes into the scores?
Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.
Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.
Weather across the country
March weather & packing.
Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.
- Typical afternoons
- 57–71°F
- Typical nights
- 38–56°F
- Rain days
- 4–13 days
Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.
What to bring.
Melilla: afternoons around 71°F (21°C): T-shirt weather. Bring rain gear: about 8 days with at least 1 mm of rain. Castile and León: afternoons around 57°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket; nights around 38°F (3°C): a warm coat. Bring rain gear: about 9 days with at least 1 mm of rain.
Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
| Region | Afternoon | Night | Rain days | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Islands | 69°F | 56°F | — | very good |
| Melilla | 71°F | — | 8 | very good |
| Barcelona & Catalonia | 63°F | 45°F | 7 | very good |
| Aragon | 64°F | 44°F | 7 | very good |
| Extremadura | 65°F | 44°F | 7 | very good |
| Castilla-La Mancha | 62°F | 41°F | 7 | very good |
| Madrid | 61°F | 41°F | 7 | very good |
| Murcia | 69°F | 49°F | 5 | very good |
| La Rioja | 60°F | 41°F | 9 | very good |
| Valencia & the Costa Blanca | 67°F | 49°F | 4 | good |
| Navarre | 59°F | 41°F | 10 | good |
| Castile and León | 57°F | 38°F | 9 | good |
| Mallorca & the Balearics | 64°F | — | 6 | good |
| Andalusia | 67°F | 48°F | 7 | good |
| Basque Country | 60°F | 44°F | 13 | good |
| Ceuta | 66°F | 54°F | 8 | good |
| Cantabria | 61°F | 45°F | 11 | fair |
| Asturias | 61°F | 43°F | 10 | fair |
| Galicia | 61°F | 44°F | 12 | fair |
Before you go
Check the trip details.
Hotel prices
A little below usual.
−8% on Spain's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.
Published regional hotel revenue per occupied room-night ranges from €63 in Galicia to €146 in Canary Islands. Galicia uses the 2024–2025 monthly average. Historical averages, not booking quotes.
Thinking about the coast?
Check the water, too.
Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Canary Islands (66°F), Melilla (60°F), Ceuta (60°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.
Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip
- Las Fallas (Valencia & the Costa Blanca), 15–19 March 2027: Valencia fills for the festival's final days. Official calendar.
- Holy Week (Semana Santa) (Andalusia), 21–28 March 2027: processions fill Seville and Málaga; book months ahead. Official calendar.
Holidays: 30% of people in Spain live where schools are out on a typical March 2027 day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and the official calendars.)
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How we know Sources, scope & limitations
Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Spain's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Spain) that month.
A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Spain's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is below EU average (84 where the EU average is 100). Full method.