Community of Madrid · Spain
Madrid in March
In March, Madrid averages a daytime high of 17 °C and a night-time low of 5 °C, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Madrid's most comfortable months, April, May, September and October.
- Average high
- 17 °C
- Average low
- 5 °C
- Rain in the month
- 37 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 11 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 247
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Madrid
March is the 8th warmest month in Madrid by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 11 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 18 °C. By day, March is 3 °C warmer than February, and April is 3 °C warmer than March.
March brings 37 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 33 mm (395 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 | 11 °C | 2 °C | 32 mm | |
| February | 13 °C | 2 °C | 31 mm | |
| March | 17 °C | 5 °C | 37 mm | |
| April | 19 °C | 7 °C | 41 mm | Yes |
| May | 24 °C | 11 °C | 43 mm | Yes |
| June | 30 °C | 15 °C | 19 mm | |
| July | 34 °C | 18 °C | 7 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 18 °C | 12 mm | |
| September | 28 °C | 14 °C | 25 mm | Yes |
| October | 21 °C | 10 °C | 62 mm | Yes |
| November | 15 °C | 5 °C | 45 mm | |
| December | 11 °C | 3 °C | 41 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 Madrid?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 17 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Madrid are April, May, September and October; the nearest are October, before, and April, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Madrid that are comfortable in March
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Madrid
This guide lists 247 places to stay in Madrid: 21 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 226 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 126; 1–3 km, 81; 3–10 km, 40.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.