Portugal
Leiria in March
In March, Leiria averages a daytime high of 18 °C and a night-time low of 9 °C, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Leiria's most comfortable months, May to September.
- Average high
- 18 °C
- Average low
- 9 °C
- Rain in the month
- 91 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 71
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Leiria
March is tied for the 8th warmest month in Leiria by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 15 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 7 °C to 17 °C. By day, March is 2 °C warmer than February, and April is 1 °C warmer than March.
March brings 91 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 81 mm (972 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 March the sun is up for about 11 h 50 min, against 9 h 20 min at the shortest and 15 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 °C | 7 °C | 122 mm | |
| February | 16 °C | 7 °C | 97 mm | |
| March | 18 °C | 9 °C | 91 mm | |
| April | 20 °C | 10 °C | 89 mm | |
| May | 23 °C | 13 °C | 78 mm | Yes |
| June | 26 °C | 15 °C | 26 mm | Yes |
| July | 29 °C | 17 °C | 7 mm | Yes |
| August | 29 °C | 17 °C | 13 mm | Yes |
| September | 27 °C | 16 °C | 51 mm | Yes |
| October | 23 °C | 14 °C | 139 mm | |
| November | 18 °C | 10 °C | 132 mm | |
| December | 15 °C | 8 °C | 127 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is March a good time to visit Leiria?
Not by the measure used here: about 91 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Leiria are May to September; the nearest are September, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Portugal in March
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Leiria that are comfortable in March
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Leiria
This guide lists 71 places to stay in Leiria, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 9; 1–3 km, 2; 3–10 km, 11; 10 km or more, 49.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.